From today to Ash Wednesday, the airports operated by airport authority Infraero should receive 118 thousand passengers, and the roads across the country should also see a sharp surge in the flow of vehicles due to Carnival.
Yesterday, 73 outbound and 67 inbound flights were canceled. This morning, dozens of flights—including departures and arrivals—have been canceled or delayed.
The lanes feature technology that helps increase the aicraft's capacity to slow down. Congonhas will be the first airport in Latin America to implement the system.
The airports run by Infraero (Brazilian Airport Infrastructure Company) should receive around 3 million passengers from December 24 to January 3.
After the three coming rounds of bids scheduled, all Brazilian airports will be handed over to private enterprise, and the Brazilian Airport Infrastructure Company (Infraero) will cease to exist.