Operations at Salgado Filho International Airport in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, one of the country’s busiest, resumed on October 21st after unprecedented floods in the region disrupted flights in May.
The airport, operated by Fraport had its runways and corridors submerged in water as heavy rains battered Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state of which Porto Alegre is the capital, killing more than 180 people.
Flights to and from Salgado Filho had been temporarily suspended due to the damages to the runway and terminals. The government allowed carriers to operate at the nearby Canoas Air Force Base, but at reduced rates as the base did not have adequate infrastructure.
The government said Salgado Filho’s operations will resume from Oct. 21, initially with 128 daily flights. Airlines were cleared to sell tickets for flights to and from Porto Alegre starting Friday.
Hope for better days.
Quote of the day:
“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”
? William Faulkner