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Montevideo, May 5th 2025 - 13:25 UTC
After it was confirmed that there is no date for the reopening of the Salgado Filho International Airport in Porto Alegre
still partially under water due to the unprecedented heavy rains that have hit the State of Rio Grande do Sul since April 29
local airlines have announced the start of services to the nearby Canoas Air Force Base
Latam Airlines intends to start temporary operations on May 27 while Azul and Gol plan to begin their operations on June 1
The use of the Canoas Air Force Base in the Porto Alegre metropolitan area has been authorized by the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC)
the company managing Porto Alegre's airport
said it was still finalizing details regarding the infrastructure and safety of flights
Check-ins and other normal airport terminal operations are to be performed at a facility 3 kilometers away from the base
from and to where passengers will be carried in a bus shuttle
“The ParkShopping Canoas structure will be part of this operation
where Fraport will receive passengers for security and boarding procedures before they travel by land to the Canoas Air Base,” Fraport Brasil said on its website
travelers should check with their respective airlines
As of next Monday Latam will offer 12 weekly flights between Canoas and São Paulo
one daily to the Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) and another to Congonhas Airport downtown
an emergency air network with 126 extra flights between São Paulo and the airports of Jaguaruna
and Caxias do Sul to keep “Porto Alegre and its metropolitan region connected with the rest of Brazil and meeting its needs for transporting people and cargo through nearby airports.” Customers who have purchased tickets to fly to or from Porto Alegre by July 31 can change their itineraries free of charge
Azul plans to offer a daily flight connecting Canoas to Viracopos Airport in Campinas
from where travelers “will be able to connect to hundreds of national and international destinations.” The airline has also rescheduled some of its operations in southern Brazil with extra flights to alternative Rio Grande do Sul airports
Gol will offer nine weekly direct round-trip flights between Guarulhos and Canoas
Extra services will be performed on Wednesdays and Saturdays
the company has also been offering additional flights to Caxias do Sul
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Brazilian helicopter pilot Andre de Freitas and his British co-pilot Peter Wilson have set off today
they will visit 35 countries over four continents in the hopes of gaining the antipodal record conducted under FAI Sporting Code
5.3.8: ‘Speed Around the World Through Antipodes’
The pair set off from an airport in Jaguaruna
Brazil, which bears the name of Andre’s grandfather: Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport
The Robinson R66 Turbine helicopter will then travel north along the Eastern coast of the Americas to Greenland and Iceland
Remaining in the northern hemisphere to cross the Bering Sea
they will then travel south down the western coast of the United States
through Mexico and South America to reach Antipode 2: El Calafate in Argentina
The trip will be completed as they arrive back in Jaguaruna
The attempt will be co-ordinated by the both the Brazil and UK National Airsport Control bodies (NACs) to ensure conditions are met to reach an FAI record
The sporting code relating to the attempt states that landing points must be declared in advance
and only changed with at least 48 hours notice
Any time spent on the ground is also counted as flight time
Andre de Freitas must remain as pilot-in-command throughout the attempt
as the rules state clearly that crew cannot change during the attempt
the route for the course must not be less than 40,075.16 kilometres (the circumference of the equator)
In fact the route has been calculated at 31,000 nautical miles
Both stand as current records. Wilson also completed the first antipodal circumnavigation by helicopter in 2017
with landings in Indonesia and Colombia.
Image credits: Three Journeys Round via Facebook
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