AIR TRANSPORTATION IN BRAZIL: SÃO PAULO CONGONHAS AIRPORT
Publisher : PJPCR
Author(s)
Nikhil D.
Abstract
On April 12th, 1936, the São Paulo state government inaugurated the São Paulo Airport, later named São Paulo-Congonhas Airport (CGH), the second busiest Brazilian airport. Despite its popularity, CGH faced the worst and deadliest aviation accident in Brazilian territory on July 17th, 2007, when Airbus A320 TAM flight 3054 overran the runway and crashed against a TAM Express warehouse, killing 199 people total. This study investigates the ten principal airports in Brazil, highlighting CGH activity and pointing to the need for improving the quality of services within Brazilian airports.