Brazil's plan to tender a joint airport concession proposed by Rio Grande do Sul state involving the Salgado Filho airport in Porto Alegre and a new airport in Portão-Nova Santa Rita is one step closer to reality.
Civil aviation department SAC has delivered a document to newly sworn-in governor José Ivo Sartori, which included an evaluation by the country's air space control department Decea; according to SAC head Eliseu Padilha, going through with the concession is the best option. The final decision lies with President Dilma Rousseff.
While a budget to improve Salgado Filho airport has not yet been determined, the new airport for Portão-Nova Santa Rita is budgeted at around US$455 million.
Brazil is expected to see the most growth in airport traffic in the region over the next 20 years, second only to Colombia.
Civil aviation department SAC has delivered a document to newly sworn-in governor José Ivo Sartori, which included an evaluation by the country's air space control department Decea; according to SAC head Eliseu Padilha, going through with the concession is the best option. The final decision lies with President Dilma Rousseff.
While a budget to improve Salgado Filho airport has not yet been determined, the new airport for Portão-Nova Santa Rita is budgeted at around US$455 million.
Brazil is expected to see the most growth in airport traffic in the region over the next 20 years, second only to Colombia.
