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Reduced demand in GRU
Covid-19 outbreak in 2021 affects passenger demand compared to the previous year
Corredor do aeroporto de Guarulhos
Divulgação/GRU Airport
Rafael Ramos
3/25/2021
In February 2020, GRU Airport, the concessionaire that operates Guarulhos airport, registered more than 3.56 million passengers and 23,993 flights, including national and international landings and departures. After the start of the pandemic, a reduction of 55.2%, 1.56 million passengers, was recorded in the same period.
Aeroporto de Guarulhos
GRU
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The pandemic had the greatest impact on international flights, as many flights were canceled and many routes were suspended.
However, national flight numbers in February were less problematic. There were 1.43 million domestic passengers, so the drop was 41.4% when compared to the same period in 2020, when there were approximately 2.44 million passengers.
The main responsible for the movement at the airport were domestic flights, which were responsible for around 89.6% of passengers counted in the period.
Thus, only 10.4% of passengers were flying internationally, about 5,895 passengers transported per day, compared to 38,570 in the same period last year.
Even with the fall, the cargo terminal (Teca) has become the main means of entry for air cargo in Brazil, including the transport of vaccines and other drugs. The total volume of items transported reaches 23 thousand tons.
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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