The Brazilian Association of Airlines (ABEAR) highlights the importance of restricting the operation of low-performance aircraft on the main runway at Congonhas in order to speed up the recomposition of the national network and serve the thousands of engers who still need to be transported today and in the coming days.
So far, 300 flights from GOL Linhas Aéreas and LATAM Brasil have been impacted by last Sunday's incident.
The restriction of small planes on the main runway at Congonhas, mainly at peak times, is an old concern of ABEAR and its associates, which on September 29th sent a letter to INFRAERO recommending the definitive adoption of this measure, since the impacts caused by incidents on the main runway of a large airport impact thousands of engers throughout Brazil. ABEAR's estimate also considers financial losses that exceed millions of reais.
ABEAR recommends engers to check the status of their flight before heading to Congonhas and highlights that its associates are making the rescheduling of flights that were impacted more flexible and are working to re-accommodate engers.
Due to the problem, landings and takeoffs at Congonhas Airport were canceled as of 13:32 pm, the time of the incident. Several flights of the companies that operate in the place were canceled, and thousands of customers suffered problems with their flights.
As a ripple effect, several flights throughout Brazil underwent significant changes, including delays and cancellations.
Now, a new video from the Portal has appeared Live Weather which shows more details as the aircraft lands on the runway at Congonhas airport at runway 35, see below:
Congonhas Airport reopened, around 22:30 pm this Sunday, its runways for takeoffs and landings. According to sources at the AEROFLAP Portal, work to remove the aircraft took place throughout the night.
Below are the measures being taken by ABEAR :
GOL
GOL informs that, due to the closure of the runway at Congonhas Airport on Sunday afternoon (9/10), some flights were switched to land at other airports and others were cancelled. The Company is making it flexible for customers to postpone or cancel their trips free of charge until 23/10, depending only on flight availability. If possible, the Company suggests that engers avoid going to the airport if your flight is on the list below. To reschedule or request a refund, Customers should call 0800 704 0465. For Smiles customers, the phone number is 0300 115 7001 (Smiles and Silver) or 0300 115 7007 (Gold and Diamond). GOL is sorry for the inconvenience and is working to reduce the impact on its engers' trips.
Go to: https://www.voegol.com.br/gol-informa-noticia/interdicao-na-pista-do-aeroporto-de-congonhas
LATAM
Latam informs that the incident of the small plane that occurred last Sunday afternoon (9/10) has already resulted, between Sunday and today (Monday) in the morning, in the cancellation of more than 180 flights of the company, causing millionaire losses for the company. company and some invaluable ones for customers.
The company reinforces that all its efforts are aimed at accommodating, assisting, reorganizing its customers' trips and normalizing operations.
In view of the complexity of this rearrangement and standardization, we reinforce the following guidelines for our customers.
Before leaving for the airport, check your flight status at latam.com: https://www.latamairlines.com/br/pt/flight-status . Only leave home if you have your flight confirmation and can check-in online.
All customers with scheduled domestic flights with origin, connection or destination in São Paulo/Congonhas on 9/10, 10/10 and 11/10 have total flexibility to postpone or cancel their trips free of charge, being able to reschedule or request a full refund of your airline tickets without charging a fine or fare difference. This voluntary flexibility can be done through the company's website in "My Trips" until 11/10 https://www.latamairlines.com/br/pt/minhas-viagens If they have difficulties, they should the Sales and Services Center (4002-5700 in capital cities or 0300-570-5700 in other locations in Brazil).
