New lounge more than doubles size at Juazeiro do Norte Airport

The new lounge at Juazeiro do Norte Airport was ready and fully operational this June. The space includes a completely renovated check-in, airline offices and lost and found. With this delivery, the terminal more than doubles in size, going from 2,5 m2 to 6,5 thousand m2, and will be able to manage the arrivals and departures of around 500 engers when boarding and the same amount when disembarking at peak hours – the previous limit was 292 people.  

The main change in this phase of the work takes place on the ground floor, where the fences have already been removed, freeing up the central area of ​​the interior so that circulation no longer needs to be diverted to the external area, starting to occur entirely inside the terminal, with more comfort, agility and safety.   

 Check-in is the main service in the renovated lobby. It includes a battery of 16 counters, scales and baggage carousels. The three airlines that operate in the terminal – Azul, Gol and Latam – also gain new office space. The lobby also houses 9 stores and new conveyor belts for checked-in luggage. Another novelty is the inspection channel, which was also expanded, offering more comfort during the boarding process. The former check-in area will be transformed into a restaurant.  

Reformulation   

Since it came to be managed by the Aena Brazil, three years ago, Juazeiro do Norte Airport underwent a total transformation. The enger terminal gained an entirely new, more modern, spacious and comfortable structure. For this, part of the old building was demolished. The works took place both on the Earth side and on the Air side.  

  

The terminal has also gained a façade and a lobby, an arrivals area with two more conveyor belts for baggage reception and commercial, food and retail rooms. The apron was wider, with a 5th position, runway-end escape areas (RESA), restoration of the side safety strip on the runway and renovation of the pavement in the general aviation yard, in addition to the installation of drainage channels for rainwater.  

The parking lot was expanded and restructured, doubling the number of parking spaces and modifying the CE-292 highway so that it no longer crosses the space for cars – now the road es in the surroundings, it is wider and with better signage.  

Northeast  

A Aena Brasil has been carrying out works at the six airports it manages in the Northeast of Brazil: Juazeiro do Norte, Recife, Maceió, João Pessoa, Aracaju and Campina Grande. The concessionaire invests approximately R$ 2 billion to implement the standard Aena in these equipment, making them safer, more comfortable, technological and sustainable. Structural improvements come to reaffirm the commitment of Aena Brazil with the best experience of the thousands of engers that through the terminals it manages daily.