Congonhas Airport, in the south of São Paulo, still faces delays this morning (10th), due to an accident that occurred yesterday afternoon (9th). The landing tire of a small plane burst and the main runway was closed until 10:18 pm, despite the mobilization of teams from the Brazilian Airport Infrastructure Company (Infraero).
As a result, only yesterday, 73 flights that were supposed to leave the airport and 67 scheduled to arrive at the terminal were canceled. This morning, the airport continues to operate with difficulties and dozens of flights, between departures and arrivals, are canceled or with major delays.
The accident is being investigated by the Air Force’s Center for Investigation and Prevention of Accidents (Cenipa). Five people were on board the plane when the aircraft left the runway and stopped in the taxiway (ground movement of aircraft) of the airport. Nobody was hurt. The main runway was closed for approximately 9 hours.
