Sao Paulo – Guarulhos International Airport: Busiest airport in Brazil

Before one visit somewhere, they first see the way to reach to the destination. This highly serves by the airports, as to visit a country, the airport becomes the only option to reach and soon. South America is dotted with various airports that serve its respective cities like the one named as Sao Paulo – Guarulhos International Airport. It is the Governor Andre Franco Montoro International Airport, which is also known as the Cumbica International Airport. In fact, it is a major Brazilian airport and is the busiest as per passenger traffic in the country.

Lies in the district of Cumbica, the airport serves the city of Guarulhos in the metropolitan Sao Paulo. It is situated at a distance of 25 kilometres from the Downtown Sao Paulo and started its operations in the year 1985. Well, as it is the major airport in the city, more than 21,607,303 passengers travel to the city through it. No doubt, the airport has its center in South America and is the busiest airport in Brazil by passenger traffic as well as by aircraft movements. Besides this, by cargo traffic, the airport becomes the second busiest in the entire Latin America and is also the 36th busiest in the world.

The airport has two different terminals for the passenger traffic along with 260 check-in counters. The Sao Paulo – Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) is planning to call for building up 2 more terminals as well as the third runway that could increase the capacity of passengers as well as the cargo operations. As the expansion project of the airport is under process, it will receive one billion for its development from the Southern Regional Administration of Infraero.

The airlines that are operated from the airport are Aerolíneas Argentinas, Aerosur, Aeroméxico, Air China, Air Canada, Alitalia, Air France, American Airlines, Avianca Brazil, Avianca, British Airways, Copa Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, El Al, Gol Airlines operated by Varig, Gol Airlines, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, KLM, LAN Airlines, LAN Argentina, LAN Perú, Lufthansa, Mexicana, PLUNA, Passaredo, Puma Air, Qatar Airways, Swiss International Air Lines, South African Airways, TACA Perú, TAAG Angola Airlines, TAM Airlines, TAM Airlines Paraguay, TRIP, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, WebJet Linhas Aéreas, and United Airlines.

The airport has an official website as www.infraero.gov.br and boasts long-term as well as short-term car parking options. To reach to your destination in the city, you can hire a car from the car companies representing the airport like Budget, Avis, Thrifty, and Hertz. Like all other airports in the world, this airport also provides basic facilities to the travellers. The Sao Paulo International Airport have banks, bureau de change, ATMs, restaurants, shops as well as duty-free shops, left-luggage office, first aid facilities, pharmacies, business facilities, and facilities for disabled travellers. For disabled travellers, the airport offers ramped access and lifts, telephones, and adapted toilets.

For accommodation, the airport has hotels at the site. You can book a room from the tourist information counters that is located on the Arrivals floor of Terminals 1 and Terminal 2. The Sao Paulo Airport Marriott Hotel and the Hotel Monaco Residence lies at a distance of 5 to 10 minutes from the airport. Sao Paulo and Guarulhos hotels consist of Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi, Ibis Guarulhos, Novotel, Gran Melia Mofarrej Hotel, and the Mercure Guarulhos. Well, if you get time to move out of the airport and explore the nearby attractions then do not miss a single opportunity. Just move ahead and grab all the happiness into the lines of your palm forever.