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CGNA daily briefing introduces preferred-route playbook to keep holiday traffic moving
Brazil’s air-traffic managers issued a special ATFM briefing on 18 April establishing preferred and alternative routes to smooth heavy holiday traffic. Key measures include level-capping in the São Paulo-Rio corridor, mandatory use of waypoint KEPAD for Viracopos departures, and advance slot requests for business jets at Catarina. While no ground delays are yet in effect, carriers ignoring the playbook risk airborne rerouting just as demand peaks.
Tiradentes holiday triggers record passenger surge at Brazil’s major airports
Airport concessionaires estimate more than 3.2 million passengers will transit Brazil’s main hubs between 17 and 22 April, fuelled by the extended Tiradentes holiday. Guarulhos alone expects 480,000 travellers, while Congonhas is operating at full slot capacity. ANAC has activated holiday-period passenger-rights monitoring and airports have added staff and temporary facilities to cope with the surge. Mobility managers should anticipate tight capacity and build extra slack into travel schedules.
European jet-fuel crunch prompts Lufthansa and KLM cancellations – Brazilian travellers advised to brace for knock-on effects
Lufthansa will ground its entire CityLine fleet and KLM has cancelled 160 flights amid Europe’s jet-fuel shortage, moves that could disrupt Brazilian itineraries that rely on onward connections beyond Frankfurt or Amsterdam. Travel agencies are already rebooking thousands of passengers, and mobility managers are urged to add buffer time and check updated fuel surcharges. While trunk Brazil-Europe services remain intact for now, the risk of cascading cancellations over the next six weeks is high.