VIDEO: Rio de Janeiro airport positioned as Latin America’s hub

By Kapila Ireland in Latin America & Caribbean, Regions, Videos October 8, 2015 Comments Off on VIDEO: Rio de Janeiro airport positioned as Latin America’s hub

DFNI caught up with RIOgaleão chief commercial officer Sandro Roberto Fernandes at the Plaza Premium Lounge in Heathrow airport T2 to talk about the operator’s plans to position Rio de Janeiro Tom Jobim International airport as the hub of Latin America in this exclusive video interview (below) – the first in a two-part programme.

RIOgaleão chief commercial officer Sandro Roberto Fernandes

Fernandes discusses the airport operator’s investment at the airport, which has been in two phases: the short-term plan aims to cater to passengers the basics that were not in place. Since RIOgaleão took over it has added more than 60 new commercial retail and food and beverage outlets and more than 60 new daily flights. The long-term plan includes a complete retrofit and expansion of the airport, which will include the addition of a new pier with 26 bridges and 100,00sq m of total construction area.

In terms of retail/commercial space, the airport is adding 30,000sq m where we will leverage the city of Rio de Janeiro’s unique Carioca culture.

See DFNI October for a full overview of RIOgaleão’s plans for the airport’s commercial programme. Pick up your copy at TFWA Cannes later this month.