Guarulhos Airport will have two new passenger boarding berths

The plenary session of the Federal Board of Auditors (TCU), on Wednesday (23/10), approved an agreement between the Ministry of Ports and Airports (MPOR), through the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac), and the concessionaire GRU Airport SA for the economic and financial rebalancing of the concession contract. Guarulhos Airport in Sao Paulo.

The proposal approved by TCU ministers extends the concession period for the site until November 2033, allowing the company to operate for 16 months beyond what was initially planned. On the other hand, between 2025 and 2029, new investments must be made to increase operational capacity, increase the level of security (operational and against acts of unlawful interference) and improve the quality of services provided.

The GRU airport concessionaire will build two berths (one for international passengers and one for domestic travellers), expand the apron and create taxiways. Equipment for checking checked and on-board baggage, perimeter monitoring, as well as improvements in staff access based on biometrics, among others, will also be acquired.

The total investment amounts to approximately R$1.4 billion. To achieve these objectives, the Committee established within the scope of the Secretariat for External Oversight on Consensual Resolution and Conflict Prevention (SecexConsenso) negotiated an innovative risk-sharing model for aviation concession contracts. Under the proposal, part of the expenses could be divided between the concessionaire and public authorities, depending on the development of passenger demand at the airport.

The terms of the contract will also be updated in accordance with the new Anac rules regarding penalties and arbitration clauses. The agreement signed within the scope of TCU will serve as a guide for other disputes related to aviation concession contracts.

New sidewalks

The big news for GRU Airport users is the jetties that will be built in Terminals 2 and 3, which will serve domestic and international flights. Another new feature is the construction of a road to reach Rodoanel.

According to the TCU document, the new passenger berths will be named T2L and T3B. It is also planned to implement a baggage system linking Terminal 3 to Terminal 2; In addition to the acquisition of equipment necessary to improve security against intrusions resulting from illegal acts (security), among other things.

The new berths will be built today and will serve as remote stopover sites, where buses will board passengers to stairs that provide access to the aircraft.

A quick exit taxiway will be built for aircraft, which will facilitate the release of the runway when landing at threshold 28 on the left.

It was decided that the implementation of the T3B berth should be entirely attributed to the concessionaire GRU Airport, as it is contractually required due to the demand already existing at
Airport (which is expected until the end of the contractual period), so that this does not lead to rebalancing the contract.

T2L pier construction; Check-in and new baggage claim island; New aircraft apron (Phase 2 of apron 7 and remote control area 1B); New passages connecting headlands 10R and 10L; The new express exit runway will be a joint responsibility between the public authorities and the concessionaire due to the development of demand at Guarulhos Airport.

Some of these investments (Concourse 7 and corridors) will begin to be shared when annual demand reaches 55 million passengers, and will be fully paid for by the concessionaire when demand reaches 65 million, if that happens.
During the concession period, 10% of the investment value per million
Additional passengers. Other investments (berth T2L, the new check-in and baggage drop island in Terminal 3 and Terminal 1B) will be shared on the basis of 60 million passengers per year, growing at the same rate (10% per million passengers).

The deadline for the construction of the new international berth in Terminal 3, with an estimated cost of R$330 million, is December 2026, and for the domestic berth in Terminal 2 it is December 2028, with an estimated cost of R$194 million.

With information from the TCU press office