International HUB in North-East Brazil.Why Natal? 9 key advantages.
9 key advantages for NATAL in bid for new international hub
The airline consortium,LATAM (comprising of Brazil and Chile’s biggest airline carriers) are soon to announce their choice of a new international center for airline traffic in North-East Brazil.The operation will involve an investment of over 1.5 billion reals,create 10,000+ jobs and bring in 19 weekly commercial flights direct from Europe and North America.
CEO Claudia Sender says, LATAM Airlines Group SA, is to develop the new hub in Brazil’s north-east to compliment its Sao Paulo and Brasilia operations in the country’s south. In addition to opening up the country’s less accessible north to new domestic flights, the project will also allow for increased connectivity with other Latin American countries as well as major North American and European cities.
“The project will expand the group’s connectivity within Brazil, South America, and internationally, in particular by increasing the number of destinations in Europe,” she said. “It will also reaffirm the Group’s leadership in Latin America, increase connectivity options for customers and optimize coverage of passenger and cargo flows between Brazil and other markets.”
3 North-Eastern capital cities are currently in the race for this major prize,Recife,Fortaleza and Natal.
Although both Recife and Fortaleza have strong merits as big important Brazilian cities,I believe that Natal is better equiped to take on the mantle of international HUB in the long-term.I have outlined below,9 reasons why;
9 key advantages for NATAL in bid for new international hub
Natal is the smallest city of the 3 contenders but has some big attributes in it’s favour;
1) 47,000 hotel rooms/28,000 hotel rooms at 3/4/5 star.The largest number in North-East Brazil.
2) 2.5 million tourists per year..the most popular destination in Brazil according to Tam Travels
3) Closest point to North America,Europe and Africa from South America.
Also the most priviledged location in the North-East with closest distance between regional capitals(530kms average)
Strategically located to serve the 5 biggest ports in North-East Brazil
4) The new international airport of Natal was inaugarated just before the World Cup last year (2014) and has one of the most modern infrastructures in the country.It’s also privatately run by InfraAmerica(the largest airport operator in the world with over 50 airports(including Brasilia,the capital of Brazil)
5) The airport has 2.6 million passengers with operating capacity for 6.2 million.This could increase to 40 million becoming one of the biggest airports in South America.It’s current runway is the only one in Brazil to accomodate the airbus 380.The airport land mass covers 1500 hectares with massive potential for expansion
6) ZPE in Macaiba; Export processing zone of 165 hectares close to the airport.This is an export free zone set up for industries focused exclusively on foreign markets.
7) Natal has a Kerosene refinery run by Petrobras which supplies the regional airports.Production will double from December of this year.
8) Natal is the only airport exclusively for civilian flights,there is no sharing of facilities with the Brazilian military.
9) A light rail transit system is to be implanted,connecting central natal to the airport on a high speed network(42 km line)The project will get underway next year.
In summary, Natal has the biggest and newest airport,the most hotel rooms,forms the axis point between 4 continents and is owned and run by the largest airport operator in the world with significant plans for future expansion.
Let’s hope this is enough to bring the hub to Natal come the end of 2015!
Mike is long-term resident,business owner and property investor in the sunshine city of Natal in North-East Brazil.
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