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June 24, 2016

Rio's main airport ready for the Olympics

By JOURNAL STAFF

Photo from ThyssenKrupp [enlarge]

One of the ways that Galeao International Airport in Rio de Janeiro is preparing for a crush of 1.5 million passengers expected for this summer's Olympic Games is to keep those tourists moving.

A recently finished modernization at the airport included 25 elevators, 21 escalators, 14 moving walks and 58 passenger boarding bridges supplied by ThyssenKrupp. The equipment was delivered and installed within 13 months without disruption to regular airport operations.

The airport's newly built Terminal 3 now houses the longest moving walk in Latin America — about a football field long — according to ThyssenKrupp.

New passenger boarding bridges use an automated docking system that allows precise measurement of gaps and minimizes damage to aircraft.

Over 17 million passengers visit the airport every year.




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