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Brazil to invest in northern airport works

Works being carried out under the country's regional aviation plan should benefit 67 airports, according to Brazil’s government, which is to invest US$733 million in the northern region of the country with the aim of having at least 95 per cent of the population living within 100 kilometres of an airport capable of receiving scheduled commercial flights. Three airports will be built from scratch, one on Pará state's Marajó island and the other two in the towns Bonfim and Rorainópolis in Roraima state, wh
March 27, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Works being carried out under the country's regional aviation plan should benefit 67 airports, according to Brazil’s government, which is to invest US$733 million in the northern region of the country with the aim of having at least 95 per cent of the population living within 100 kilometres of an airport capable of receiving scheduled commercial flights.

Three airports will be built from scratch, one on Pará state's Marajó island and the other two in the towns Bonfim and Rorainópolis in Roraima state, while existing airfields will be transformed into regional airports and the ten airports already receiving scheduled flights will be upgraded.

The government also plans to send a proposal to congress to implement an airplane ticket subsidy, bringing flight prices closer to interstate bus fares.

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