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Sao Paulo air disaster (2): the power of attorney: "Congonhas" should be closed

Sao Paulo, Brazil - It was good sense to close the airport right after the ATR's runway skid

"Congonhas" airport of Sao Paulo, where the worst accident of the Brazilian civil aviation history occurred two days ago, is mainly adapted to national and regional flights, the second airport of the city, the closest to the centre of Sao Paulo with an average of 630 movements between arrivals and departures. Now, after the disaster which caused the death of more than 200 people and after yesterday's...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1077160
Rome, Italy, 07/19/2007 17:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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