Azul Cargo Boosts Presence at Vitória Airport with Expanded Facility for Speedier Cargo Processing

Brazilian airline Azul Cargo has expanded its presence at Vitória–Eurico de Aguiar Salles International Airport with a refurbished facility that aims to speed the flow of cargo transiting the airport.

The e-commerce-focused airline said that the facility would provide it with airside access, which would help speed up the processing of packages.

The expansion involved refurbishing an area that was deactivated in 2018.

The company transports an average of 393,000 packages a month through the airport, which is the equivalent of 1,200 tonnes.

The expansion is expected to increase demand levels by around 10% to 432,000 packages a month, or 1,300 tonnes.

The new facility has expanded the airline’s handling and storage space at the airport by 964 sq m to 2,465 sq m.

Izabel Reis, director of Azul Cargo Express, said: “This expansion meets the need of companies in the state of Espírito Santo for logistics solutions, more agility and security in cargo transport. We are happy and proud to deliver more infrastructure for the people of Espírito Santo to grow their businesses.”

In addition to the new cargo area in Vitoria, the airline also inaugurated a new facility at Congonhas Airport in São Paulo in August. The space has a total area of 3,200 sq m for the storage and handling of packages.

And Azul also expanded its presence at Viracopos earlier this year, allowing for a 20% increase in capacity.

The airline has been focussing on developing its e-commerce and express service offering in recent years and now claims to serve 5,000 cities in Brazil.

It has also been expanding its cargo fleet and in February 2022 invested in five F-Class freighters, which consists of an E195 aircraft converted into a freighter.

The five F-Class aircraft certified to carry cargo in the cabin already have more than 9,000 flight hours and 21,500 tonnes transported.

The airline also operates two Boeing 737-400 freighters.