Bangladesh, July 13 -- Porto Alegre serves as a key regional hub in southern Brazil, which normally handles six million passengers annually, around 5.8% of the country's total traffic.

It connects other domestic destinations in the south and international routes to Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. In May 2024, floods and landslides in Rio Grande do Sul forced a four-month suspension of flights at the airport.

As floodwaters covered the runway and damaged terminal infrastructure, operations were temporarily shifted to nearby Canoas Air Base with support from the Brazilian Air Force.

The airport operator began a gradual resumption from October 2024, restoring pre-flood capacity within eight months. Passenger demand bottomed out in Septemb...