TAM Cargo expands freight terminal in Manaus

TAM Cargo expands freight terminal in Manaus The cargo arm of the Brazilian airline TAM said it has installed its largest freight terminal to date in Manaus.
   The new freight facility has a total area of 11,000 square meters (118,000 square feet.)
   “Manaus is strategic for TAM Cargo, as a result of steadily increasing production at its Duty Free Zone, and the increase in international flights at the airport. The new terminal can handle nearly 35 percent more freight than its predecessor, in addition to allowing for expansion in coming years, depending on market demand,” says Paulo Castillo Branco, vice president for planning and alliances at TAM.
   In 2007, Manaus was second in TAM Cargo billing in Brazil. Eduardo Gomes Airport operates 24 TAM flights a day (12 departures and 12 arrivals), four of them international (Miami and Caracas). It is the third-largest airport in Brazil in terms of traffic and freight billing, behind Guarulhos and Viracopos (Campinas) airports in Sao Paulo.
   The new TAM Cargo terminal will only offer domestic freight operations. International freight operations will be handled exclusively by the Infraero terminal due to customs processing reasons.