Economics
Guarulhos Gets Rival as American Joins Azul at Viracopos
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American Airlines and David Neeleman’s Brazilian startup Azul are following the travelers and are being led to an airport almost 100 kilometers (62 miles) from Sao Paulo.
Viracopos, Brazil’s sixth-biggest airport, now finds itself on the global air-traffic map as burgeoning industrial growth in the region anchored by Campinas, population 1.14 million, spurs demand. The area is home to the makers of Samsung phones and Mercedes-Benz trucks, as well as orange and sugar-cane exporters.