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Brazil lacks the necessary airport facilities to host the 500,000-plus tourists expected to head to the country for the 2014 World Cup of football, a grouping of private aircraft owners said Wednesday. |
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SAO PAULO (AFP) - Brazil lacks the necessary airport facilities to host the 500,000-plus tourists expected to head to the country for the 2014 World Cup of football, a grouping of private aircraft owners said Wednesday.
"Our airport infrastructure can't handle the 2014 World Cup," the vice president of the Brazilian General Aviation Association, Adalberto Febeliano, told a media conference.
He explained that the 500,000 figure was based on tourist projections for the 2010 World Cup to be held in South Africa. The number of football fans heading to Brazil in 2014 would likely be bigger, he said.
Each of the fans in Brazil will take between six and 14 flights to catch the games played in various cities, generating an extra four million passenger movements through airports during the tournament, he said.
That would effectively double the number of passenger movements normally recorded per month in Brazil, and demands a big investment in expanding airport facilities, Febeliano said.
"We have to find urgent solutions for the obstacles in the sector, such as the saturated Sao Paulo airports and the operation of other air terminals that exceed their capacity," he said.
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Tontodonati July 24th, 2008 01:39
In that case, why don't we have the 2014 WC in Canada? With modern airports in Halifax, St. Johns, Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Victoria, Yellowknife, Whitehorse and in the North Pole we could have millions of fans flying all over the place in no time!Crusader1987 July 24th, 2008 03:01
Yeah, to stadiums that, for the most part, seat less than 50,000 people.No, if Brazil can't host, bring the World Cup back to the USA. Huge stadiums and no infrastructure problems. I guarantee it.
newtonheath1878 July 24th, 2008 10:16
England is the obvious choice, for any player to lift the World Cup at Wembley stadium would be the pinnacle of their career.Tontodonati July 24th, 2008 14:57
newtonheath, that's the only way England can win it again!I How about Uruquay for 2010 in case SA fails to host it? Uruguay hosted the first WC in 1930 and, since many believe the world is coming to an end in 2012, they can host the last one as well!newtonheath1878 July 24th, 2008 15:11
I agree with you Tonto, that would be the only slim chance of England lifting the cup but as I've stated before (and I thought you may have picked up on anyway following my comments on David Healy's shenanigans) that I support Eire so I couldn’t give a monkeys if England win the world cup. I still think that the home of football deserves another go and seen as I only live 3 miles from Old Trafford I would get to see a fair number of games. Selfish I know!Tontodonati July 24th, 2008 15:22
newtonheath, No I didn't. I assumed you were English. Now I learn you're Irish. Catholic I presume. I still don't like your choice of Giorge Best.newtonheath1878 July 24th, 2008 15:40
Tonto, I was born and raised in Manchester England but my heritage is Irish, my mother’s father and mother were from the Republic and Northern Ireland respectively and my Fathers side of the family were travellers (Romany). Yeas I was brought up as a very strict Catholic but converted to Islam some years ago now. Georgie boy was a wizard Tonto there has been many a great player over the decades but George sits within a handful of players who could win a game on his own!Tontodonati July 24th, 2008 16:51
newtonheath, you converted to Islam? You never cease to amaze me! From now on I will be more careful about what I say!!!???!!!. Please send me an e-mail to this address: cosmosomnicrap@comcast.net. I would like to send you a chapter from one of my books. I believe you will like it.newtonheath1878 July 24th, 2008 17:42
Tonto, email will come across later, I'll send from home PC. Too many spies in the office!DaJohnner July 24th, 2008 17:54
The home of football!!!!....ROTFLOL!!!!!!! The only world cup they won was clearly STOLEN...(just watch the horrible games of refereeing back). And if you know anything about football...you would know that football was founded in China back in the 1200's and then stolen by the British as their own game.newtonheath1878 July 24th, 2008 17:59
DaJohnner, I think you will find that many cultures have a right to lay claim to kicking a round object for recreational pleasure but Association Football ( the term from which your fondly used term "soccer" derives from) was founded in England. Scouse tosspot!Tontodonati July 24th, 2008 18:29
newtonheath, that's fine! PS. I can imagine the amount of work you do in the "office," considering you're always with us on this site!indsc4 July 24th, 2008 19:31
Tosspot indeed! .........LOL....... as BesTalentScout would say.The US and England have some of the best infrastructures in the world, so either of them would be a good choice.
newtonheath1878 July 24th, 2008 20:19
Tonto, I'm a great multi tasker!