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The new Brinks facility at Viracopos
By Ian Putzger
Brazil’s Viracopos Airport is eyeing a business boost from more-valuable cargo that has special handling requirements.
Two recent initiatives underscore its focus on high-value and pharmaceutical traffic.
With the aid of security specialist Brinks, the airport has turned part of its cargo terminal into a kind of Fort Knox, with a near 1,600sq metre area becoming a high-security “super safe”, which opened for business on April 19.
According to Adam Cunha, assessor of the airport’s cargo business, the high-security structure is the only one of its kind in ...
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