Guarulhos Airport says Corinthians did not ask to leave the runway before the protest | corinthians

The players were intimidated by the organized crowd upon arrival in Guarulhos after a return flight from Rio de Janeiro, where Timão lost 2-1 to Fluminense, in Maracana.

This Tuesday, at a press conference, President Andrés Sánchez said that the club asked “Infraero to leave the track, but that the request was not allowed.” Infraero has not managed the airport since 2012. Gru airport, the local concessionaire, said the club did not ask to leave through an alternative gate.

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HE give sought out Corinthians again and, according to the club’s press office, “in fact, there was no early contact with the airport administration. But Corinthians maintains that they contacted airport security as soon as they landed in Guarulhos. He reported that there were just over ten people waiting, which airport security considered controllable. ”

According to Andrés, what happened at the airport was “an ambush”, as more fans approached the players’ landing as soon as the first members of the commission passed through the lobby. The club also says that “it was even possible to board the bus inside the runway, but the information that came from airport security reassured the exit.”

See the official note from Gru airport:

“Gru Airport, the concessionaire that manages the São Paulo International Airport in Guarulhos, explains that it was not, at any time, activated by Sport Club Corinthians Paulista for the delegation to leave the airport through an alternative gate.

The concessionaire reports that it maintains regular contacts with the heads of the football clubs, and that it has implemented security protocols to avoid any type of confrontation at the airport facilities.

Gru Airport reinforces that it categorically rejects any type of violence ”.