Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (AD, São Paulo Viracopos) is to commence services from Parnaíba to Teresina and Fortaleza International effective April 4. The flights will operate on board an ATR72-600. Located 8km from downtown Parnaíba, the airport underwent remodelling in 2011 and had its runway lengthened by 400m from 2'100m to 2'500m. Despite these improvements, the airport had, until now, failed to attract any scheduled passenger traffic.