Salvador Bahia Airport hosts guided tour for children and young people with ASD for the third consecutive year

APRIL, 2026 – Salvador Bahia Airport will host, on April 30, a guided tour for children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The initiative is part of the activities promoted during Autism Awareness Month and marks its third consecutive year, reinforcing the airport’s commitment to inclusion and accessibility.

The initiative welcomes children and young participants from the Associação de Pesquisa e Ensino Solidário da Bahia (APES) for an experience designed to simulate every stage of air travel, from check-in to the arrivals area. The goal is to provide an immersive and adapted experience for neurodivergent participants, encouraging greater social autonomy for future air travel experiences.

The initiative also helps identify situations that may be challenging for this audience throughout their airport journey, enabling the airport to implement improvements and solutions aimed at making the experience more welcoming, safe, and efficient.

In addition to the initiative, the airport continues to invest in other diversity and inclusion measures, including the implementation, later this year, of a multisensory room designed to provide a calmer and more comfortable environment for neurodivergent passengers.

Recognized in 2024 with the Jatobá Corporate Communication Award in three categories — Case of the Year, ESG, and Northeast Case — the initiative is carried out in partnership with Instituto Afetto, a consultancy focused on accessibility, human rights, and social assistance strategies, further reinforcing Salvador Bahia Airport’s commitment to expanding accessibility and inclusion within the airport environment.

About Salvador Bahia Airport

Located in the capital of the state of Bahia, Salvador Bahia Airport is the first concession of the VINCI Airports network in Brazil, which took over its operation on January 2, 2018. Since then, Salvador Airport has incorporated global operational standards, seeking to offer greater efficiency, safety, and a better travel experience for its passengers. With an investment of R$ 700 million in modernization and expansion works at the terminal, it increased its capacity by 50%, serving up to 15 million passengers per year. In addition, it was recognized with the Ethnic-Racial Diversity Seal by the Municipal Secretariat of Reparation of Salvador due to initiatives to combat institutional racism. Salvador Bahia Airport also stands out as the “Most Sustainable Airport in Brazil,” leading environmental preservation actions.

About VINCI Airports

VINCI Airports, a global leader in private airport operations, operates in more than 70 airports in 14 countries. Thanks to its expertise as a global integrator, VINCI Airports develops, finances, builds, and manages airports, providing its investment capacity and know-how in optimizing operational performance, modernizing infrastructure, managing operations, and driving environmental transition. VINCI Airports was the first airport operator to commit to an international environmental strategy in 2016, aiming to achieve net zero emissions across its entire network by 2050.