João Paulo Bernardes, whose flight was diverted to Fortaleza (CE) after the closure of Senador Petrônio Portella Airport, in Teresina, drove to the capital of Piauí for his mother's wake. The report was made by him in a g1 post. In it, his father, Luís Antônio, was at the airport on Monday afternoon (8), when the terminal was closed after a small aircraft failed to take off. The track was reopened around 8pm. ✅ Follow the g1 Piauí channel on WhatsApp "I'm here in the middle of the highway coming from Fortaleza to say goodbye to my little flower," he wrote on social media. Luís Antônio said he was at the airport to meet his son before João Paulo's mother's wake. Upon arrival, however, he learned that the flight had been diverted to Fortaleza. Man goes to Teresina airport to see his son before his mother's wake "My son was abroad, in Doha, Qatar, working. He just arrived in Brazil and was coming from São Paulo to Teresina. His mother passed away yesterday (7), so I came to wait for him, but this problem happened. I just wanted to see him, because I'm not going to the wake or the cemetery", the father reported, emotionally. “My great father,” replied João Paulo. He said he was traveling by road to get to his mother's wake. Luís Antônio went to Teresina Airport to meet his son and discovered a flight diversion after a runway closure Aric Lages/g1 According to the airport administration, two flights bound for Teresina were diverted to Fortaleza after the runway was closed. One of the flights was from Azul, departing from Confins (MG) and arriving at 5:25 pm. The other was from Latam, coming from Guarulhos (SP), scheduled to land at 5:35 pm. The incident occurred around 4:15 p.m. According to the airport, two crew members were on board and were not injured. The cause of the failure was not reported. Movement at Teresina airport after the runway was closed due to aircraft failure during takeoff Aric Lages/g1 For safety reasons, the runway was closed for takeoffs and landings and remained closed until the aircraft was removed. In a statement, the airport administration reported that the failure was operational and reinforced that the occupants were safe. Note from Teresina airport The Teresina Airport administration reports that, at around 4:15 pm, a small aircraft, with two crew members on board, experienced an operational failure during the takeoff process. Both are fine and were not injured. As a safety measure, the runway was temporarily closed for landings and takeoffs, remaining that way until the aircraft was safely removed. VIDEOS: watch Rede Clube’s most viewed videos