Azul to Increase Number of Daily Flights by 46 Percent Starting in June

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Azul Airlines announced that, from June on, it will increase the number of take-offs on peak days to 168, an increase of 46 percent over the May daily average.

The airline will also increase the number of flight destinations to 57 cities in June. The number of destinations for Azul was 38 in May and 25 in April.

As of June 15th, Congonhas (SP), Aracaju (SE), and Natal (RN) will once again host flights from the airline. Ribeirão Preto (SP) is to return on June 10th, while Rondonópolis (MT) will have operations starting on June 22nd.

According to the company, Congonhas Airport will operate two daily flights to Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte, and will also provide daily operations to Recife, Azul’s connection hub in the Northeast, and Cuiabá in Brazil’s Center-West.

“More cities in the country will be reconnected with the company’s domestic and international network, which contributes to the shipping of important goods, such as medicines and personal protection equipment, as well as customers who need to travel and health professionals,” the company said in a statement.

The measures signal the airline’s return to operations during a crisis that has impacted the aviation sector because of the coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, the company says that capacity in June should be 80 percent lower than in June last year.

Tickets are already available on all of the company’s official channels.

Source: InfoMoney

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