Azul Boosts Presence in Domestic Brazilian Market

Brazilian carrier Azul has boosted its network within the country and plans further expansion next month. The airline is currently the third largest carrier in Brazil by domestic seat capacity, offering more than 185,000 seats to the market on more than 1,750 weekly domestic rotations.

In the last week it has inaugurated daily flights from Sao Paulo Viracopos to Palmas and introduced a second daily rotation to Uberaba, while later this week (June 15) it will launch daily flights to Juazeiro Do Norte. There is currently no direct competition on any of these routes although Pantanal Linhas Aereas and TAM Airlines do offer flights to Uderaba from Aeroporto Internacional Guarulhos in Sao Paulo, a market of an estimated 5,400 O&D passengers in the past year.

Further expansion is planned for July with a daily Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont – Salvador da Bahia – Recife – Fortaleza – Belem – Manaus rotation commencing on July 1. This additional flight will mean service on the Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont – Salvador da Bahia and Salvador da Bahia – Recife – Fortaleza will double from daily to double daily as well as the first flights on the Fortaleza – Belem – Manaus routing. From the same date, a third daily rotation between Sao Paulo Viracopos and President Prudente; Gol Transportes Aereos also serves the destination from Congonhas International Airport and Pantanal Linhas Aereas and TAM Airlines from Aeroporto Internacional Guarulhos.

Schedule:

Sao Paulo – Uberaba
AD4348 VCP0804 – 0940UBA AT7 x6
AD4349 UBA1015 – 1146VCP AT7 x6

Sao Paulo Viracopos – Palmas
AD4080 VCP1103 – 1305PMW E90 D
AD4083 PMW1335 – 1605VCP E90 D

Sao Paulo Viracopos – Juazeiro Do Norte
AD4078 VCP2304 – 0205+1JDO E90 D
AD4077 JDO0325 – 0628VCP E90 D

Sao Paulo Viracopos – President Prudente
AD4342 VCP2107 – 2230PPB AT7 x6 01JUL11-
AD4343 PPB0540 – 0704VCP AT7 x7 02JUL11-

Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont – Salvador da Bahia – Recife – Fortaleza – Belem – Manaus
AD4206 SDU1505 – 1702SSA1732 – 1847REC1922 – 2043FOR2117 – 2308BEL2338 – 0038+1MAO E90 x67
AD4234 SDU1535 – 1732SSA1807 – 1909REC1938 – 2105FOR2135 – 2325BEL2355 – 0055+1MAO E90 67
AD4235 MAO0215 – 0512BEL0545 – 0735FOR0805 – 0915REC0945 – 1052SSA1125 – 1337SDU E90 67
AD4207 MAO0215 – 0512BEL0545 – 0735FOR0805 – 0915REC0945 – 1052SSA1125 – 1337SDU E90 x67