Brazilian flag carrier Azul, has added 12 new routes to its domestic operations to begin this month.
The new routes will mainly be served using ATR72, Embraer E190 or Embraer E195 aircraft, with nearly half departing from President Prudente Airport.
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The majority of the routes will be operated once weekly apart from Curitiba – Campo Grande, President Prudente – Cuiaba, Belo Horizonte – Campo Grande and Curitiba – Passo Fundo which will all operate six-weekly rotations. The airlines new Sao Paulo Viracopos/Campinas – Feira de Santana route will operate five-times weekly.
Azul plans to operate three new weekly departures from Uberlandia which is situated in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, including flights to Porto Seguro, Recife and Sao Jose do Rio Preto.
Finally, the carrier plans to introduce four more routes from President Prudente Airport, including Londrina, Maringa, Portp Seguro and Recife.
The airline currently offers routes to 106 destinations, and late last year signed a purchasing agreement for 35 A320neo aircraft to carry out domestic long-haul flights and high-density routes, including Campinas–Salvador and Campinas–Recife.
“Azul is an airline that truly serves all of Brazil. With more than 100 destinations , Azul will soon offer even more seats on our longer haul flights, allowing us to reduce operating costs,” said David Neeleman, CEO and Founder of Azul. “In addition to its market leading economics, which will allow Azul to stimulate new demand, the A320neo is also a perfect complement to our E-Jet fleet, giving us additional seats and capacity that can be dedicated to strategic projects like TudoAzul, Azul Viagens and Azul Cargo.”
Azul is the third largest airline operator in Brazil, with a market share of 25 percent, behind Gol and TAM, and places in the top ten airlines in South America, holding a 10.5 per cent share of available capacity within and from South America in 2014.
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