With the announcement of six new destinations, LATAM is expanding its domestic network in Brazil, starting in March 2022. As a result, the Brazilian subsidiary of Latin America’s largest airline will offer service to 56 airports in the country, which represents the company’s largest domestic network in its recent history.
According to data from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), LATAM has become the leading airline operator in the Brazilian air market in the last four months. The company has already announced the resumption of its operations to Bauru on February 22, 2022, whereas it has also been authorized to start flights to Fernando de Noronha and will soon announce its schedule.
«Thanks to its restructuring process, LATAM became more efficient and competitive, allowing it to regain growth in Brazil. We should start 2022 with 100% of our domestic pre-pandemic capacity already restored and we have never flown to so many airports across the country as we do today. The biggest beneficiary is the passenger himself, who has greater options to fly to all of Brazil,» said Diogo Elias, LATAM Brazil Sales, and Marketing Director.
LATAM continues to explore adding another 10 domestic destinations by 2022. In 2021, the domestic market was the fastest recovering market in Brazil. According to data obtained through ANAC Brazil, between January and November Guarulhos Airport (GRU), LATAM’s main hub, mobilized 17,737,254 passengers, representing a 70.92% recovery from 2019 levels.
New LATAM destinations in Brazil
From São Paulo/Guarulhos (GRU)
- Montes Claros: starting March 29 with daily flights operated by Airbus A319/A320.
- Juiz de Fora: starting April 5 with daily flights operated by Airbus A319/A320. It will be the airline’s fourth destination in the state of Minas Gerais after Uberlandia, Belo Horizonte and Montes Claros.
- Presidente Prudente: will begin daily flights operated by Airbus A319/A320 from April 12. It will be the fifth destination within the state of São Paulo after Bauru, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Ribeirao, Guarulhos, and Congonhas.
- Caxias do Sul: will start daily flights operated by Airbus A320 from April 19. It will be LATAM’s second destination within Rio Grande do Sul after Porto Alegre.
- Cascavel: will start on April 26 with flights operated on Airbus A319, being its fifth destination in Paraná after Curitiba, Foz do Iguacu, Maringá, and Londrina.
From Brasilia (BSB)
- Sinop: will start from May 3 with daily flights on Airbus A319.
