Conviasa evaluates creating a route between Margarita Island and Brazil for the first quarter of this year: the Venezuelan state-owned airline is also in negotiations to establish a non-stop connection between Caracas and Sao Paulo.
The company’s last regular operation in Brazil was on February 8, 2018, on the link between Porlamar (PMV) and Manaus (MAO) operated in Embraer E190.
«Margarita is a destination that has been the subject of great advances in the air sector and for the first quarter of this year we would already be projecting, including connecting Brazil with Margarita,» said Ramón Velásquez, Minister of Transportation.
The possible materialization of this route is due to the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Venezuela and Brazil. Conviasa expects to expand its international operations with new services this year. The last service between both nations was in March 2020 on a non-regular route between Caracas (CCS) and Manaus (MAO) operated by Avior Airlines in Boeing 737-200.
The last Brazilian airlines to operate in Venezuela were LATAM Airlines, which suspended operations on May 28, 2016, and GOL, which ended its services on January 26, 2016. Both companies offered flights between Caracas (CCS) and Sao Paulo – Guarulhos (GRU).
More domestic routes
In the domestic market, Conviasa expects to open new routes from Caracas (CCS) to Merida, San Fernando de Apure, Acarigua and Calabozo. The state-owned company continues to reinforce its offer at national level with new services.
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