Azul announced that it will expand its air network to Navegantes (SC) and reactivate the operation at the Blumenau (SC) airport, especially to serve customers interested in participating in the 38th edition of the Oktoberfest, as reported by AEROIN.
Considered the largest German festival in the Americas and the second largest in the world, only behind the original one held in Munich, the event gathers thousands of brewers in Blumenau every year.
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From October 6th to 23rd, the region will receive at least one more flight per day between Viracopos Airport, in Campinas (SP), and Navegantes (SC), always on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. From Belo Horizonte to Navegantes, flights will always be on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. From Porto Alegre, flights will be on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The same applies in the opposite direction.
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The regional airport of Blumenau, known as Quero-Quero, will have regular operations during the event, with flights departing from Curitiba and Congonhas and reinforcement on peak tourist days, such as weekends and the feast of Nossa Senhora de Aparecida.
Last regular operation at the airport took place at the end of the 1990s. Routes to Navegantes are already available on Azul’s official sales channels, while those connecting to Blumenau will be sold starting next Tuesday (8).
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