The indicator for domestic air fares, released this Wednesday, October 5, indicates that the air ticket price in July was sold at R$ 597,91.
The value represents an increase of 15,8% compared to the same period of 2019, when the average tariff was R$ 516,36. In the first seven months of the year, the average real price of the tariff was BRL 606,42, an increase of 20,8% compared to data recorded in the same pre-pandemic period, in 2019.
In July, the average real tariff for July was slightly lower in Acre and the Federal District compared to the same period in 2019. In Acre, the reduction was 1,8%, while in DF the value varied by 0,8%.
The Federal Capital was the location with the lowest average price in the seventh month of the year, R$511,68, followed by Espírito Santo (R$523,39) and Santa Catarina (R$523,86). The highest average value computed was in the state of Roraima, R$ 1.119,42.
The average amount paid by engers per kilometer flown, also known as yield, rose 10% in July this year (BRL 0,486) compared to the result obtained in 2019 (BRL 0,441). In this item, the state of Acre had the lowest yield, R$ 0,292.
On the other hand, Minas Gerais was the Federation Unit with the highest range per kilometer flown, R$ 0,662.
Industry context
In the same period in which the average air fare price fluctuated 15,8% compared to three years ago, aviation kerosene (QAV) had a very significant increase, of approximately 170%.
In the three-year period, a liter of QAV went from R$ 2,17 to R$ 5,84, considering the month of July as a reference. The item fuel and lubricants represented, at the end of the first half of this year, around 42% of the total costs of airline companies.
In the seventh month of the year, the supply of flights in domestic air transport, measured by available seat kilometers (ASK), increased by 0,1% compared to data computed in the same period of 2019, demonstrating that the sector has been recovering from the period of the covid-19 pandemic, when the air network was drastically reduced. However, although the indicator is important for the formation of air fare prices, it should be noted that other factors are also considered, such as the cost of the QAV, exchange variation and other macroeconomic indicators.
Price range
The domestic air fare shows that 29% of tickets sold in July cost up to R$300,00; most of them, almost 54%%, were sold below R$500,00; and 5,8% cost more than R$1.500,00.
Also according to tariff indicators, of the total number of tickets sold in the domestic market, 25,4% went to airports in the state of São Paulo (SP), 9,5% went to terminals in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) and 6,3% of tickets had the airports of Minas Gerais (MG) and Paraná (PR) as destinations.
The air fare indicators for Brazilian air transport are updated monthly and can be consulted on the ANAC website on the internet (Click on the link to access).
Street: ANAC
