Increasingly efficient, LATAM comfortably occupies the position of the company that most internationally connects Brazil with the world, flying directly from the country to 21 destinations in South America, North America and Europe. And it is precisely the good performance of one of its Brazil-Europe routes that ends up causing a strategic change.
As of March 26, LATAM will change the aircraft and, in this way, double the capacity of its Guarulhos-Barcelona operation. With current occupancy close to 90%, the four weekly flights from Brazil to Catalonia will be operated by the Boeing 777 (410 engers) instead of the Boeing 767 (225 engers).
Aline Mafra, Director of Sales and Marketing at LATAM Brazilexplains the change: “We are the company in Brazil with the largest number of international flights and destinations and the only one with its own flights to Spain. The end of Covid-19 restrictions and the continued increase in the desire to travel are the reasons for the growth in occupancy on our flight to Barcelona. And the ability to meet this demand is a major strength of LATAM that reflects our own commitment to Brazil. In 2023, we are more efficient than ever and very attentive to these growths to increasingly connect our country with the world.”
Brazil-Barcelona with LATAM
LATAM resumed operations on the São Paulo/Guarulhos-Barcelona route in November 2021, following the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Last year, the company transported more than 76 engers to and from the Spanish city on board 399 flights.
Today, the company operates 4 weekly flights from Brazil to Barcelona, with departures always at 17:30 pm (local time) on Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. In the opposite direction, flights always take off at 11:25 am (local time) on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. In addition to Barcelona, LATAM also flies directly from Brazil to Madrid, the capital of Spain.
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New LATAM menu on international flights
LATAM has just debuted its new menu on international flights aboard the Business cabin. In the case of flights departing from Brazil and lasting more than 7 hours – as is the case with Barcelona – the menu now includes a dish signature (lunch and dinner) signed by Bahian chef Nara Amaral. It is Baião de Dois ao Mar (rice, beans and seafood). Every 3 months, LATAM will update this dish, which will always be signed by a chef from a different region of Brazil. Soon, the novelty should also be included in the international menu of the Economy cabin.
LATAM leads the Brazilian airline industry for two consecutive years
LATAM was confirmed by ANAC (National Civil Aviation Agency) as the leading company in the Brazilian airline industry in 2022. consolidated data released by the agency, LATAM repeated the feat of 2021, reaching in 2022 the largest share of the domestic market (36,5%) and international market (20,2%) in Brazil.
The index measured by ANAC considers the number of engers per kilometer transported by the company over all engers per kilometer transported by all airlines operating in the country.
More efficient and competitive, LATAM has promoted the sustainable growth of its operations in Brazil. Currently, the company already flies to 54 Brazilian airports, the largest number of national destinations in its history in the country.
In the international market, it easily occupies the position of the company that most connects Brazil with the world, with direct flights to 21 international destinations. For 2023, it has already announced that it will start direct operations from Brazil to Johannesburg (South Africa) and Los Angeles (USA), the latter being the first effective delivery in the Brazilian market of its t Venture with Delta, definitively approved in 2022.
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