After ing, in 2019, the highest volume of engers transported since the beginning of the historical series of Brazilian civil aviation, with 119,3 million, the Brazilian air modal presented much less expressive numbers in 2020.
Under the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic, the performance of this indicator suffered a sharp reduction last year, recording a total of 52 million domestic and international engers transported, a figure 56% lower than that calculated in the previous year.
This is the lowest volume of travelers since 2005 — in that year the sector transported 49 million people. Another indicator greatly affected in the period was the number of flights carried out by airlines in the domestic and international markets. Last year, companies carried out 465 takeoffs, a number 51% lower than that ed in the 12 months of the previous year.
This and other indicators were published this Thursday (12/08) by the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) through the Air Transport Yearbook (Click on the link to access).
The pandemic and the strong impact on the sector
In Brazil, from April to December 2020, the number of domestic flights was 64% lower than in the same period of 2019. In the accumulated result for the year, the total number of departures made was 49,5% lower than a year earlier.
The international market had an even more severe impact last year. From April to December, the average number of takeoffs performed was 76% lower than the total calculated a year earlier.
The sharp downturn in the civil aviation market began with the worsening of the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus. Since then, health authorities have adopted more restrictive health and border control measures, which have led, in many cases, to the total cancellation of flights between countries, causing major impacts on commercial aviation.
Participation of companies and data by airports
Of the 465 thousand flights carried out by airlines in 2020, 87% were in operations within the country, which represents 405 thousand takeoffs in the period. With 36% of all flights carried out in the domestic market, Azul was the company that most performed takeoffs in the whole of last year, followed by Gol and Latam, with 30% and 26%, respectively.
On the other hand, in of paid engers transported in the Brazilian market, Gol had the highest percentage, with 35,9% (16,2 million). Soon after came Latam, with 32,1% (14,5 million), and Azul, with 31,1% (14 million). Compared to 2019, Latam was the company with the biggest reduction in percentage , around 54%. Gol, with 52,6%, came next. Azul had a negative variation of 45,2% in this indicator.
In 2020, Guarulhos airport, in São Paulo, continued to be the terminal with the highest number of paid engers transported in the country, with 7,9 million. The value represents 17,5% of the 45,1 million people who traveled on domestic flights last year. Brasília airport, in the Federal District, gained a position in the ranking compared to 2019 numbers, taking second place, with 3,8 million (8,4%) engers transported. Congonhas airport, in São Paulo, reversed position with Brasília. In 2020, a total of 3,4 million engers (7,5%) ed through the terminal in São Paulo.
Viracopos terminals, in Campinas, with 3 mi (6,8), and Santos Dumont, in Rio de Janeiro, with 2,5 mi (5,5%), closed the list of the top 5. The complete list of the busiest airports in 2020 can be accessed on the page Air Transport Market (click to access).
Detailed industry information
The 2020 Air Transport Yearbook provides detailed information by airport, airline, routes (domestic and international), region and Federation unit, and data on enger and cargo movement, aircraft fleet, staff per company, number of flights, number of airports that received regular and non-scheduled flights, as well as market share, aircraft utilization rate, percentage of flight delays and cancellations, marketed air fares, among others.
The data presented in the Air Transport Yearbook are provided by airlines in compliance with specific regulations and undergo constant audit procedures, with a view to achieving the highest possible degree of consistency. For this reason, numbers are subject to change.
The information is available for consultation in the section Data and Statistics from the ANAC website on the internet (Click on the link to access).
Street: ANAC
