Azul the largest airline in Brazil by the number of cities served and flight departures, has released its preliminary traffic results for July 2019.
Consolidated passenger traffic (RPKs) increased 24.5% compared to July 2018 on a capacity increase (ASKs) of 22.7%, resulting in a load factor of 86.6%, an increase of 1.2 percentage points compared to the same period in 2018. Domestic load factor was 85.3% and international load factor was 90.4%.
"July was another strong month for Azul. We are growing profitably and consistently with our business strategy of maintaining the strongest network in Brazil. We ended the month with 30 next-generation aircraft and could not be more excited with the growth and margin expansion opportunities that lie ahead of us", says John Rodgerson, Azul's CEO."
Jul-19
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Jul-18
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% ∆
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YTD 19
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YTD 18
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% ∆
| |
Total
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RPK (million)
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2.962
|
2.380
|
24,5%
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16.630
|
13.927
|
19,4%
|
ASK (million)
|
3.421
|
2.787
|
22,7%
|
19.889
|
17.014
|
16,9%
|
Load factor
|
86,6%
|
85,4%
|
+1,2 p.p.
|
83,6%
|
81,9%
|
+1,7 p.p.
|
Domestic
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RPK (million)
|
2.187
|
1.740
|
25,7%
|
12.627
|
10.188
|
23,9%
|
ASK (million)
|
2.563
|
2.084
|
23,0%
|
15.222
|
12.732
|
19,6%
|
Load factor
|
85,3%
|
83,5%
|
+1,8 p.p.
|
83,0%
|
80,0%
|
+3,0 p.p.
|
International
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RPK (million)
|
775
|
640
|
21,0%
|
4.003
|
3.739
|
7,1%
|
ASK (million)
|
858
|
703
|
21,9%
|
4.667
|
4.282
|
9,0%
|
Load factor
|
90,4%
|
91,0%
|
-0,6 p.p.
|
85,8%
|
87,3%
|
-1,5 p.p.
|
Azul offers 840 daily flights to 114 destinations with an operating fleet of 129 aircraft and more than 11,000 crewmembers, the Company has a network of 220 non-stop routes as of June 30, 2019. In 2019, Azul was awarded best airline in Latin America by TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice and in 2018, the Company was elected best airline by Kayak's Flight Hacker Guide, and also best regional carrier in South America for the ninth consecutive time by Skytrax. Azul also ranked as most on-time airline in Brazil in 2018 according to FlightStats. For more information visit www.voeazul.com.br/ir.
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