LATAM NOW OFFERS MORE ROUTES FROM BRAZIL THAN EVER BEFORE

The latest route

LATAM launched its newest route between GRU and PPB on Tuesday. This domestic flight was operated onboard the airline’s Airbus A320 aircraft, with a capacity of 176 passengers (eight in premium economy and 168 in economy). The new service lasts around one hour and 20 minutes. 

Presidente Prudente is the airline’s fifth destination in the São Paulo state, Brazil. LATAM also flies to Congonhas (São Paulo), Guarulhos (São Paulo), São José do Rio Preto, and Ribeirão Preto. Aline Mafra, LATAM Brazil's Director of Sales and Marketing, said,

"Presidente Prudente is one of the investments we have made to expand our presence in Brazil by 2022. This was possible because today LATAM is a more efficient company, which allows us to open new flights and destinations to serve business and leisure travelers from all over the country.” 

How many destinations does LATAM Brazil offer?

This route has opened LATAM’s 54th destination served from Brazil. In the last few months, LATAM has resumed routes, launched new flights, and inaugurated destinations in Brazil sustainably after two years of the pandemic and a Chapter 11 process, expanding connectivity to 54 domestic and 20 international destinations (before the pandemic, there were 44 domestic and 26 international).

This is the largest number of destinations the company has ever operated in Brazil in its history. Between July and August alone, LATAM officially inaugurated its operations in Montes Claros (MOC), Cascavel (CAC), Caxias do Sul (CXJ), Juiz de Fora (JDF), and, now, in Presidente Prudente.

As of August 2022, LATAM offers 4,520 weekly flights to and from Brazilian destinations. The airline’s top routes in Brazil are (not surprisingly) Rio de Janeiro-Sao Paulo (138 weekly flights between Santos Dumont and Congonhas airports), São Paulo-Brasilia (65 weekly flights), and São Paulo-Porto Alegre (62 weekly flights).

LATAM Brazil in 2022: top of the market

In 2022, LATAM Brazil has been at the top of the market in the country. According to the latest data provided by the local government, LATAM has carried 13.70 million passengers this year, claiming a 30.63% market share, above its competitors Azul (29.22% and 13.07 million passengers) and GOL (28.08% and 12.56 million passengers).

In June alone, LATAM recovered 101.7% of its capacity in Brazil compared to the same month in 2019 (before the COVID-19 pandemic), according to figures released by LATAM itself. In the same month, the company also recorded a 73.7% occupancy rate on its domestic flights in Brazil, carrying more than two million passengers on about 540 flights per day. Aline Mafra added,

“It was during the pandemic that we were able to achieve an operational efficiency that makes it feasible not only to resume the connectivity reduced during the pandemic but also to invest in new destinations. Our focus is to grow with sustainability: resuming routes, opening new flights, and even allocating larger aircraft where there is potential demand.”