Last Wednesday, December 1st, LATAM landed in Jericoacoara, in the state of Ceará, with direct flights from São Paulo/Guarulhos (GRU). This first service had an 80% load capacity.
The city is one of the favorite destinations for Brazilian tourists, given that during most of the year its beaches, rivers, and lagoons have temperatures similar to those of the Caribbean. The tourism in the area is almost new, as it was not accessible 20 years ago, but since the modernization of its airport, it has generated an increase of tourists from all over the world.
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LATAM achieves pre-pandemic levels in Ceará
The Brazilian northeast has become fundamental for LATAM’s resumption and growth, where it debuted in Camandatuba and Juazeiro do Norte in the last semester. In addition, the network of destinations in the state of Ceará will reach 100% of the seats it had before the pandemic.
In December, LATAM will expand its flights on the following routes:
- Fortaleza-Belém (from 11 to 14 weekly flights), operated on Airbus A320/A321.
- Fortaleza-Manaus (11 to 14 weekly flights), operated by Airbus A320/A321.
- Fortaleza-Maceió (5 to 7 weekly flights), operated by Airbus A320.
- Fortaleza-Natal (5 to 7 weekly flights), operated by Airbus A321.
- Juazeiro do Norte-São Paulo / Guarulhos (5 to 7 weekly flights), operated by Airbus A320.
LATAM in the growth path
See also: Brazil: domestic flight demand continued to grow in October
Currently, the Brazilian domestic market has been significantly recovering, as many tourists have chosen to travel around the country due to the uncertainty of the current health situation. Azul, GOL, and LATAM Brazil are competing as equals against each other in order to monopolize every possible location in the country, together with other small sub-regional airlines such as Passaredo, Azul Conecta, Two Flex, Aerosul, and Abaete.
See also: GOL expands in southern Brazil to four new destinations
According to our partner Aeroin, LATAM Brazil increased from 44 destinations in Brazil to 49: in 2021 it added to its network the cities of Juazeiro do Norte (JDO), Petrolina (PNZ), Comandatuba/Una (UNA), Jericoacoara and Vitoria da Conquista (VDC).
The company will continue to expand its network in 2022 and has already announced the landing in Presidente Prudente (PPB), Bauru (BAU), Fernando de Noronha (FEN), Juiz de Fora (JDF), Cascavel (CAC), Caxias do Sul (CXJ) and Sinop (NOP), in addition to considering operating 10 other destinations.
