This Sunday (24), Azul will carry out its first non-stop service between Belo Horizonte and Orlando, Florida. This operation boosts the airline’s operations at Confins International Airport, one of the company’s main hubs. Currently, Azul has a schedule of 90 daily flights to 49 national and international destinations at this airport.
Flight AD 8730 will depart from the capital of Minas Gerais at 09:30 and will arrive in Florida at 17:30, while flight AD 8731 will take off from Orlando International Airport at 21:00 and land in Belo Horizonte at 06:00 the following day. The route will have a schedule of two weekly flights (Tuesdays and Thursdays) operated on Airbus A330-900neo and A330-200, as reported by our affiliated media in Brazil, Aeroin.
In 2023, the airline marked an important milestone with the launch of its direct flights from Belo Horizonte to Curazao, this is the only connection between Confins International Airport and the Caribbean. Currently, this service has a schedule of one frequency per week operated on Airbus A320.
Additionally, starting in December, the company will increase seat capacity on its regional routes in Minas Gerais. The route that connects the capital with Varginha will have an increase from 36 to 54 seats. Similarly, Araxá will see an increase from 63 to 280 seats, while Patos de Minas will go from 27 to 210 seats per week. These adjustments will be made through the updating of aircraft and flight frequencies.
Starting in October, the Brazilian airline will operate five new destinations in the Northeast from Belo Horizonte to Aracaju, João Pessoa, Maceió, Natal, and Teresina, and during the high season, it will have new flights to Santarém, Navegantes, and Foz do Iguaçu.
Complementing the services to Orlando, Azul started a new route between Belo Horizonte and Fort Lauderdale in June with three weekly flights (Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays) operated on Airbus A330-900neo and A330-200. Flight AD 8732 departs from Belo Horizonte at 08:20, arriving in Orlando at 16:00, while flight AD 8733 takes off from Florida at 21:15 and lands at Confins International Airport at 06:15 the next day.
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