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CAPA > Aviation News > Brazil domestic passenger traffic up 7.8% in Jan-2012, international traffic up 3.6%

Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) reports (28-Feb-2012) the following traffic highlights in Jan-2012:

• Passenger traffic (RPKs):
  • Domestic: +7.8% year-on-year;
    • Abaete: -60.3%;
    • Avianca Brazil: +96.2%;
    • Azul: +36.6%;
    • GOL/VRG: -1.8%;
    • NHT: +4.4%;
    • Passaredo: -5.8%;
    • Sete: -15.6%;
    • Grupo TAM: +1.1%;
    • Team: -22.1%;
    • Total: +11.1%;
    • Trip: +83.3%;
    • Webjet: +19.5%;
• • International: +3.6%;
    • Avianca Brazil: +27.1%;
    • GOL: -18.9%;
    • Grupo TAM: +7.3%;
  • Load factor:
  • Domestic: 74.7%;
    • Abaete: 28.2%;
    • Avianca Brazil: 81.6%;
    • Azul: 81.5%;
    • GOL/VRG: 70.0%;
    • NHT: 49%;
    • Passaerdo: 66.8%;
    • Sete: 56%;
    • TAM: 76.5%;
    • Team: 11.9%;
    • Total: 91.7%;
    • Trip: 70.1%;
    • Webjet: 80.5%;
  • International: 84.5%;
    • Avianca Brazil: 87.3%;
    • GOL/VRG: 74.5%;
    • Grupo TAM: 86.1%;
    • TRIP: 71.8%. [more – original PR]

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