Azul enters the Rio-Sao Paulo airbridge with 34 daily operations

Azul Linhas Aereas announced (12-Aug-2019) it will launch Rio de Janeiro-Sao Paulo shuttle service on 29-Aug-2019. Reservations opened on 12-Aug-2019. Azul will operate 34 daily services between Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport and Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport, bringing more competition to the largest domestic market in Brazil and the fourth largest in the world. Azul CEO John Rodgerson stated: "We hope that this is just the first step in our expansion at Congonhas airport. We look forward to be able to add even more routes and destinations in the future". [more - original PR]