Brazil's Azul Was The World's Most Punctual Airline In March & More News Here

Azul

IATA/ICAO Code

AD/AZU

Airline Type

Low-Cost Carrier

Hub(s)

Belo Horizonte International Airport, Sao Paulo Viracopos International Airport, Recife/Guararapes International Airport

Year Founded

2008

CEO

John Rodgerson

Country

Brazil

On Monday, Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras introduced its 1st-trimester monetary outcomes and some extra milestones. Brazil’s largest airline in locations served was the world’s most punctual airline in March, in line with Cirium, and the airline additionally gained an award for the ‘finest airline in Brazil,’ given by ANAC (Brazil’s civil aviation authority, primarily based on buyer satisfaction rankings.

Most Punctual Airline

Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, one of many many airways David Neeleman based, has seen great development and has shortly established itself as the most effective airline in Brazil. According to Cirium, an aviation analytics firm, Azul was the world’s most punctual airline in March, with 92.73% of its flights arriving on time and 93.46% of on-time departures. Altogether, 99.53% of the airline’s flights have been tracked in March, a complete of twenty-two,955.

Japan Airlines was in shut second place, with 90.63% of on-time arrivals and 91.39% of on-time departures. All Nippon Airways (ANA) got here in third place with 90.48% of on-time arrivals and 91.5% of on-time departures.

Let’s take a look at how Azul’s on-time efficiency compares to the remainder of the airways in Latin America:

1. Azul – 92.73%
2. Sky Airline – 91.62%
3. Copa Airlines – 90.68%
4. LATAM Airlines – 88.51%
5. Aerolineas Argentinas – 82.37%
6. SA Avianca – 81.63%
7. Aeromexico – 68.43%
8. Volaris – 60.49%

Azul operates over 900 every day flights and not too long ago reached 151 locations served, considerably greater than some other airline in South America’s largest nation. The airline not too long ago introduced that it initiatives a ten% development in passenger numbers in 2022 in comparison with 2019.

Azul operates out of three hubs, Aeroporto Internacional de Viracopos (VCP) in Campinas (the airline’s major hub and the place its MRO Hangar is situated), Aeroporto Internacional de Belo Horizonte – Confins (CNF), Aeroporto Internacional do Recife – Guararapes (REC).

Recent Azul milestones

Azul has had loads of causes to have fun within the latest months; the checklist goes on and on, so let’s take a fast have a look at a couple of of a very powerful issues. Last month, the Brazilian airline celebrated two years because the opening of its MRO Hangar on the Aeroporto Internacional de Viracopos (VCP) in Campinas, São Paulo, and a complete of $40 million saved by performing a big majority of upkeep operations in-house.

One of the companies the airline now performs at its MRO hangar is the set up of WiFi (Azul introduced final yr that it will be equipping its complete fleet with this service) and satellite tv for pc TV. This service was beforehand carried out in France.

In February, the airline unveiled the world’s first Embraer 195-E1 freighter plane and has plans to rework three extra of the Embraer plane from passenger to freighter (P2F). The conversion was profitable and has proved environment friendly as Embraer and Nordic Aviation Capital introduced yesterday that the 2 will work collectively to transform 10 Embraer 190/195 plane to freighters.

Every yr, ANAC (Brazil’s civil aviation authority) awards airways and airports for punctuality, buyer satisfaction, accessibility, and extra. This yr’s awards have been handed out in March, and Azul was voted the most effective airline in Brasil utilizing ANAC’s buyer satisfaction index.

Azul’s awards don’t cease there, and there are too many to checklist. But maybe, one essential factor to notice is that the airline has Brazil’s highest share of resolved complaints in opposition to any Brazilian airline.

I’ve had the dignity of flying on Azul 53 instances within the final 13 months and have been capable of expertise the unimaginable service the airline supplies firsthand. It doesn’t come as a shock that the airline is seeing a lot success.

Have you ever flown on Azul? Where did you fly to/from? If you haven’t flown on Azul, what vacation spot would you want to go to with the Brazilian airline? Let us know within the feedback beneath!

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