RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Azul Brazilian airline, has confirmed that it will offer an additional destination on its international route. As of June 15th, the company will be offering direct flights to New York City, USA.
The service departs from Viracopos Brazil Airport (ABV), in Campinas, São Paulo, and lands at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), in New York.
According to the company’s note on the news, there will be daily flights with the Airbus 330 as the chosen aircraft for the route.
The company currently operates international flights to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, in the USA, and to Lisbon and Porto in Portugal, as well as short-distance routes to South American cities such as Buenos Aires in Argentina, and Montevideo in Uruguay.
“We are developing regional aviation, serving Brazilian domestic flights and, by consolidating this operation, we are also able to expand our international business,” says John Rodgerson, president of Azul.
In New York, through a partnership with JetBlue, an American low-cost airline, passengers flying with Azul will have instant connections to cities such as Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, Austin, Seattle, San Diego, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Houston, and Long Beach.
InfoMoney has selected a number of dates to compare the newcomer’s route fares with companies that have operated the itinerary for longer, such as American Airlines, Gol (GOLL4), LATAM, Delta and Copa Airlines.
The fares were surveyed using the Kayak platform on January 28th and refer to the lowest rates offered by each company for the selected period. Check below:
| Airlines | June 15th-29th | July 1st-15th | July 16th-31st | August 2nd-17th | September 15th-October 1st | October 2nd-20th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latam | R$2,613 | R$5,647 (one-stop flight) | R$7,015 | R$3,222 | R$3,109 | R$3,222 |
| American Airlines | R$3,487 | R$4,832 | R$6,992 | R$3,180 | 3,046 | 3,156 |
| Delta | R$3,038 | R$6,856 | R$6,498 | R$3,979 | R$2,932 | R$3,979 |
| Azul | R$2,724 | R$5,730 | R$5,730 | R$2,548 | R$2,548 | R$2,548 |
| Gol | R$5,389 | R$6,856 (two or more stops flight) | R$7,410 (two or more stops flight) | R$7,410 (two or more stops flight) | R$4,870 | R$5,180 (two or more stops flight) |
| Copa Airlines | R$3,165 (one-stop flight) | R$3,816 (one-stop flight) | R$3,816 (one-stop flight) | R$2,840 (one-stop flight) | R$2,840 (one-stop flight) | R$2,840 (one-stop flight) |
Source: InfoMoney