Two Russian airlines applied for flights to Brazil last week, but were rejected

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Two Russian airlines that applied for permission to operate non-scheduled flights to Brazil have been denied. The information was provided to AEROIN by sources close to the process. The companies in question are iFly and AirBridge Cargo (ABC).

The airlines requested permission to operate flights from China to São Paulo with various cargoes in both cases. However, the requests were denied ‘due to the restrictions of the air transport agreement’ signed between Brazil and Russia, which does not provide for occasional operations and limits the operation to two weekly frequencies.

In other cases, the operation could be possible with a special permit. However, due to the complex schedule associated with an ongoing war, they say that such permission was not granted for these flights.

According to the ANAC website, international public occasional air traffic is regulated by treaties, conventions, and agreements between countries that set operational limits for each side. More or less restrictive agreements can allow unlimited frequencies or many restrictions, as is the case in the agreement between Brazil and Russia.

If the applications are approved, it would be iFly’s first time flying in Brazil, as it has never flown here before. For its part, AirBridge Cargo (ABC) has previously operated flights to Brazil, including a special operation to São José dos Campos.

With exclusive information from aeroin.net

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