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Brasília, 29 – The average domestic fare increased by 7.9% in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period in 2017. According to the National Agency of Civil Aviation (ANAC ), the average fare was R $ 361.03, compared to R $ 334.49 in the first quarter of 2009.
The amount includes only domestic flights and averages 40 million flights calculated during the course of the year. period.
The sharp rise in prices, according to the agency, is linked to the high dollar of the period and airline kerosene. In the last two quarters, the average price of kerosene rose 18.5%, while the exchange rate rose by 3.2%
Last year, the five Brazilian airlines – Gol , Latam, Azul, Avianca and Latam Cargom – recorded a profit of R $ 413.7 million, the first positive result since 2010. In 2016, the loss calculated by these companies reached R $ 1.6 billion.
The total income of the sector reached R $ 37.8 billion last year. According to Anac, 53% of tickets sold last year had a price below R $ 300. 90.6 million pbadengers were carried in 2017, with 805 thousand Gol pbadengers (36.9%), followed by Latam (32.6%), Azul (17.8%), Avianca (12.9%) and others (0%). , 5%).
(Andr Borges)
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