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Valuation of the dollar, high in the price of aviation kerosene and increase of 3.4% in demand compared to the same period of 2017, contributed to the rise
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Average price during the first quarter of this year was 7.9%. Tania Rego, Agencia Brazil
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29 June 2018, 19:46 – published on 29 June 2018,% higher than the average values collected during the same period in 2017 (Bet_Noire / Thinkstock)
The average price plane tickets in the first quarter of this year was 7.9% higher than the average values invoiced during the same period of 2017, discounting already the inflation of the period. According to data published today (29) by the National Agency of Civil Aviation (Anac) the average fare paid between January and March was 361.03 reais, the highest since 2015 for the period. 19659009] The arithmetic mean, however, does not reveal the price variation by region, which may help explain the sentiment of users who claim to pay much more for tickets than the average index calculated by the agency regulation. from Anac, Cristian Reis. According to him, ticket prices have risen in all parts of the country, particularly in the north, where "significant gains" have been observed.
"Each region of the country has different cost and demand characteristics. These are different markets. When we talk about an increase of 7.9%, we are talking about the average, the market as a whole, "said Mr Reis when he was asked about the weight of itineraries such as São Paulo -Rio de Janeiro, in the calculations of Anac .. the demand is very important and the offer of promotional tickets is common.In 2017, for example, the airlift between the airports of Santos Dumont (RJ) and Congonhas (SP) alone accounted for about 4 million of the 40 million tickets sold during the year.
For example, these are the busiest roads in the country. strong influence on the weighted averages, which take into account the total number of tickets sold, "said Reis.
Regional data were not announced when the national average was published this morning Brasília . And they are not yet available on the Anac website, on the internet. Representatives of the regulatory agency have, however, ensured that the variation registered in each of the 27 units of the federation will be published shortly.
The average price of airline tickets during the first quarter of this year was 7.9% higher than the average values invoiced during the same period of 2017.
Price increases in the last three months has been fueled by a 3.4% increase in demand for airline tickets compared to the same period last year, in addition to the appreciation of the dollar and the rise in the price of kerosene, which was 18.5% more expensive since last January, accounting for 31.4% of companies' operating costs.
Anac technicians also stated that it was not yet possible to know how to authorize airlines that charge checked baggage on domestic flights will, in fact, have an impact on the final price of the tickets. According to Reis and Anac Airlines Superintendent Ricardo Catanant, badessing the actual effect of changes in the rules of the baggage allowance can take up to five years.
The authorization for companies to start charging for items shipped on domestic flights was approved by Anac in December 2016 and came into effect in June 2017, after an interrogation in court. The suspicion that the prices did not fall motivated the Court of Auditors of the Union (TCU) to install an audit to verify the actual effects of the measure.
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