Azul announces a new international flight between Campinas and Porto

The new Blue flight to Porto will be provided by Airbus A330 aircraft ( Thiago Vinholes )

Azul announced on Wednesday ( 6) plus a frequency of flights to Portugal from the airport of Viracopos to Campinas (SP), but this time to Porto. The airline will serve the second largest Portuguese city three times a week starting June 3, 2019.

When the flight to Porto starts, Azul will make a total of 17 weekly flights between Brazil and Portugal, where the company operates in the capital Lisbon since June 2016. Tickets to the new international destination are already on sale in the official channels of the company from R $ 2,672 (round trip). The section will be made with Airbus A330 jets for 272 pbadengers.

"Once again, Azul innovates and revolutionizes the market.Campinas wins a lot with this new international operation.Our hub is further strengthened, with more destination options for our customers, connecting the whole of our national and international network.We are very happy with the start of sales and we are certain that this flight will be a success, "said Abhi Shah, vice president of income for Azul.

As explained the company, the cities of Porto Alegre, Florianopolis, Curitiba, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Goiânia and Cuiba will be the main cities on which will be counted "practical connections" for the new flight Campinas -Port. According to Azul, pbadengers could leave these areas and disembark in the Portuguese city in about nine hours.

The flight of Azul will leave Campinas on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 17:20 (local time) and will land at the airport. from Porto at 7:20 (local time). The return will take place on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Departures are scheduled at 9:25 and we will land at Viracopos at 16:10.

"It was with great enthusiasm that we learned of the start of the direct flight between Azul and Campinas., Adding another direct connection between Porto and the state of São Paulo. From 30 airlines, which serve 79 destinations directly, and with the arrival of Azul, its offering and connectivity will increase from and to the world, "said Fernando Vieira, airport manager. from Viracopos.

The other flight cited by Vieira between São Paulo and Porto is that proposed by the TAP, which lands at Guarulhos airport. The Portuguese company is the company with more frequencies of flights between the two countries, connecting Lisbon to Belém, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Fortaleza, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and São Paulo. Latam has also recently started operations on the Guarulhos-Lisbon section

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