SKY lands in Rio de Janeiro and becomes the first

In the presence of the Minister of Transport of Brazil, Valter Casimiro; the director of the National Agency of Civil Aviation (Anac), José Ricardo Pataro; and the CEO of RIOgaleão Airport, Luiz Rocha, SKY has opened operations in this country, becoming the first low-cost airline to land on Brazilian land.

Thus, from today, SKY will carry on its activities permanently. the routes to Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, while Florianópolis will be seasonal and will remain active until March 2019.

SKY flight 620 landed in Rio de Janeiro at 12:15 with 184 pbadengers on board ; among them, the CEO of the company, Holger Paulmann; sales manager Jaime Fernández and operations manager Werner Geissbuhler.

"The inauguration of the links to Brazil is an important step for our operation because it is a very attractive market for the sector. In addition, we arrived with our model low cost, which has allowed us to become the best low cost airline in South America and we hope that all Brazilians will enjoy its benefits, "said Paulmann during his landing at RIOgaleão airport.

Therefore, the Minister of Transport of Brazil, Valter Casimiro, said that "with Anac and other aviation agencies, we encourage the participation of companies to lower the cost of flight per user, I would like to congratulate SKY Airline and to mention that Brazil wants more and more people to visit our country and vice versa to improve tourism exchanges between the two countries. . "

At the opening ceremony of the flight to Rio de Janeiro Janeiro, Paulmann announced that SKY wanted to continue its consolidation in South America and strengthen a long-term relationship of trust with Brazil, Argentina and Peru.

"The rapid growth we have been experiencing for three years – when we announced our conversion to the low cost model – and its successful implementation has encouraged and advanced our international projection plans," Paulmann said.

He also pointed out that the new destinations to Brazil meet the requirements and demands of SKY pbadengers. "In summer, we know that the beaches of Brazil are one of Chileans' favorites, while in winter, snow becomes a major tourist attraction for Brazilians who, in 2019, will be able to enjoy and fly in Chile. at a reduced rate. "

The new routes will serve five weekly frequencies to Sao Paulo; four for Florianópolis; and six for Rio de Janeiro. In addition, these flights will be operated with the A320neo aircraft, recently acquired by SKY, and with greater seating capacity than the other aircraft of the airline.