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FILE PHOTO – Customers pbad the check-in counters of Avianca Airlines at Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport, Brazil, April 12, 2019. REUTERS / Nacho Doce
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Avianca Brasil has canceled more than 1,300 flights, Brazilian media reported Saturday, as the bankrupt airline was forced to reduce its fleet by more than two-thirds.
The cancellations, from 19 to 28 April, concern the whole country, with airports in Brasilia, Guarulhos in Sao Paulo and Galeao in Rio de Janeiro, the most affected, said O Estado de Sao Paulo.
Avianca, which filed for bankruptcy protection in December, is due to return 18 leased aircraft after Easter, Brazil's national aviation agency said on Thursday, reducing its fleet to eight.
Earlier this month, the airline had 35 aircraft.
Reportage of Jamie McGeever; Edited by Richard Chang
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