Brazil Airlines Cut 93 Daily Flights in May, With Deeper Reductions Projected for June

Overview

• Brazil’s airlines cut 93 daily flights in May versus early April, pulling 31 large jets from service and removing about 14,000 seats.
• Anac estimates now show 2,100 daily flights, down from 2,193 in early April, and May is tracking 1.8% fewer departures than a year ago.
• Projections for June point to a further 121 daily flights cut, which would sideline roughly 40 aircraft.
• The pullback is uneven, with the North hit hardest and the steepest drops in Acre and Amazonas, while Pernambuco, Goiás, and Pará also fell.
• Airlines are concentrating on profitable corridors, with Azul signaling more adjustments if conditions persist and Latam Brasil reporting only limited changes so far.