Brazil Airlines See 25.6% Rise In July Passenger Flow
SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--Brazil's domestic airline passenger flow rose 25.6% in July from a year earlier, according to figures released by the Civil Aviation Agency, or Anac, Thursday.Passengers flew 4.23 billion kilometers on domestic flights in July, while available seat kilometers rose 15.3% to 6.32 billion, according to Anac. The numbers were slightly below June figures, however.
The average load factor was 66.9% compared with 65.44% in June.
Brazil's leading airline, TAM S.A (TAM), saw its market share diminished once again in July, to 43% from 51% last year and 44.7% in June. Meanwhile, rival GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (GOL) saw its share rise to 42.8% from 41.7% last year and 42.19% in June.
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