the airínea blue connect celebrates its third anniversary operating aircraft Cessna Grand Caravan as a subsidiary of Blue. Blue press photo
The plan has always been ambitious, be the airínea más big Brazil and connect to the Brazilñyou with all the cities of the PAís. The strategy to perform the usuallyñor startedó in January 2020, when Blue Lines Aéreas announcementó the creationón of its regional subsidiary, blue connect. Five months after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 11 August of thatñO, the dreamñthe toneó strength and The need to enhance aviationóN regional.
blue connect: 3 añflights
Hoy, three añundress themés, Azul Conecta has increased the number of flights, planes and destinations. Since its creationón, the company has grown 81% in the Númere of destinations treated and today travels to más de 80 Brazilian citiesñas, además to count on 27 airplanes and 70 daily flights between inland cities, connecting alsoén with national capitals and, consequently, to international destinations. Alreadyún there is más, the compañíand transé a growth of 20% in the prówe go toños.
The compañíon account with other services that make it stand out, like cháaircraft rter for those who need to book a private flight. The planes areán prepared to meet custom charters, either family groups, corporate groups, the MáS various types of tourism and load, that bring objects to Brazilian destinationsñm axisás remote. Además, The company has aircraft and training maintenance programsóN pilots with technologyíA virtual reality. All these services are offered by the 314 Azul Conecta crew members. Of is total, 147 son pilots, And the rest is distributed between témaintenance conical, áadministrative and support areas of the company.
Del total de ciudades atendidas por la compañía, más of the 50% of them have less than 100.000 population. Sayún datos del último IBGE, más de dos tercios de las ciudades brasileñas (69%) have up 20 thousand inhabitants. Estos municipios concentran algo más of the 15% of the populationón (32 millions of people).
At the fleet más diversa de Brasil
Quienes elijan volar con Azul Conecta estarán a bordo de aviones Cessna Grand Caravan, un turbohélice regional monomotor con capacidad para hasta nueve asientos.
The company fleet has 27 model units, three of which are exclusively freighters, que contribuyen a la expansión de Azul Cargo Express, Azul's cargo unit that can take materials to cities that are not served by the company's regular flights. Of the 24 remaining models, 10 son Cessna Grand Caravan EX, el modelo de úlast generationón. All together are responsible for flying some 200 hours per month, an average of 6,4 Daily hours.
Blue Connect and its 80 Brazil destinationsños
El enfoque de la empresa sigue centrado en conectar a los brasileños con todos los rincones del país, considering the más de 5.000 national municipalities. Currently, the compañía vuela a alrededor de 80 cities, connecting mainly the Northern regions, northeast, Sur y Medio Oeste del país. Además, el pasajero en esas localidades puede comprar un boleto de avión y volar para USA, for instance, with a single ticket, ya que todos los destinos atendidos por Azul Conecta están conectados a los principales hubs de la empresa, on Campinas (SP), Belo Horizonte (MG) y Recife (PE), además de los mini hubs de Campina Grande (PB), Belém (PA) and others.
