Brasília – Domestic air passenger transport demand in Brazil was up 6.79% last year from 2011. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac), flight availability was up 2.72% in 2011. The occupancy rate in domestic passenger flights was up 3.96%, from 70.17% in 2011 to 72.95% in 2012.
The leading airline in the market is TAM with a 40.79% share, followed by Gol with 33.91%. The remaining airlines’ market share went from 21.42% to 25.31% from 2011 to 2012.
Regarding international air transport, Brazilian airlines saw passenger demand increase by 0.32%, while availability was down 0.01% from 2011.
Also according to the Anac, in December 2012, domestic air transport demand was up 2.37% from December 2011. Passenger demand for international air transport was up 5.95% in December 2012 from December 2011.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
