Summary
- LATAM Brazil achieved a big milestone by transporting over 120,000 passengers between Brazil and Rome in its first yr on the route.
- The airline’s Sao Paulo-Rome route proved to be a solid revenue generator, with its Boeing 777, consistently filling 91% seats on average over the course of 1 yr.
- LATAM Brazil plans to extend the frequencies of each the Sao Paulo-Rome and Sao Paulo-Milan routes to 5 weekly from 2024.
Latin America’s largest airline, LATAM, transported greater than 120,000 passengers between Brazil and Rome last yr. With a median load factor of 91% over 338 flights in the primary yr of the route’s operation, the carrier achieved a big milestone. The route between Sao Paulo (GRU) and Rome (FCO) proved to be a solid revenue generator for LATAM Brazil.
A high-density route
LATAM Brazil achieved a big milestone with its yearly passenger numbers on considered one of its newer routes. The carrier operated its largest aircraft on the route, the Boeing 777, with a seating capability of 410 passengers. The airline managed to fill over 373 of those seats, on average, over the course of 1 yr.
LATAM connects Brazil with 90 destinations worldwide through each direct and indirect flights. Based on the Director of Sales and Marketing at LATAM Brazil, Aline Mafra,
LATAM became a more efficient and competitive airline in recent times and, in consequence, is the airline that provides probably the most flights to Italy, with nonstop service to Rome and Milan from our hub. We’re thrilled at the outcomes of the primary yr of our path to the Italian capital and have decided to expand our operation between the 2 countries.
Sao Paulo-Italy expansion
LATAM operates seven weekly flights from Sau Paula to Rome and Milan, with 3x weekly to Rome and 4x weekly to Milan. On each routes, the carrier uses the Boeing 777 aircraft, with 38 seats in Premium Business, 50 in Economy Plus, and 322 in Economy. The outbound flight operates on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 18:05 hours. The inbound flights depart Rome Fiumicino every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday afternoon.
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LATAM operates to 22 direct international destinations and one other 67 with connecting flights. In 2023, the airline prolonged its codeshare agreement with the Brazilian-based regional carrier Voepass.
The airline serves a median of 30 million domestic passengers and three million international passengers a yr. The airline operates nearly 700 flights every day, 650 of that are domestic, and the remainder 50 operate internationally.
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Source: LATAM Airlines