SAO PAULO, March 12 (Reuters) - South America's airways are bracing to chop flight
SAO PAULO, March 12 (Reuters) – South America’s airways are bracing to chop flight capability within the area past unique expectations as a second wave of coronavirus infections in Brazil rages on and dampens demand for journey.
Chile’s LATAM Airways LTM.SN, mentioned on Friday it expects flights in March to fall by 65% in contrast with March 2019, earlier than the pandemic hit.
The brand new steering exhibits how badly the second coronavirus wave is affecting airways within the area, particularly in Brazil, which simply this week posted a brand new file for every day deaths. Many international locations have shut borders with Brazil whereas state governors in latest days have imposed ever tighter lockdowns to attempt to cease the unfold.
Home flights in Brazil are a key marketplace for LATAM.
Its predominant rival there, Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes GOLL4.SA, mentioned on Friday it was asking passengers with tickets booked for April to substantiate whether or not they have been truly going to take the flight, suggesting they have been anticipating vital cancellations.
“With the worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gol is adapting its flight schedules for the month of April,” the airline mentioned in an announcement.”
(Reporting by Marcelo Rochabrun in Sao Paulo Modifying by Matthew Lewis)
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