Number of domestic passengers until October surpassed 2021

On Friday (25), the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), released part of its Demand and Supply Report, showing that the total movement of domestic passengers between January and October 2022, of 65.7 million, is greater than the entire year of 2021, with 59.5 million.

Domestic movement in October was 7.19 million paid passengers, an increase of 21% compared to the 5.94 million passengers transported in October 2021 and 85% of the movement recorded in the same period in 2019, before the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic, which was 8.37 million passengers.

Domestic demand, measured in paid passenger-kilometers transported (RPK), registered a positive variation of 18.3% in relation to October last year. The offer, measured by available seat kilometers (ASK), increased by 14.9% compared to the same year of 2021.

International and freight travel

The international movement registered in the month was 1.42 million passengers, 174% more than the 518.5 thousand passengers handled in October 2021. The movement corresponds to 75% of that observed in October 2019, before the beginning of the period pandemic.

Domestic cargo handling, in turn, was 36.6 thousand tons, an increase of 7.6% compared to the 34.05 thousand tons of cargo registered in October 2021. 82.1 thousand tons were accounted for, a decrease of 6.4% compared to the same month in 2021, when 87.7 thousand tons were registered.

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