Avianca Brasil gives up 18 planes, cancels 1,045 flights
RIO DE JANEIRO — Avianca Brasil cancelled more than 1,045 domestic flights this week because it has to return 18 aircraft to leasing agencies.
Brazil’s National Aviation Agency said the planes needed to be returned Monday to avoid affecting Holy Week holiday passengers. Customers can either get refunds for cancelled flights or rebook through partner airlines.
Avianca Brasil declined to say how many planes it has left. But the G1 news portal reports that the airline has just seven planes still in its fleet.
On April 1, the airline cancelled several international routes from Sao Paulo to New York, Miami and Santiago, Chile.