Anac authorizes Azul and Gol to travel with fewer flight attendants after the advance of the influential ômicron crews; Latam also asked | Travel and Tourism

In practice, the measure forces companies to re-accommodate passengers on other flights, because there will be a limit of 150 seats on planes with a capacity of up to 186 people.

Together, the three companies carry 98.2% of the domestic aviation market in Brazil, according to agency data for November – the latest available.

Requests from airlines relate to the development of the omicron variant, Causing crew members to leave their flight schedules and cancel their flights. The omicron had an effect too In other sectors of the economy, such as health professionals and commerce.

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Anac authorization for blue filed on January 12th; Authentication of goal, this Monday (17).

Companies are required to keep a flight attendant for every 50 passengers. Thus, to fly with three crew members, the number of passengers on flights is less.

in case if goalThe Boeing 737-800 and 737 Max 8 planes affected by the measure will be able to carry up to 150 passengers if they are operating with three flight attendants. These planes can accommodate 186 passengers.

nA from the ground upthe, flights with the Airbus A320 are limited to 150 seats; The plane can carry 174 passengers. On Embraer E195 aircraft, the airline will be able to carry 100 passengers and use flight attendants; The plane can accommodate up to 118 passengers.

in case if blue, the National Aeronautics Association (SNA) received a complaint that the company was already working with fewer flight attendants before obtaining official permission from Anac. The union questioned Anak about this and got no response. When asked by g1, blue it did not appear.

a goal She confined herself to confirming the information on the reduction of the number of commissioners. the to complete They are waiting for Anac’s statement on the job application with fewer delegates.

In the midst of a variable progress ômicron and H3N2 Influenza VirusAirlines are exempting many of their cabin crew with influenza syndrome so they can self-isolate.

This caused many flights to be canceled in early 2022. azoto went to The first to be affected by flights, collective yearsM He also suffered from the effects, 111 flights canceled.

At the time, Anac stated that Monitoring cases of Covid-19 and influenza In pilots, flight attendants and other aviation professionals, to minimize impacts on flights.

All over the world, progress omicron variable Amid the need to isolate potentially infected crew members led to thousands of delays or cancellations, mostly at airports in the US and China, between Christmas and New Years.