Flybondi Celebrates 5 years of Life with more than 370,000 Passengers transported in Brazil

Flybondi Celebrates 5 years of Life with more than 370,000 Passengers transported in Brazil.

 

In 2023, the first Argentine flag airline with the low cost concept to connect Brazil and Argentina celebrates its fifth year of operation, which began on January 26, 2018, when Flybondi made its commercial flight between the cities of Córdoba and Puerto Iguazú.

 

Since then, the company has established itself as the second largest in Argentina and has transported more than 370,000 people departure from Brazil or landing in the country. Today, there are three routes connecting Buenos Aires to the Brazilian cities that they are: Florianópolis (FLN), São Paulo (GRU) and Rio de Janeiro (GIG), with an occupancy rate of 84% of flights.

 

Flybondi came to revolutionize the Argentine commercial aviation sector with a business model hitherto unknown in the local market and guaranteed, from the beginning, the lowest costs in the region, through an efficient, safe and simple operation, democratizing air transport in Argentina.

 

With just 10 million passengers in 2016, the Argentine market for domestic flights was very undeveloped compared to the rest of Latin America. In 2022, Flybondi obtained a 21% market share, transporting 13.5 million passengers in Argentina.

 

In these 5 years, the company achieved democratization based on access to the plane as a means of transport. Thanks to the freedom to fly, its founding purpose, more than 6,000,000 passengers have already traveled with low cost, a positive impact on the accessibility and inclusion of air travel in the Argentine country. It is estimated that 20% of passengers who have flown with Flybondi are people flying for the first time in their lives.

 

In addition to allowing new travelers to enter the market thanks to low fares, Flybondi has also managed to break the seasonality of tourism and expand the passenger base throughout the year, reducing dependence on the high season. In addition, it increased connectivity, local mobility and improved the quality of life of its passengers.

 

During 2022, thanks to the success of Plano 2X, the airline expanded its fleet to 12 aircraft and increased the number of connections, destinations and frequencies. Currently, there are 17 domestic destinations and 3 international destinations.

 

According to the Monthly Report of the National Civil Aviation Administration of Argentina (ANAC) of December 2022, the company has a national market share of 21%, an increase of 12% since 2019. Regarding the international market, the share which was 3.5% in 2019 increased to 5% in 2022.

 

For this year, sales of close to US$ 500 million are expected, as well as an increase in the fleet – a search has already been made for at least 5 aircraft in the leasing market.

 

“We started operations 5 years ago with the aim of giving freedom to fly. The objective was ambitious, but we were convinced that it would be possible, and it was, and we even surpassed it. This anniversary allows us to renew our commitment to the region because we are a company that offers work, that invests and that is determined to continue transforming the Argentine commercial aviation market", said Mauricio Sana, CEO of Flybondi.

 

Low cost has a team of more than 1,150 employees in Argentina and generates more than 18,500 indirect jobs.

 

Check out some fun facts about Flybondi:

 

• It has a fleet of 12 Boeing 737-800 NG planes with 189 single-class seats;

• It flies to 17 destinations in Argentina: Buenos Aires, Bariloche, Corrientes, Córdoba, Comodoro Rivadavia, El Calafate, Jujuy, Mendoza, Neuquén, Posadas, Iguazú, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Trelew, Tucumán, Puerto Madryn and Ushuaia;

• It currently flies to three destinations in Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Florianópolis;

• It has a market share of 21% in the domestic market and 5% in the international market (December 2022).

 

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