Azul grows international network, partnerships

Azul Brazilian Airlines will add 2 more Brazil-Florida routes in December and has reached an expanded codeshare agreement with JetBlue Airways. Azul currently serves both Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, Florida daily from its São Paulo base and Orlando from Recife, Brazil. In December, it will launch daily Airbus A330 flights between Belo Horizonte, Brazil and Orlando and daily A320neo flights between Belem, Brazil and Fort Lauderdale. Azul’s other long-haul international destination is Lisbon, to which it flies from São Paulo. The growing international network is aimed at connecting Brazilian passengers to Azul’s codeshare partners. Azul and JetBlue had announced an agreement last year to enable Azul codes to be placed on some JetBlue flights, but an Azul spokesperson said the new deal is more expansive. <br/>