Azul, the largest airline in Brazil in terms of daily flights and destinations served, and Silver Airways, one of the leading regional airlines in the United States, announced the start of a codeshare agreement, which allows for the sharing of flights between the two companies. In this cooperation model, customers will be able to purchase tickets for flights operated by Silver Airways in the United States directly through Azul’s sales channels.
Customers will be able to buy airline tickets from Brazil to destinations operated by Azul in the United States, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, and from there, connect to important tourist and business hubs. From Orlando, customers can travel to Key West, Fort Lauderdale, and Tampa in the United States and to Marsh Harbour and North Eleuthera in the Bahamas. From Fort Lauderdale, it will be possible to go to Key West, Tampa, Gainesville, and Orlando, all in the state of Florida. Additionally, it will be possible to reach some of the islands that make up the Bahamas: North Eleuthera, Freeport, Georgetown, Governor’s Harbour, Marsh Harbour, and Bimini. Furthermore, a new Silver route to Providenciales, Turks & Caicos.
André Mercadante, Director of Alliances, Planning, and Revenue Management at Azul, emphasized the importance of cooperation between the companies.
“The start of the partnership with Silver Airways reflects Azul’s mission to provide the best flight experience and expand options for our customers to explore international destinations. Now, with this new agreement, we offer access to an extensive national and international network, reinforcing our synergy and commitment to service excellence. This way, our customers can depart from our hubs and, with a single ticket, travel to new amazing cities, modern ones, with wonderful beaches and full of culture.”
“We are happy to expand our business relationship with Azul as Codeshare Partners. This passenger-focused arrangement will allow Azul to offer more destinations to Florida and the Bahamas with seamless connections to Silver’s safe, reliable, and customer-friendly service. We look forward to welcoming Azul passengers on our flights!” said Pedro Motta, Commercial Director of Silver Airways.
Azul S.A. is the largest airline in Brazil in terms of flights and cities served, with over 900 daily flights to more than 150 destinations. With an operational fleet of over 160 aircraft and more than 15,000 Crew Members, Azul operates over 300 direct routes in regional, domestic, and international flights.
Currently, Azul operates 15 direct flights connecting Fort Lauderdale to Recife (PE), Manaus (AM), Campinas (SP), Belém (PA), and Belo Horizonte (MG), in addition to another 11 flights from Orlando to Campinas (SP), Recife (PE), and Belo Horizonte (MG).