Barcelona and the Brazilian city will be joined in October by a new direct flight: a BOEING 767, the airline TAM -of Group- Latam Airlines, made the trip three times a week | More than 30% of the passenger traffic between Spain and Brazil have their origin or destination airport Barcelona | intercontinental journey with the support of the Air Route Development Committee of Barcelona
Latam Airlines Group
Latam Airlines Group presented on 13th July its new direct flight between Barcelona and Sao Paulo: a Boeing 767 operated by TAM cover from October, three times a week, the journey between the two cities. The group of airlines in -líder Southamerica – reinforces the connectivity between Europe and its main hub, the airport of Guarulhos in Sao Paulo, one of the largest and most modern in the American continent and gateway to over 115 destinations the region-; while the Catalan capital is positioned as a strategic connection with South America, and the flight will allow passengers from anywhere in Europe to link Barcelona to Sao Paulo and vice versa.
More than 175,000 passengers fly each year between Barcelona and Brazil. More than 30% of traffic between Spain and the Latin American country in fact has its origin or its destination at Barcelona-El Prat Airport. The movements of travelers between the two countries have grown over the past five years 5% on average, and Barcelona have grown 8% annually in the same period. These figures place Barcelona airport over other Spanish airports and justifying the interest shown Latam Airlines Group by the potential of the new direct route between Barcelona and Sao Paulo.
“We are very proud to see that Barcelona will participate directly in this huge opportunity, from our perspective, we believe that South America represents for Europe, thanks to this new route linking Barcelona with Brazil and the continent South America “explained during the presentation, the Barcelona-El Prat Airport, Rodrigo Contreras, CEO of LATAM Airlines in Europe who, moreover, emphasized the” invaluable assistance of the Committee Routes Barcelona whose support has been crucial to the development of this project. ”
The Air Route Development Committee -the CDRA-, created in 2005 by the City Council, the Government, the Chamber of Commerce and AENA works for attracting direct intercontinental routes to Barcelona-El Prat Airport, a journeys tend to contribute to the economic recovery of the regions involved: not in vain, airports are among the facilities that have more capacity to channel international economic flows to their areas of influence.
Experts say that there is a direct impact of new air routes in generating employment and creating economic activity for every million passengers receiving an airport generates 3,000 direct and indirect jobs. And in terms of value added, the economic importance of airports accounts for 2-3% of GDP in the corresponding region.
The offer of international flights is also a determining factor for location in a specific city of the corporate headquarters of companies with international focus: 10% increase in the supply of these flights increases to four % the number of corporate headquarters installed in a large urban area.
Quality tourism
Barcelona-Sao Paulo route should also help to consolidate a sustainable tourism model. Brazilians who visit the city often demanded quality: their motivation is cultural; not seeking sun and sand resources they already have plenty -of high quality- and without leaving home. Brazil also is the third country outside the EU average in terms of expenditure incurred by tourists.
Economic issues aside, the new route also promote good social and cultural relations between Barcelona and Sao Paulo -in throughout history, both cities have hosted major expatriate communities in the other-. To promote the route, Latam Airlines Group carried out actions such as the exclusive sponsorship of the Brazilian Day Festival, an event that took place on September 6th at the Forum in Barcelona and Brazilian culture approached the Catalan public.
EXECUTIVE CHAUFFEUR BARCELONA 