*Brazil’s ministry of ports and airports has registered a monthly record of 10.4m people who travelled by air through Brazilian airports in October, up 7.8% compared with the same month last year. In 2024 so far, a total of 97.5m passengers have taken domestic or international flights in Brazil. In October this year, 8.3m people took domestic flights, up 6.5% year-on-year, while 2.1m passengers took international flights, up 11.0%. The ports and airports ministry also registered 82,700 tonnes (t) of cargo transported by air freight in October, up 18.3% in yearly terms.
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LatinNews Daily - 21 November 2024
In brief: Brazil registers record levels of air travel in October
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