Azul announced this Thursday (6) that its flights began to be impacted due to the increase in the number of medical dismissals of crew members contaminated with Covid and flu.
The company says it is rescheduling some of its January flights. There have already been cases of cancellations of departures, but, according to Azul, all customers are being re-accommodated.
“It is important to point out that more than 90% of the company’s operations are operating normally, that the impacted customers are being notified of the changes, relocated on other flights of the company itself and receiving all the necessary assistance as provided for in Anac’s resolution 400”, he says. Blue in the communiqué.
According to the airline, all cases of sick employees presented with mild symptoms.
Gol says that, so far, none of its flights have been canceled and that it is preparing a statement on the matter.
Latam says that it has not yet been necessary to change its flights, but it is attentive to the scenario.
“It is worth remembering that, regardless of the reason, every passenger with a flight changed by Latam can always rebook their flight without a fine and fare difference or request a refund”, says the company.
According to Latam, passengers diagnosed with Covid can reschedule their travel date once without a fine, paying the fare difference, if any.
The effects of the recent escalation of Covid and flu on the operation of the airline industry in Brazil are still new. A similar movement was already happening abroad. In recent days, thousands of flights have been canceled or delayed around the world after the increased spread of the new strain of coronavirus,
In Brazil, the restaurant sector was one of the first to report the economic effect of medical layoffs among workers in recent weeks. As the SA Panel anticipated, there were cases of restaurants closed or with most of the staff at home because of illness at the end of the year.
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