Belo Horizonte has a new international destination. Starting today, December 16, there will be direct flights from Minas Gerais three times a week to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood in the United States. These flights on the Airbus A330, with capacity for up to 272 passengers, will last an average of eight and one-half hours.

With a full plane, the first flight out of the capital city to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood took off right after 1:00 p.m. Prior to that, representatives from the government, the Belo Horizonte Airport, and Azul made speeches in the international departures area, celebrating the start of operations from Belo Horizonte to yet another international destination. Azul now serves both Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, expanding the frequency of its flights between Minas Gerais and the US to six flights per week.

As Azul’s second-largest hub in Brazil, with the new connection Belo Horizonte now has a daily average of 90 connections to 38 destinations, three of which are international: Orlando and Fort Lauderdale in the United States, and Buenos Aires in Argentina. Jason Ward, Vice President of Azul’s People and Clients Division, highlighted the stronger profile of the company in the capital city, and reinforced the importance of Belo Horizonte in the company’s domestic and international network.

Cities in the interior of Minas Gerais, especially Ipatinga, Uberlândia, Montes Claros and Uberaba, as well as Rio de Janeiro (Santos Dumont and Galeão), Brasília, Goiânia, Salvador and Vitória, will be the main Brazilian cities with convenient connections to the new Belo Horizonte–Fort Lauderdaleflight. In less than nine hours, clients from these regions can take off from Belo Horizonte and land in North America. Additionally, in Fort Lauderdale, Azul, in partnership with United and JetBlue, will offer connections to destinations operated by its partner companies.

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