Why Auckland-Brazil air links could be on the radar
Great article by?@grant bradley
11 March, 2024 04:01pm.
Well researched, interviews accurately quoted.
An excerpt below:
"Aviation advisor to the newly formed New Zealand Brazil Business Chamber (NZBBC) and managing director of Eagle Aviation Consulting, Simon Russell, is working with the aviation and business communities here and in Brazil on feasibility of an Auckland to S?o Paulo non-stop flight.
“Recent aircraft developments in long-range technology mean an Auckland-S?o Paulo non-stop flight is not only feasible, but potentially highly desirable to a wide range of travellers including business traffic, visiting friends and relatives [VFR] and one-stop connectivity through Auckland,” Russell said.
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At a great circle distance of about 12,045km non-stop from S?o Paulo, Auckland flying time is similar to a flight to Houston or Dallas and there is the opportunity of high-value cargo and premium produce by air in both directions, as well as passenger demand, either as a destination or transit hub.
This could include “significant” China-Brazil traffic, in addition to historical Japan-Brazil air travel demand to connect with S?o Paulo, the largest Japanese population outside Japan. If non-stop connections between India and Auckland start, this could be another connecting market.
“Auckland- S?o Paulo is potentially a novel and attractive stopover destination for air traffic from Asia to connect over Auckland on the way to Latin America as a one-stop, and also via South America for Europeans southbound and northbound New Zealand travellers,” Russell said.
As the largest airport and major hub of Latin America, S?o Paulo has non-stop connections to all of Brazil and major cities across the continent, plus frequent services to North America, Britain/Europe and the Middle East/Africa.
Russell said the Brazilian ethnic-origin population of Australia and New Zealand is estimated as about 100,000 and this number has steadily been growing over the past five to 10 years with migration to both New Zealand and Australia for work, study, and residency.
Various traffic estimates indicate 30 per cent of air travellers from Australasia have a final destination of Brazil, so a non-stop flight offering satisfies point-to-point demand not only for Australasia but also for one-stop connections from Asia.
With potential for three to seven flights a week, Auckland could gain an additional 50,000-100,000 passengers each way every year, with benefits to the city as a destination or transit point from a new traffic source on the way to Australia or Asia representing significant stopover value for the city."