The Minister of Ports and Airports, Silvio Costa Filho, said on Thursday (6) that the process of merging Azul with Gol should be tried by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) only in 2026, as the process of Analysis by the organ lasts about 12 months. The statement was made during
“We expect this process to be completed in 12 months. This is the deadline that Cade has placed. Companies are in the process of sending the documentation. We have already met with the presidents of Latam, Azul and Gol. Possibly next week, we should have a meeting with Cade’s CEO to accompany and monitor, ”he said.
During the interview, the minister again said that the government will not accept the increase in air ticket prices. In the evaluation of Silvio Costa Filho,
“The merger will improve the governance of companies, that is, to be more able to buy more aircraft engines, so that they can buy the inputs that are served at aircraft, such as soda and cookie. This means a higher volume of purchases to buy cheaper, ”he said.
The Gol and Avianca controlling group, the Abra group, signed a memorandum for business union with the Azul airline.
In a statement to the market, the companies reported that the agreement provides that the two companies should maintain their marks and operational certificates independently if the operation is materialized. This means that the blue and goal marks would continue to exist concomitantly.
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The minister also said that the federal government is preparing campaigns to promote the program that sells air tickets
The initiative achieved its best sales result in January, but federal government data show that only about
“I made a meeting with our Minister Sidônio [Palmeira] To expand the promotion of the program because often the retiree who is in the northeast or in the interior of northern Brazil has not yet had access to this program. We will campaign by promoting this program so that retired Brazilians can travel across the country, ”he said.
