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Flybondi's exit leaves Brazil's low-cost market with three foreign airlines
Argentina's Flybondi stopped operating in Brazil after a financial crisis worsened this year.
Brazil's aviation regulator, Anac, said Flybondi cancelled 79% of its registered flights from July 1 to 27 and recorded its last operation in Brazil on August 19.
Its departure leaves low-cost flights concentrated among Chile's Sky Airline and JetSMART, and the Dominican Republic's Arajet.
These airlines connect Brazilian cities with destinations in Latin America, including Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay and the Dominican Republic.
Low-cost airlines keep ticket prices down by charging separately for extras such as meals, seat reservations and checked bags.
Brazil's air travel demand is growing, with 129.6 million passengers on domestic and international flights in 2025, but the growth has not brought more low-cost airlines into the market.
The sources give no next step for Flybondi or plans for new low-cost airlines in Brazil.
Flybondi’s exit has left Brazil’s low-cost airline market concentrated in three foreign carriers.
The Argentine airline’s operations in Brazil stopped after a severe financial crisis.
Brazil’s civil aviation regulator recorded Flybondi’s last operation in the country on August 19.
The remaining low-cost routes connect Brazilian cities to destinations across Latin America.
Despite rising air travel demand, Brazil has struggled to attract more low-cost airlines.
- Who
- Flybondi, an Argentine airline, has left Brazil’s low-cost market. The remaining carriers are Chile’s Sky Airline and JetSMART, and the Dominican Republic’s Arajet.
- What
- Flybondi stopped operating in Brazil, leaving three foreign airlines serving the low-cost market.
- When
- The exit took place in 2026. The regulator recorded Flybondi’s last operation on August 19.
- Where
- Brazil, on routes connecting Brazilian cities with destinations in Latin America.
- Why
- Flybondi faced a severe financial crisis that deepened and led to the interruption of its operations.
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Flybondi launched with a plan to offer cheaper flights.
Anac limited Flybondi’s ticket sales for flights to Florianópolis, Maceió and Salvador.
Anac also suspended sales of new tickets for Flybondi’s Buenos Aires–Rio route.
Anac recorded Flybondi’s last operation in Brazil.
- Remaining low-cost carriers
- Sky Airline, JetSMART and Arajet
- Flybondi’s last recorded operation in Brazil
- August 19, 2026
- Flybondi cancellations
- 79% of registered flights from July 1 to 27
- Brazil air passengers in 2025
- 129.6 million on domestic and international flights
- International passengers in Brazil in 2025
- 28.4 million, a record high
What people are saying
The monitoring carried out by Anac identified a sequence of flight cancellations, a significant reduction in the company’s operations in Brazil, discrepancies between the registered schedule and the flights actually operated, as well as an increase in passenger complaints.