MAP Linhas Aéreas is a domestic airline based in

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, founded in 2011 authorized to operate regular and non-regular charter flights within Brazil. According to the

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(ANAC), between January and December 2019 MAP had 0.1% of the domestic

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in terms of revenue passenger kilometers (RPK). making it the sixth largest domestic airline in Brazil.

History

MAP (Manaus Aerotaxi Participações S/A) Linhas Aéreas was founded in 2011 and received its authorization to operate flights on August 14, 2012. MAP Linhas Aéreas was a sister company of

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and on August 21, 2019, it was announced the purchase of MAP by

Voepass Linhas Aéreas VOEPASS Linhas Aéreas previously known as Passaredo Linhas Aéreas is an airline based in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. It operates regional services in Brazil. Its main base is Dr. Leite Lopes Airport, Ribeirão Preto. According to the ...

. Even though part of the same group, the brand MAP continued to exist. On June 8, 2021 Gol Linhas Aéreas announced the purchase of MAP from Voepass Linhas Aéreas. The transaction included 26 slots at

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belonging to MAP and Voepass. The Amazonian operations and aircraft of MAP were transferred to Voepass.

Destinations

MAP operated flights to the following locations until being sold to Gol Transportes Aéreos and its former flights started being operated by Voepass in July 2021:

Fleet

ATR 72 MAP Linhas Aéreas fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2022) and are used by Voepass:

Airline affinity program

MAP Linhas Aéreas has no

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