World Cup internal flights could be opened to foreign airlines
Foreign airlines may be allowed to operate internal flights during this year’s football World Cup, claims the Brazilian president’s chief of staff, Gleisi Hoffmann.
Ms Hoffman said President Dilma Rousseff was considering issuing a decree to open the internal market in order to prevent abusive price hikes.
"We have not taken a decision as yet, but if there is abuse, that is one of the measures being considered," Ms Hoffman told the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper.
She said the measure could be introduced in good time for the World Cup, as the Brazilian constitution grants the president powers to rule by decree in special circumstances.
"We have held meetings with hotel owners and the airlines. We want all the businesses to get a return for their investment during the major events [Brazil is hosting], but prices must be fair," she said.
World football governing body, Fifa has expressed concern about the wider infrastructure, including overcrowded airports and a lack of hotels, reports the BBC.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter said that "Brazil has now realised that it started up too late".
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