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LATAM Airlines Group SVP network and strategy Kamal Hadad, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Latin America & Caribbean, stated (10-Sep-2026) "The number of people in Latin America who actually travel in an airplane is only 20% of the population. 80% have never flown in an aircraft. So the potential of stimulation is huge". He added: "30% of the population in Brazil don't have a flight within three or four hours' drive… There's the potential of smaller cities, agribusiness, tourism and more in Brazil to have huge, huge stimulation". [more - CAPA TV]

Guyana's Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation Deodat Indar, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Latin America & Caribbean, stated (10-Sep-2026) "We only have around a million people in Guyana so per capita, we are the largest producer of oil on Earth. In 2020 when we first took government, we had four airlines in Copa, American, Surinam and Caribbean Airlines. Today, we have 16". He continued: "That is a phenomenal growth. Our passengers in terms of growth is 400%, using 2020 as a baseline". [more - CAPA TV]

Abra Group chief commercial officer (CCO) Angus Clarke, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Latin America & Caribbean, stated (10-Sep-2026) "Venezuela, when it opened up again, became instantly a good market for us", adding: "The market is still resilient and coming back". Mr Clarke said the market is "moving back into Caracas well" with the reopening of Caracas Simon Bolivar International Airport. He added demand for services to Venezuela "slowed up a bit, but I think we're going to see it come back nicely. We're very optimistic". [more - CAPA TV]

Mas sales director Lorena Marquez, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Latin America & Caribbean, stated (11-Sep-2026) the cargo market in Latin America is a people driven market, different to other parts of the world. Ms Marquez said "Everything is still like a person-driven relationship", noting the use of AI technology requires a slower pace compared to other regions. [more - CAPA TV]

Azul EVP marketing & people Jason Ward, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Latin America & Caribbean, stated (11-Sep-2026) "I don't think AI is going to replace us", noting: "If we don't [learn to use] AI to our benefit, then we could be replaced". [more - CAPA TV]

Copa Airlines VP human resources Karen Barahona, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Latin America & Caribbean, stated (11-Sep-2026) artificial intelligence (AI) is helping to gather better information and insights. Ms Barahona said AI allows people more time to analyse information and brings insights into the decision making process. She added AI allows people to focus on tasks technology cannot replace, such as human interaction, service and hospitality. [more - CAPA TV]