FILE PHOTO: An Airbus A318-100 airplane of Avianca Brazil prepares to land at Santos Dumont airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 3, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes

April 12, 2019

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Struggling carrier Avianca Brasil said on Friday it had canceled 153 flights scheduled to take place between Monday and Wednesday of next week as it risked losing 30 percent of its fleet over the weekend.

A representative said the carrier was operating with 35 planes but could lose 9 of them by Sunday, due to a claim by lessor Aircastle. Avianca Brasil filed for bankruptcy protection in December after falling behind on lease payments.

(Reporting by Marcelo Rochabrun; Editing by Sandra Maler)

Source: OANN