Analysis: Why Brazil's bid to lure low cost airlines may be doomed
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BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian government officials this week tempted airline executives with a pitch: Latin America's largest domestic aviation market is opening up and it badly needs more competition.Promises abounded to lure low-cost carriers to fly domestic routes.The infrastructure minister promised to double the number of passengers in Brazil's skies. A monopoly on jet fuel by government-controlled Petrobras is set to end. An $18 (£13.9) fee charged on every international flight ticket..