Archive for December, 2008

GOL: ANAC demands changes

GOL: ANAC demands changes

The Brazilian Civil Aviation Authority, ANAC, summoned GOL airline to explain the numerous delays and ensuing chaos experienced by its flights during the Christmas holiday break. Gol says it will follow ANAC’s recommendations, but excused itself for the chaos using the always convenient rain and a computer failure as an excuse. Among the measures proposed […]

December 30, 2008 | By More
direct flights from Brazil to Senegal

direct flights from Brazil to Senegal

Shown below the city and airport of origin, the destination city and airport, and the airlines flying that route, with links to their webpages. from São Paulo [GRU] to Dakar [DKR]: Turkish Airlines (from 29 March 2009) NB: A direct flight connects two airports mantaining the same flight number. Passengers check their baggage to their […]

December 29, 2008 | By More
direct flights from Senegal to Brazil

direct flights from Senegal to Brazil

Shown below the city and airport of origin, the destination city and airport, and the airlines flying that route, with links to their webpages. from Dakar [DKR] to São Paulo [GRU]: Turkish Airlines (from 29 March 2009) NB: A direct flight connects two airports mantaining the same flight number. Passengers check their baggage to their […]

December 29, 2008 | By More
direct flights from Turkey to Brazil

direct flights from Turkey to Brazil

Shown below the city and airport of origin, the destination city and airport, and the airlines flying that route, with links to their webpages. from Istanbul [IST] to São Paulo [GRU]: Turkish Airlines via Dakar [DKR] (from 29 March 2009) NB: A direct flight connects two airports mantaining the same flight number. Passengers check their […]

December 29, 2008 | By More
direct flights from Brazil to Turkey

direct flights from Brazil to Turkey

Shown below the city and airport of origin, the destination city and airport, and the airlines flying that route, with links to their webpages. from São Paulo [GRU] to Istanbul [IST]: Turkish Airlines via Dakar [DKR] (from 29 March 2009) NB: A direct flight connects two airports mantaining the same flight number. Passengers check their […]

December 29, 2008 | By More
Turkish: flights to Brazil from 29 March

Turkish: flights to Brazil from 29 March

Turkish Airlines are already announcing at their website their new flights to Brazil. There will be two weekly flights with a 1 hour and a half stopover in Dakar (Senegal). The flight to Turkey (TK015) will depart from São Paulo at 22:30h and land in Istanbul at 19:05 the following day. The flight from Turkey […]

December 28, 2008 | By More
Delta begins flights to Manaus, Recife & Fortaleza; American reduces flights to Recife and Salvador

Delta begins flights to Manaus, Recife & Fortaleza; American reduces flights to Recife and Salvador

Delta‘s first flights from Atlanta to Manaus, Recife and Fortaleza began this week. It is very encouraging to see new flights outside the Rio de Janeiro/São Paulo axis. But we fear a higher dollar and the worsening of the financial crisis in the USA might force American airlines to change their strategies. American Airlines is […]

December 23, 2008 | By More
ITA, a limited GDS anyone can use

ITA, a limited GDS anyone can use

We’ve already seen at what is a GDS? what a Global Distribution System is. At that entry we mentioned that only travel agents and other professionals of the tourism sector can access GDSs to search for, book and purchase tickets. Today we want to introduce you to ITA, a GDS developed by ITA Software and […]

December 22, 2008 | By More
caution: Air Europa announces it will no longer fly to Brazil

caution: Air Europa announces it will no longer fly to Brazil

Anyone planning to fly from Spain to Brazil with Air Europa be aware. The company has just announced it will no longer fly to Brazil from 1 April. Till then, and according to the same company sources, their Salvador – Madrid will continue unchanged. The company will give more details soon. A double warning: if […]

December 18, 2008 | By More
Trip: new seasonal flights to Fernando de Noronha

Trip: new seasonal flights to Fernando de Noronha

Brazilian airline Trip is adding a new daily frequency to its flights between Natal, Recife and Fernando de Noronha. The additional flight will operate during the high season, between 15 December and 15 March. On top of that, Trip is mantaining its two weekly frequencies from Recife and Natal to Noronha, and its six other […]

December 17, 2008 | By More