Israeli airline El Al plans three weekly flights from Tel Aviv to São Paulo from April 2009. The company is only awaiting for slots at Guarulhos airport – the very same airport that supposedly wasn’t going to be receiving new flights. São Paulo will be the first new destination for the company in 10 years. […]
Anyone arriving in Brazil and having the country as its final destination, whether Brazilian or foreigner, has two go through four different steps (one of them entirely optional) before leaving the international arrivals area. 1. Immigration control During the flight the crew will have handed out the immigration forms to those on board that are […]
Mexican airline Mexicana started its own flights to Brazil using B767-300. They link Mexico City and São Paulo five times a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday). We wish Mexicana success. She will compete with fellow Mexican airline Aeromexico and its B77. This is a route where Varig and OceanAir tried unsuccesfully to carve […]
We thought it would be appropriate to open the videos section of D Airfare at one of the most wonderful places in the entire Brazil, the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha. On the usual approach to Fernando de Noronha, airplanes circle the island counterclockwise before they align themselves with runway 12, right in the middle […]
Brazilian airline Gol has announced an increase in the number of flights from Argentina to Brazil, increasing some frequencies and adding a few new flights. Córdoba will have 6 weekly flights to Rio de Janeiro via Porto Alegre. Rosario will have 4 weekly flights to Brasilia via Porto Alegre. Buenos Aires will have 7 new […]
One uncommon aspect of Brazilian airports is that they have Duty Free shops for arriving passengers, and not only for those departing from the country. They are known by Brazilians as Free Shop. The company Brasif has the monopoly over all the Duty Free Shops, and at its web page (with version in English) you […]
The following GoogleMaps mash-up contains the precise geographical location of the most important Brazilian airports. As well as being quite a lot of fun for those into satellite images, it is useful information as it allows you to locate the position of the airport and see how far it is from your intended destination. See […]
Gol decided to improve its most recent flight deals to counteract the launch of Azul. The promotion called 6 destinos a 99 reais cada has a now a new name: Natal e Ano Novo a 99 reais. To be honest, it could still be called “everything goes through Congonhas”, as all the flights depart from […]
Azul has already made its promotional flights for the media bunch. As you can read on an article published at the Portal Terra (in Portuguese), you’ll be able to stuff yourself on chips and crackers. The first routes flown by the company will be Campinas (São Paulo) – Salvador (one way from R$219) and Campinas […]
Delta got from the American authorities two of the frequencies that belonged to United, allowing it to fly from any destination in Brazil. With those two additional frequencies, and another one it will get from a flight to Atlanta, it will fly three times a week from Los Angeles to São Paulo (a route that […]
Qatar Airways offering 25% discount
Qatar Airways, the best airline in the world according to the Skytrax index, is running a promotion on its website offering up to 25% of all-inclusive fares. The promotion is valid only for purchases made until 19 April. It involves both economomy and business class and flights between 20 April and 6 June. We ran […]
Singapore Airlines with special fares to fly from Brazil to Spain
Singapore Airlines has special fares for its flights from Brazil to Spain during the month of October 2011. Purchases must be made between 5 and 18 September. You can fly from São Paulo to Barcelona from USD 808 (taxes not included). If you can’t find the fares, get hold of a travel agent conversant with […]
Tam selling tickets for its new Mexico City flight, from USD830
Tam is selling tickets for its newest international destination, Mexico City. There are fares from USD830 (tariff QYGYTMX, taxes not included). They can be purchased through a travel agent, as the airline hasn’t made those fares available through its website yet. The return flight must be completed within 30 days. Penalty for cancellation is USD200 […]
