Archive for March, 2010

Gol’s in-flight food service

Gol’s in-flight food service

Brazilian airline Gol has been offering paid food for a while now on a number of selected flights leaving from São Paulo international airport. We recently purchase a sandwich (R$10) during one of such flights. I took a picture of the sandwich as shown on the menu and another one of the actual sandwich that […]

March 22, 2010 | By More
“Hora de Viajar”, new official site with travel info

“Hora de Viajar”, new official site with travel info

The Brazilian authorities have launched Hora de Viajar (Travel Time), a website with useful information related to air travel in Brazil. As usual, the site is available in Portuguese only. The information is structured in three blocks: before boarding the plane, during the flight, and after leaving the plane. We can only hope some of […]

March 16, 2010 | By More
Tap’s flash mobs reach Brazil

Tap’s flash mobs reach Brazil

Portuguese airline Tap‘s marketing drives in the form of flash mobs at different airports across the world recently reached Brazil too. The first performance took place at the Galeão international airport, in Rio de Janeiro. The second such performance was at Guarulhos international airport, in São Paulo. Subscribe to D Airfare by Email

March 12, 2010 | By More
Tam, a promotion turned into frustration

Tam, a promotion turned into frustration

So much hype for nothing. Customers trying to take advantage of Tam’s promotion over the weekend (Tam fare deals over the weekend) saw their hopes turned into frustration and anger. Tam’s website was unavailable for most of the weekend (I unsuccesfully tried to enter the page a dozen times over Saturday and Sunday). Customers attracted […]

March 8, 2010 | By More
Tam fare deals over the weekend

Tam fare deals over the weekend

Tam is announcing a special promotion beginning tonight at 20:00 and ending at 06:00 on Monday. Return tickets must be purchased and the minimum stay at the destination is two nights. Valid for flights from 6 March and 9 May 2010. It remains to be seen whether the promotional fares will meet expectations. Subscribe to […]

March 5, 2010 | By More
Pluna-Tam code share

Pluna-Tam code share

The Uruguayan airline Pluna and the Brazilian Tam have added a new flight to their code-share agreement. Tam will now sell tickets for the Porto Alegre – Montevideo flight with its own Tam flight code. The flight is operated by Pluna. Subscribe to D Airfare by Email

March 1, 2010 | By More