Archive for April, 2012

Tam and Aeromexico sign code-share agreement

Tam and Aeromexico sign code-share agreement

Airlines Tam and Aeromexico have signed a code-share agreement involving domestic flights operated by both companies. The agreement came into effect on 23 April. Tam passengers flying to Mexico City will be able to transfer to connecting flights operated by Aeromexico. Likewise, Aeromexico passengers arriving in São Paulo will be able to fly to other […]

April 24, 2012 | By More
Qatar Airways offering 25% discount

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 […]

April 18, 2012 | By More
85% of Brazilian airports on a worrying or critical situation

85% of Brazilian airports on a worrying or critical situation

It is definitely not news, but an official report by Brazilian IPEA reveals that 17 out of the 20 main Brazilian airports are either on a “worrying” or “critical” situation: Maior parte dos aeroportos brasileiros está em situação crítica, diz Ipea. The study quotes the economic growth of the last decade and the lack of […]

April 16, 2012 | By More
Taca to fly from Costa Rica to Brasilia and to cancel its Lima Brasilia

Taca to fly from Costa Rica to Brasilia and to cancel its Lima Brasilia

A year ago we mentioned how Taca were studying new destinations in Brazil. Now an announcement is being made. From May, the Central American airline intends to operate four weekly flights from Juan Santamaría international airport in San José, Costa Rica, to Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. At the same time we learn that, from […]

April 11, 2012 | By More
Pluna to suspend temporarily its Montevideo to Campinas flight

Pluna to suspend temporarily its Montevideo to Campinas flight

Uruguayan airline Pluna, currently flying from Montevideo to Viracopos international airport in Campinas, state of São Paulo, will suspend the flight from 11 April till 30 June. The company puts forward technical reasons for the temporary cancellation of a route that had an occupancy rate above expected, so much so that the airline added a […]

April 9, 2012 | By More
American’s Miami to Manaus to become a daily flight

American’s Miami to Manaus to become a daily flight

American Airline‘s Miami to Manaos flight (we gave details of the flight a while back at American Airlines increasing its presence in Brazil), starting on 14 June, has become a little bigger before operations even started. Rather than the four weekly flights initially announced, the new route will count seven flights a week. The information […]

April 4, 2012 | By More
Aerosur, on the verge of bankrupcy, suspends flights

Aerosur, on the verge of bankrupcy, suspends flights

Those with tickets to fly with Bolivian airline Aerosur must get in touch as soon as possible with the agency from where they purchased them. The airline is on the verge of bankrupcy and has suspended flights leaving passengers grounded.

April 2, 2012 | By More