Archive for July, 2012

Air Europa to add a new frequency to its Madrid to Salvador de Bahia flight

Air Europa to add a new frequency to its Madrid to Salvador de Bahia flight

Air Europa promised in March that it would increase its frequencies to Brazil, and it failed to deliver on that promise (Air Europa to increase its frequencies from Madrid to Salvador de Bahia). Now the company is announcing for December 2012 a fourth frequency on its flight from Spain to Brazil. It would also seem […]

July 31, 2012 | By More
accumulate Smiles miles while flying Qatar Airways

accumulate Smiles miles while flying Qatar Airways

Members of Smiles, Gol’s loyalty program, can now accumulate miles while flying Qatar Airways. It is not possible yet to issue tickets to fly Qatar with Smiles points. If you fly Qatar and you are contemplating accumulating miles on Smiles, pay careful attention to the fare you are buying, as the most affordable booking classes […]

July 27, 2012 | By More
Gol announces new international flights

Gol announces new international flights

Brazilian airline Gol keeps coming and going. After cancelling a series of international flights it is the turn now for the announcement of new international routes adding on to the new São Paulo to Montevideo flight announced last week. Asunción, the capital of Paraguay, will have a direct flight from São Paulo. The airline is […]

July 23, 2012 | By More
Aeromexico to fly Cancun to São Paulo via Lima

Aeromexico to fly Cancun to São Paulo via Lima

Mexican airline Aeroméxico will beging flying on 4 August from Cancun to Guarulhos international airport in São Paulo with a technical stop in Lima, Peru. The flight takes off from Cancún at 13:40 and lands in São Paulo at 3:00. On the way back, the flight departs from São Paulo at 4:10 and arrives in […]

July 19, 2012 | By More
best airlines in the world 2012

best airlines in the world 2012

Skytrax has just released the results of its prestigious awards. The top 10 of the Best Airline in the World looks as follows: 1. Qatar Airways. It flies to Brazil. 2. Asiana Airlines. 3. Singapore Airlines. It flies to Brazil. 4. Cathay Pacific. 5. ANA All Nippon Airways. 6. Etihad Airways. It will to Brazil […]

July 17, 2012 | By More
Tap will continue flying to Campinas after all

Tap will continue flying to Campinas after all

Portuguese airline Tap announced a while back ago that it was cancelling its Lisbon to Campinas flight. The company has now changed its mind and announces it will continue flying to Viracopos airport in Campinas. Apparently a series of meeting between the airline, the authorities and the airport resulted in a series of commitments that […]

July 12, 2012 | By More
Gol launching new São Paulo to Montevideo flight

Gol launching new São Paulo to Montevideo flight

It may have been a coincidence but just as Uruguayan airline Pluna announced it was cancelling its flights in the midst of financial turmoil, Brazilian airline Gol announced a new flight from Guarulhos international airport in São Paulo to Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Gol is going through a very difficult time of its own, […]

July 10, 2012 | By More
Pluna stops flying

Pluna stops flying

As from now, Uruguayan airline Pluna has announced it stops flying for an indeterminate period of time due to the serious financial crisis it is undergoing. Any passengers with Pluna tickets should contact the company or their travel agent as soon as possible. We’ll keep you posted.

July 5, 2012 | By More
Tam cancels its Porto Alegre to Buenos Aires / Aeroparque flight

Tam cancels its Porto Alegre to Buenos Aires / Aeroparque flight

From 2 July 2012 Brazilian airline Tam ceased to fly from Porto Alegre international airport to Aeroparque / Jorge Newbery airport in Buenos Aires. It was a daily flight operated with an Airbus A320. Coinciding with this cancellation came the announcement that Tam will increase to three its daily frequencies from São Paulo to Aeroparque […]

July 3, 2012 | By More