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Pluna-Tam code share
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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.
agreements between Tam and Brussels Airlines and US Airways
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As part of the process of integration within the Star Alliance, Tam has signed agreements with Brussels Airlines and US Airways. These agreements give Tam customers more chances to accumulate miles and issue tickets to new destinations.
Aerolíneas Argentinas to use more modern craft on its flights to Brazil
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Argentinian airline Aerolíneas Argentinas is announcing it will use its Boeing 737-7 for flights to Brazil – it is an aircraft considerably more modern than the ones the company has been using to date.
The airline is also announcing an increase on frequencies to Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and São Paulo.
Brazilian airlines, official Twitter profiles
Posted by: | CommentsAs there are fake Twitter profiles aplenty I am listing below the official profiles of the main Brazilian airlines.
Airline: Tam
Profile: @TAMAirlines
Airline: Gol / Varig
Profile: @GOLComunicação
Airline: Webjet
Profile: @Webjet
Airline: Azul
Profile: @azulinhasaereas
Airline: Trip
Profile: @voetrip
Lan and Brazil
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Chilean airline Lan is paying special attention to the new 14 frequencies to Brazil the Chilean authorities will be authorizing shortly. 7 frequencies can be used right away while the other 7 will be valid for flights from October 2010. Flights do not need to have their final destination in Brazil, which opens the door to stopovers on the way to other countries.
Air Comet: a word of warning
Posted by: | CommentsIf you find an enticing airfare to fly to Argentina with Air Comet, a word of warning. The company is going through a serious financial crisis, and stories of passenger neglect and extraordinary delays and cancellations of flights accumulate.
TAM: system offline on 14 and 15 November
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Tam is migrating its system to the Amadeus platform. The change will take place on 14 and 15 November. During the period both its website and its sales system will be unreachable.
We hope Tam’s website gets an upgrade allowing price searches.
Webjet: shuttle service between Congonhas and Guarulhos in São Paulo
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Brazilian airline Webjet is offering its passengers a free shuttle service between Congonhas and Guarulhos airports in São Paulo. More details -including service schedules- at Webbus.
code-share agreement between Iberia and Gol
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For those fans of Spanish airline Iberia there is some good news. The airline has just confirmed a code-share agreement with Gol that will enable the former to deliver its passangers to 13 Brazilian destinations. The agreement needs to be approved now by the Brazilian authorities. Watch this space for more news.
Avianca and Taca: merger ahead
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Colombian airline Avianca, part of the Sinergy group (controller of the Brazilian OceanAir) is going to merge with Taca. Sinergy will be in control of the new airline resulting from the merger. It seems that on an initial stage both companies will co-exist as part of the same group only to fully merge at a later stage.