Category: airlines
Mexican airline Mexicana has just filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. and Mexico. No announcements have been made with regard to its routes to Brazil and from Brazil, which continue to operate normally. Subscribe to D Airfare by Email
As part of the neverending saga of announcements and cancellations, it is Air Europa‘s turn to announce its return to the Madrid – Salvador de Bahia route from 31 October. The airline will operate three weekly flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. An Airbus A330-200 with capacity for 299 passengers will be used on the […]
After a long season with its doors closed, the Tam Museum reopens on Sunday 13. The museum contains a considerable collection of aircraft (more than 80) and is located in the city of São Carlos, in the interior of the state of São Paulo. We hope the reopening of the museum will also mean its […]
We saw three months ago how Azul, Gol and Tam had been reprimanded by the authorities for including on their sales websites pre-selected optional services (travel insurance). At the time we were quite happy that the authorities seemed to be doing something about this cunning trick. It was with dismay that over the last weekend […]
The main Brazilian airlines will be present at the Salão do Turismo in São Paulo from 26 to 30 May. The Salão is the most important Tourism Fair in the country and you will find more details at our blog post Salão do Turismo 2010, the most important Tourism Fair in Brazil. Avianca, Azul, Gol, […]
One of the first outcomes of Tam‘s entrance into the Star Alliance is a series of agreements with the frequenty flyer programs of 16 airlines belonging to the Alliance. They are: Adria Airways, Air China, Air New Zealand, Ana, Asiana Airlines, Blue1, Croatia Airlines, Egyptair, LOT Polish Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, Shangai Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South […]
The long process of incorporation of the Brazilian airline Tam into the Star Alliance comes to an end tomorrow, when Tam will officially join the biggest of all airline alliances in the world. During the coming months you will have here at D Airfare detailed information of the changes brought forward by this event. —————————— […]
Brazilian airline OceanAir becomes today Avianca Brasil. It has just received its first A318, with the name Avianca freshly painted on it. It should get three similar aircraft along 2010. OceanAir’s website is now redirecting to the new Avianca Brasil site. We hope for real integration between Avianca Brasil, Avianca and Taca, three airlines that […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
