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Brazil Airpass and South America Airpass by Varig and Gol
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We were preparing a blog post with details of Varig (and Gol’s) Brasil Airpass and South America Airpass when we discovered, much to our surprise, that Varig’s webpage is no longer functional and send the customer to Gol’s website. Here there is no mention whatsoever of the passes.
We have direct links to the sections on Varig’s now deactivated website that contain information on the passes. But we are afraid of mentioning the information contained there as there is no indication whether the passes are still being sold or not. We contacted Gol/Varig’s press office but as usual, there was no reply from them.
The day Gol decides to inform openly about the passes you will read about them here in the blog.
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TAM’s Brazil Airpass
TAM’s South America Airpass
TAM’s South America Airpass
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Tam has just announced the 2009 edition of its Brazil Airpass and also of its South America Airpass.
The South America Airpass is aimed at those living outside South America, wanting to travel to the cities Tam flies to in Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela. The pass must be purchased outside South America and must be issued along with an international flight to any of the destinations served by Tam in South America.
The calculation for the pass is based on the number of miles flown, and it has two tariff classes (airfare terminology). Prices start from USD 339 to USD 402 to fly between 1200 and 1900 miles and USD 1236 to USD 1470 to fly between 7201 and 8200 miles – prices if the international flight is operated by Tam or Tam Airlines. If you arrive in Brazil with a company that has an interline agreement with Tam or on a code share flight, the pass will set you back USD 402 to USD 564 to fly between 1200 and 1900 miles and USD 1470 to USD 1800 to fly between 7201 to 8200 miles.
The maximum number of flights allowed is 8, with a maximum of 5 flights per country.
You have 30 days to use all the vouchers, counting from the day of your first flight.
Airpasses can be bought up to 31 December 2009 for flights before 10 July 2010. For those taking part in Tam’s frequent flyer program (Fidelidade Tam), flights flown by Tam or Tam Airlines earn you 90% of the total amount of points.
There’s a another series of rules you should be familiar with before you approach your travel agent or Tam to purchase the airpass.
Is it worth it?
It depends on the time of the year you intend to travel, on the distances you are going to fly, the domestic market at the time (whether there are enticing flight deals or not) and of the time you have to complete your trip (under 30 days). There are so many things to consider that it is very difficult to answer the question. The consumers need to assess their trip, compare prices and work out whether it pays or not.
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TAM’s Brazil Airpass
TAM’s Brazil Airpass
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Tam has just announced the 2009 edition of its Brazil Airpass and also of its South America Airpass.
The Brazil Airpass uses vouchers. Each voucher corresponds to a flight in economy class. You can buy from 1 to 9 vouchers (from 1 to 4 vouchers the price is the same). When you buy the vouchers, you have to specify which of the four reserve classes (not to be confused with the service classes, more information in airfare terminology) you want. The more expensive the class reserve the likelier you are to find seats available.
The airpass must be purchased and issued abroad (you can’t just arrive in Brazil and try to buy it here). It must be purchased along with an international ticket to Brazil.
If you arrive in Brazil with an international flight operated by Tam or Tam Airlines (former Tam Mercosul) you will pay slightly less for the airpass. Depending on the reserve class, the airpass will cost you between USD 551 to USD842 (for 1 to 4 vouchers) and USD 1241 to USD 2001 (9 vouchers). If you arrive in Brazil with a company that has an interline agreement with Tam or on a code share flight, the pass will cost between USD 635 to USD 926 (for 1 to 4 vouchers) to USD 1511 and USD 2201 (9 vouchers).
You have 30 days to use all the vouchers, counting from the day of your first flight.
The luggage allowance for the internal flights equals that of the international flight that brough you to Brazil.
There is a fee of USD 100 for cancellation or if you want to change the dates. Once issued, you cannot change the routes. There’s a another series of rules you should be familiar with before you approach your travel agent or Tam to purchase the airpass.
Airpasses can be bought up to 31 December 2009 for flights before 10 July 2010. For those taking part in Tam’s frequent flyer program (Fidelidade Tam), flights earn you 90% of the total amount of points.
Although it is called Brazil Airpass, you can include on your route flights to Ciudad del Este in Paraguay.
Is it worth it?
It depends on the time of the year you intend to travel, on the distances you are going to fly, the domestic market at the time (whether there are enticing flight deals or not) and of the time you have to complete your trip (under 30 days). There are so many things to consider that it is very difficult to answer the question. The consumers need to assess their trip, compare prices and work out whether it pays or not.
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TAM’s South America Airpass