Category: news
It’s all over the front pages of the economy sections of the journals: Brazilian airline Gol has acquired its competitor Webjet (Gol compra Webjet por R$ 96 milhões). It was not that long ago that Gol had purchased the then more than fragile Varig. We’ve got nothing in particular against or for Gol or Webjet. […]
Skytrax has just revealed its ranking of the best world airlines for 2011 (you can check it out at World Airline Awards). Unlike other rankings (Condé Nast Traveller comes to mind) where the winners have to pay if they want to appear in the final list, in the case of Skytrax the rankings are ellaborated […]
The code-share agreement between Iberia and Gol has been extended. As a result, Iberia can now sell tickets to Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Goiania, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Salvador and Vitória. Iberia passengers from its Madrid-São Paulo, Madrid-Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona-São Paulo can connect now to domestic flights operated by Gol. Information from […]
A few days ago a reader of our Aquela Passagem sent us an intriguing question. If you search for South American destinations at JetBlue’s website you will find cities like São Paulo, Río de Janeiro or Buenos Aires. Is the US low-cost planning a grand international expansion? Unfortunately it would seem that is not the […]
After announcing a new flight from Buenos Aires to Curitiba (Aerolíneas Argentinas to fly from Buenos Aires to Curitiba), Argentinian airline Aerolíneas Argentinas is now claiming that there are “studies for a future flight, with the date yet undecided” (Aerolineas não garante a ligação entre Curitiba e Buenos Aires).
US airline Delta is adding a new frequency to its Atlanta to Brasilia flight. From today 1 June there will be a flight on Wednesdays, operated on a Boeing 757-200. That makes it a total of six weekly flights between Atlanta and the Brazilian capital. Information from Panrotas.
For those fluent in Portuguese, Globo TV network run a series of reports on the situation of air transportation in Brazil. One of the reports dealt with the way the Brazilian traffic air control system works and the problems it faces, due to the dire state of the airport infrastructure. It’s a video worth watching […]
Israel’s El Al, currently flying three times a week between Tel Aviv and São Paulo, wants to introduce a fourth direct flight before the end of the year. The airline has a new website. Information from magazine Panrotas.
British Airways, currently flying three times a week from London Heathrow to Rio de Janeiro, is announcing it will double the amount of weekly flights between both airports. From October 2011 there will be six weekly direct flights.
Brazilian airline Tam and Spanish airline Spanair (both members of the Star Alliance) initiate on 12 May a code-share agreement. Tam will be able to issue its clients tickets with its own JJ code on flights operated by Spanair from Madrid to Barcelona, Bilbao, Málaga, Santiago de Compostela and Tenerife. Likewise, Spanair will be able […]
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 […]
