The expansion of Copa continues and so does its investment on Brazil. The airline has announced that starting June 2012 it will fly from its hub in Panama City to Recife, Las Vegas, Curaçao and Liberia. The flight to Recife begins on 23 June 2012 and it will have four weekly frequencies. Recife becomes the [...]
Turkish Airlines wants to fly from São Paulo to Buenos Aires in 2012. It would be an extension of its current Istanbul-São Paulo flight. The company is awaiting for the permission from the authorities to begin operating the flight. If approved it will be yet another choice to fly between Guarulhos and Ezeiza. Information from [...]
A recent text at the Contato Radar forum had an incredible figure: Viracopos international airport in Campinas, state of São Paulo, experienced a 1,025% growth in passengers in a period of just 7 years. During 2024, 675,796 used the airport. In 2011 it is expected that figure will reach 7,600,000. Viracopos is the main hub [...]
Bolivian airline Aerosur will be adding on 29 February 2012 three new weekly flights between Guarulhos international airport in São Paulo and Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia, continuing onto Panama City. Departures from Brazil will be on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and the flight will be operated using a Boeing 737-300. The airline [...]
Uruguay’s national carrier Pluna is increasing its presence in Brazil – it is estimated that in three year’s time Brazil will generate half of the revenue of the company. The airline wants to launch six new routes from Montevideo to Brazilian destinations. Out of those six new destinations, three have already been chosen: Campo Grande [...]
It would seem Qatar Airways, currently flying from Doha to São Paulo, intends to launch in 2012 a direct flight from Doha to Rio de Janeiro. The source is a news item from O Globo reproduced at Contato Radar. The Gulf airline follows the trail of its neighbour Emirates, a company that, as we informed [...]
In Brazil the term “ponte aérea” (air shuttle) refers to the frequent flights between the Santos Dumont airport in Rio de Janeiro and the Congonhas airport in São Paulo – both airports are located within the city boundaries. A recent research mentioned by the Valor Econômico newspaper, based on an analysis of airfares on the [...]
It is being reported that Argentina’s Aerolíneas Argentinas intends to fly from Rio de Janeiro to Salta, with a stopover at Puerto Iguazú. The flight would avoid Buenos Aires. An agreement between the authorities of Salta and the company needs to be reached before the flight can be confirmed. It wasn’t that long ago that [...]
We announced it here at DAirfare. KLM (KLM flying direct from Amsterdam to Rio de Janeiro) and Lufthansa (Lufthansa to return to Rio de Janeiro flying from Frankfurt) were heading back to Rio. That announcement is now a reality and both companies are flying from Frankfurt and Amsterdam to Rio de Janeiro. Don’t forget January [...]
American Airlines, currently flying five times a week between Rio de Janeiro and New York, will launch a daily flight operating between 16 November 2011 and 8 February 2012. A Boeing 777 will be used for the route. Did you like this? Share it:
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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 [...]
Tap, Lufthansa and Air France / Klm with reduced fares to fly from Rio de Janeiro at the end of 2011
Tap, Lufthansa and AirFrance/KLM are announcing economic class fares from USD 899 to fly between November 2011 and January 2012. TAP Tap has fares departing from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Munich, London, Rome, Amsterdam, Zurich, Paris, Nice and Vienna, among other cities, from USD 898 (taxes excluded). Purchases no later than 31 [...]