Category: routes
It was all over the news. American Airlines requested from the US Department of Transportation permission to operate a further 17 weekly flights between the US and Brazil. And the permission was granted. The airline intends to add flights from its Miami and New York hubs to several Brazilian destinations (including São Paulo and Rio […]
Etihad Airways, the Abu Dhabi-based airline, plans to operate a daily flight to South America in 2013 according to its CEO. The move would be part of the global expansion of the airline. No details are known yet about the destinations the carrier will fly to but it shouldn’t come as a surprise if Brazil […]
A sales executive from Korean Airlines declared recently that the company is contemplating the possibility of launching new flights to Brazil via Europe. Korean Airlines currently flies three times a week from Seoul to São Paulo via Los Angeles. The news is from Mercado e Eventos and we heard of it on Contato Radar.
A year ago we mentioned how Taca were studying new destinations in Brazil. Now an announcement is being made. From May, the Central American airline intends to operate four weekly flights from Juan Santamaría international airport in San José, Costa Rica, to Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. At the same time we learn that, from […]
Uruguayan airline Pluna, currently flying from Montevideo to Viracopos international airport in Campinas, state of São Paulo, will suspend the flight from 11 April till 30 June. The company puts forward technical reasons for the temporary cancellation of a route that had an occupancy rate above expected, so much so that the airline added a […]
American Airline‘s Miami to Manaos flight (we gave details of the flight a while back at American Airlines increasing its presence in Brazil), starting on 14 June, has become a little bigger before operations even started. Rather than the four weekly flights initially announced, the new route will count seven flights a week. The information […]
Argentina’s airline Aerolíneas Argentinas are negotiating with the Brazilian aviation authorities a direct flight between Río de Janeiro and Bariloche. Supposedly the flight would take place during the winter skiing season in Argentina. As soon as we have more details you will hear them here at the blog. Information from Mercado e Eventos.
United Airlines are studying a direct flight from San Francisco and Rio de Janeiro. It would become the first direct flight in operation linking California and Brazil. It is not known at this stage whether the airline is already in touch with Brazilian aviation authorities. Information from Contato Radar.
In October 2012 Brazilian airline TAM will increase its current four weekly flights between Rio de Janeiro and Frankfurt to a total of seven flights, offering a daily flight between Rio and Germany. Tam will use an Airbus 330 on the route – on its São Paulo-Frankfurt route it operates a Boeing 777.
Spanish airline Air Europa, expecting business growth during 2012, announces its intention to increase the frequencies of its Madrid to Salvador de Bahia flight. There would be five weekly flights during the European summer season – pity Europeans aren’t old that July and August are not the best months to enjoy the beaches in Salvador […]
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 […]
