Category: routes
Not that long ago we mentioned that Turkish Airlines wanted to fly from São Paulo to Buenos Aires. The new route has now been confirmed. From June 2012, Turkish will fly between Ezeiza airport in Buenos Aires and Guarulhos airport in São Paulo. From São Paulo the flight will continue its route to Istanbul. There […]
From June American Airlines will fly from Miami to Manaus four times a week. The new route comes on top of an increase on the number of existing frequencies, effective from 14 June: the current seven weekly frequencies from Dallas to São Paulo will become 12. the current five weekly frequencies from Miami to Brasilia […]
Although the airline is still awaiting for the permission from the Brazilian authorities, German company Condor is already selling tickets for its new direct flight from Frankfurt in Germany to Rio de Janeiro. The airline will use a Boeing 767-300ER on the route. Right now Condor flies to Salvador de Bahia and to Recife.
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 […]
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 […]
