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Pluna launching a direct service from São Paulo to Punta del Este

Pluna launching a direct service from São Paulo to Punta del Este

Pluna, Uruguay’s flag carrier, announces a new daily and direct flight from São Paulo (Guarulhos) to the popular tourist resort of Punta del Este in Uruguay. The flight will be operated between 1 December 2011 and 10 April 2012.

October 11, 2011 | By More
Copa’s new direct flight from Belo Horizonte to Panamá

Copa’s new direct flight from Belo Horizonte to Panamá

Copa Airlines, Panama’s flag carrier, is announcing a new direct flight from Belo Horizonte to Panamá City, allowing for a range of connections to other Central American and North American connections. The flight will begin on 15 December and will be operated on a Boeing 737-700 Next Generation, with a capacity of up to 124 […]

October 5, 2011 | By More
Pluna adds a second daily flight to its Montevideo-Campinas route

Pluna adds a second daily flight to its Montevideo-Campinas route

On 27 October Uruguay’s airline Pluna will add a second daily flight to its Montevideo to Campinas route (the only exception will be Fridays when there will only be one daily flight). The flight lasts approximately three hours. Campinas is the main hub of Brazilian airline Azul, offering connections to a score of tourists destinations […]

September 27, 2011 | By More
Aerosur to fly from Bolivia to Rio Branco in Acre

Aerosur to fly from Bolivia to Rio Branco in Acre

Bolivia’s airline Aerosur is expected to begin flying from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Rio Branco, in the Brazilian state of Acre, in November 2011. The flight from Bolivia to Brazil will make a stopover at Cochabamba. There will be four weekly flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, flown on a Boeing 737-300.

September 20, 2011 | By More
Turkish Airlines wants to fly Buenos Aires-São Paulo-Istanbul

Turkish Airlines wants to fly Buenos Aires-São Paulo-Istanbul

Turkish Airlines wants to operate a fifth weekly flight to Brazil – it is only awaiting for an additional slot to operate at Guarulhos Int’l airport in São Paulo. The company’s CEO declared the new frequency should take of at the end of 2011. And he also revealed that Turkish wants to fly its Boeing […]

September 14, 2011 | By More
Iberia cancels its Madrid to Fortaleza and Recife flight

Iberia cancels its Madrid to Fortaleza and Recife flight

10 months after its launch (the new Iberia flight to the Northeast begins on 1 February), Iberia’s Madrid to Fortaleza and Recife flight comes to an end. On 2 November 2011, to be exact. The reasons alleged by Iberia for the end of the route are high fuel costs and the world crisis. One wonders […]

September 12, 2011 | By More
American Airlines in Manaus and Porto Alegre

American Airlines in Manaus and Porto Alegre

Two news stories on American Airlines. Although it seems like an eternity – the flight will only commence on 16 June 2012, American Airlines is already selling tickets for its four-times a week flight from Miami to Manaus. The news is from Panrotas. The airline should announce shortly its new direct flight from Porto Alegre […]

September 8, 2011 | By More
Singapore Airlines to make its São Paulo-Barcelona a daily flight

Singapore Airlines to make its São Paulo-Barcelona a daily flight

Singapore Airlines is quite happy with the way things are going on its São Paulo – Barcelona flight (continuing onto Singapore). The occupancy rate is 80% and now the company intends to turn its three-times-a-week flight into a daily one. For this, it needs to wait for permission and slots from the local aviation authorities. […]

August 30, 2011 | By More
interline agreement between Tam and JetBlue

interline agreement between Tam and JetBlue

Brazil’s Tam and the American JetBlue have entered into an interline agreement allowing one company to sell flights operated by the other. As a result of the agreement, passengers will be a able to issue the entire trip on a single e-ticket and will be able to check-in their lugagge to their final destination. An […]

August 25, 2011 | By More
Tam selling tickets for its new Mexico City flight, from USD830

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 […]

August 23, 2011 | By More