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Tap’s flash mobs reach Brazil

March 12, 2010 | By More
Tap’s flash mobs reach Brazil

Portuguese airline Tap‘s marketing drives in the form of flash mobs at different airports across the world recently reached Brazil too. The first performance took place at the Galeão international airport, in Rio de Janeiro. The second such performance was at Guarulhos international airport, in São Paulo. Subscribe to D Airfare by Email

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Tam, a promotion turned into frustration

March 8, 2010 | By More
Tam, a promotion turned into frustration

So much hype for nothing. Customers trying to take advantage of Tam’s promotion over the weekend (Tam fare deals over the weekend) saw their hopes turned into frustration and anger. Tam’s website was unavailable for most of the weekend (I unsuccesfully tried to enter the page a dozen times over Saturday and Sunday). Customers attracted […]

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Tam fare deals over the weekend

March 5, 2010 | By More
Tam fare deals over the weekend

Tam is announcing a special promotion beginning tonight at 20:00 and ending at 06:00 on Monday. Return tickets must be purchased and the minimum stay at the destination is two nights. Valid for flights from 6 March and 9 May 2010. It remains to be seen whether the promotional fares will meet expectations. Subscribe to […]

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Pluna-Tam code share

March 1, 2010 | By More
Pluna-Tam code share

The Uruguayan airline Pluna and the Brazilian Tam have added a new flight to their code-share agreement. Tam will now sell tickets for the Porto Alegre – Montevideo flight with its own Tam flight code. The flight is operated by Pluna. Subscribe to D Airfare by Email

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Aerolíneas Argentinas: departure from Aeroparque, Buenos Aires

February 26, 2010 | By More
Aerolíneas Argentinas: departure from Aeroparque, Buenos Aires

From 14 March 2010 all of Aerolíneas Argentinas flights to Brazil will take off from the Aeroparque airport in Buenos Aires and not from Ezeiza as they currently do. Subscribe to D Airfare by Email

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a new Azul pass, suffering from hyperinflation

February 22, 2010 | By More
a new Azul pass, suffering from hyperinflation

5 March is the deadline if you want to purchase the new edition of Azul‘s “Passaporte”. The pass allows for unlimited flights during March and April (initially the pass was sold as being valid only for March; Azul suddely changed its mind and extended the period), with the exception of Fridays and Sundays. The 2009 […]

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Brazilian aviation: January 2010 market share

February 19, 2010 | By More
Brazilian aviation: January 2010 market share

Domestic flights: Tam leads with a 42.8% market share; Gol/Varig is second with 40.9%. Among the smaller airlines, Webjet has 6.68%, Azul 4.99%, OceanAir 2.2% and Trip 1.64%. International flights (by Brazilian airlines): Tam has 81.4% of the market and Gol/Varig 18.4%. Source: Panrotas —————————— RELATED POSTS: the main Brazilian airlines Subscribe to D Airfare […]

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Azul, Gol and Tam reprimanded by the authorities

February 18, 2010 | By More
Azul, Gol and Tam reprimanded by the authorities

Brazilian airlines Azul, Gol and Tam have been reprimanded by ANAC (the Brazilian civil aviation authority) for including on their sales websites pre-selected optional services (travel insurance). They will be allowed to offer those services but making it very clear they are optional. The customer will have to actively select the services should he wish […]

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Qatar Airways flying to Brazil from 30 May

February 10, 2010 | By More
Qatar Airways flying to Brazil from 30 May

The agreement between Brazil and Qatar we mentioned a short while ago has produced results in record time. Qatar Airways is announcing it will begin flying to Brazil on 30 May. It will use a Boeing 777-200 to fly from Doha to Guarulhos airport in São Paulo. It will then continue its journey to Ezeiza […]

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Tam announces internet and on-board telephone calls from June 2010

February 8, 2010 | By More
Tam announces internet and on-board telephone calls from June 2010

Tam has announced that starting in June 2010 it is going to offer both internet access and mobile phone calls on board its flights. While internet access is a cool idea, we dread to think what it might be like to spend an entire flight listening to the conversation of the passenger sitting next to […]

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