It is definitely not news, but an official report by Brazilian IPEA reveals that 17 out of the 20 main Brazilian airports are either on a “worrying” or “critical” situation: Maior parte dos aeroportos brasileiros está em situação crítica, diz Ipea. The study quotes the economic growth of the last decade and the lack of […]
Brazilian airline Tam has a website containing a map of the operating conditions of the Brazilian airports. The information is updated on a regular basis. The operating conditions are identified by four different symbols: a green circle indicates the airport is operating normally a yellow circle indicates delays are frequent a red circle indicates there […]
So finally three Brazilian airports have been (kind of) privatized: Guarulhos international airport in São Paulo, Viracopos international airport in Campinas, state of São Paulo, and Brasilia international airport. The interest raised by the concessions was big and it was reflected on offers 347% above the initial estimate (what joke of an estimate was that?). […]
The sorry state of the Brazilian airport infrastructure makes the local news on a regular basis. It is also the top concern of the organizers of both the World Cup 2014 and the Olympic Games of 2016. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has just expressed its concern, describing the situation at the Brazilian airports […]
The website at large is an excellent source of information on internet availability at airports throughout the world, including the Brazilian ones. As many other 2.0 initiatives, the success of a site relies largely on the collaborations from its users. In the case of at large, and when it comes to Brazilian airports, the amount […]
We saw at links: Airport Codes an excellent tool to search for airport codes worldwide. To save you some work, here is a list of the main Brazilian airport codes. We have listed first the name of the city, then the name of the airport (when different from the name of the city) and in […]
Your ticket states that you leave from EZE and arrive in GRU, then you have to get to CGH from where your flight to BPS departs. And you are totally lost. In World-Airport-Codes you will find a complete listing of airport codes throughout the world. You can consult them by country name (Brazil), by country […]
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 […]
