Brazilian airlines Azul and Trip have just announced their merger. The resulting company will only use the name Azul and will obtain a share of the Brazilian domestic market of 15% (Azul had 9,8% and Trip 4,3%). The Brazilian domestic aviation market continues its concentration in a few hands, no doubt bad news for the […]
Young Brazilian airline Azul would be keen on expanding its operations abroad, flying to other destinations in South America. The declaration of intent came from the mouth of one of the company’s executives and was reproduced by local newspaper Estado de São Paulo. The decision to fly abroad would be taken sometime in 2012. Azul’s […]
From 10 March Azul airlines is incorporating Foz do Iguaçu to its ever-increasing list of destinations. To start with there will be a daily flight, with prices from R$99 each leg. Departing and arriving to Azul’s hub at Viracopos airport in the city of Campinas, state of São Paulo. At the Brazil Travel Blog we […]
Azul is announcing two new destinations. From 7 June it will fly from its hub in Campinas (São Paulo) to Cuiabá, the capital of Mato Grosso and one of the entry points to the region of the Pantanal. From 15 July, it will fly from Campinas to Brasilia, the Brazilian capital. —————————— RELATED POSTS: destination: […]
We saw three months ago how Azul, Gol and Tam had been reprimanded by the authorities for including on their sales websites pre-selected optional services (travel insurance). At the time we were quite happy that the authorities seemed to be doing something about this cunning trick. It was with dismay that over the last weekend […]
Azul is about to start flying to Porto Seguro, in the state of Bahia. From May onwards there will be flights from Belo Horizonte (Confins), Campinas (Viracopos) and São Paulo (Congonhas). To celebrate the launch of the new route, the airline has promotional fares: one way from Belo Horizonte costs R$99; from Campinas, R$129 and […]
5 March is the deadline if you want to purchase the new edition of Azul‘s “Passaporte”. The pass allows for unlimited flights during March and April (initially the pass was sold as being valid only for March; Azul suddely changed its mind and extended the period), with the exception of Fridays and Sundays. The 2009 […]
Brazilian airlines Azul, Gol and Tam have been reprimanded by ANAC (the Brazilian civil aviation authority) for including on their sales websites pre-selected optional services (travel insurance). They will be allowed to offer those services but making it very clear they are optional. The customer will have to actively select the services should he wish […]
Azul is selling tickets for its Campinas – Goiania flight, due to start on 3 March. Prices from R$ 119 one way. Azul is no longer launching its new routes with mega deals. The price it is charging is not much different from what you will find Gol is offering for January. For that reason […]
Azul is launching a new regular flight from Campinas (São Paulo) to Caldas Novas, on Sundays. From the beginning of March, there will be new regular flights from Campinas to Goiânia. There will be at least three daily frequencies on each direction. None of those flights are available for sale yet at Azul’s website. Subscribe […]
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 […]
