Brazilian airline OceanAir becomes today Avianca Brasil. It has just received its first A318, with the name Avianca freshly painted on it. It should get three similar aircraft along 2010. OceanAir’s website is now redirecting to the new Avianca Brasil site. We hope for real integration between Avianca Brasil, Avianca and Taca, three airlines that […]
Colombian airline Avianca has announced a code-share agreement with its Brazilian partner OceanAir to Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Florianópolis, Porto Alegre and Salvador. The Avianca Plus mileage program is now integrated with OceanAir’s own Amigo program. Subscribe to D Airfare by Email
What would you think of an airline that launches a frequenty flyer program with no rules you can learn about before joining it? That was the reality for members of OceanAir’s programa Amigo until last week. Although it was launched in April 2007, OceanAir only decided to publish the rules of the program now. Shame! […]
In Brazil three companies concentrate the biggest share of the commercial aviation market. They are, in order of importance, Tam, Gol and Varig. Gol owns Varig, and there are projects in the short term to begin code-share flights between the two companies. Tam has agreements with several international airlines and will shortly join the Star […]
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 […]
