Archive for January, 2009

El Al: flights from May 2

El Al: flights from May 2

El Al has confirmed its flights from Brazil to Israel begin on May 2. There will be 3 weekly flights (Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays) on a B777. Departure from São Paulo at 19:30 and arrival in Tel Aviv at 14:25 the following day. Departure from Tel Aviv at 23:30 and arrival in São Paulo at […]

January 15, 2009 | By More
TAM’s Brazil Airpass

TAM’s Brazil Airpass

Tam has just announced the 2009 edition of its Brazil Airpass and also of its South America Airpass. The Brazil Airpass uses vouchers. Each voucher corresponds to a flight in economy class. You can buy from 1 to 9 vouchers (from 1 to 4 vouchers the price is the same). When you buy the vouchers, […]

January 14, 2009 | By More
Gol: new flight deals

Gol: new flight deals

Gol is definitely chasing after Azul. On its homepage it is promoting tariffs departing from Campinas (Azul’s current hub) Curitiba, Porto Alegre and Vitoria. —————— Promotion Férias Especiais com tarifas reduzidas. Cheapest fares if you buy them at least 3 days in advance and with a minimum stay of 9 days on your destination. For […]

January 13, 2009 | By More
TAAG: flights to São Paulo

TAAG: flights to São Paulo

Angola’s Taag will begin operating flights to São Paulo from the end of April. Neither the frequencies nor the type of aircraft have been announced yet. Taag currently flies from Luanda to Rio de Janeiro five times a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays). —————————— RELATED POSTS: direct flights from Angola to Brazil direct […]

January 13, 2009 | By More
Pluna and Lan: flight deals

Pluna and Lan: flight deals

Uruguayan airline Pluna, on the way to full recovery, is announcing promotional flights for the month of February. Make sure you check out Pluna’s luggage rules before buying any ticket. The promotion includes flights from São Paulo to Buenos Aires (Aeroparque) from US$150, from São Paulo to Córdoba from US$199 and from São Paulo to […]

January 11, 2009 | By More
Azul promising flights at the price of bus tickets

Azul promising flights at the price of bus tickets

Azul airline is announcing at its web site plane fares at the price of bus tickets. Legs (for return tickets) from R$51 for Curitiba-Campinas, R$129 for Curitiba-Vitoria and R$119 for Vitoria – Campinas. It’s a pity Azul begins to build its relationship with its client making the some mistake made by smaller companies: it does […]

January 8, 2009 | By More
Air Asia: dreaming is free

Air Asia: dreaming is free

We flew with Air Asia between Singapore and Bangkok. Nearly two hours of flight in some of the most uncomfortable seats ever; but we can’t complain, the fares we paid were some of the cheapest ever too. At the beginning of the year Air Asia, and its long-distance arm, Air Asia X, launched a promotion […]

January 8, 2009 | By More
code share

code share

You’ll often read the term code share here at the blog. What does it mean? Code share agreements are signed by two or more airlines with the aim of offering a greater number of destinations to their customers while not having to physically fly to those destinations. How do they do it? When it enters […]

January 5, 2009 | By More
video: danger on the approach to Guarulhos airport in São Paulo

video: danger on the approach to Guarulhos airport in São Paulo

We will certainly make an effort to bring you here at the video section of DAirfare amazing and spectacular images taken from the Brazilian skies. Today, however, we include in this section worrying images of a common practice in a number of large Brazilian cities: the uncontrolled release into the skies of unmanned hot-air balloons […]

January 2, 2009 | By More