Category: airlines
Gol is keeping quiet about it but American Airlines has made the official announcement: from 12 August 2012 the agreement between its loyalty program AAdvantage and Gol’s Smiles comes to an end. The details of the agreement had been covered here at D Airfare at Smiles and American Airlines delayed and you can now issue […]
Brazilian airline Tam and Turkish Airlines have signed a code-share agreement. Both companies are currently members of the Star Alliance – although there is uncertainty as to how long will Tam remain a member of the alliance. The agreement will allow each of the two companies to sell tickets for a number of flights flown […]
Brazilian antitrust authorities gave the go ahead last week to the merger of Brazilian airline Tam and Chilean airline Lan – in our opinion, the purchase of Tam by Lan, as we detailed at LATAM, the new Lan Brazil? – our assessment of the LAN/TAM merger. CADE, the Brazilian antitrust body, also set as a […]
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 […]
Brazil’s Gol and Argentina’s Aerolíneas Argentinas have just reached an agreement allowing miles accrued flying with one airline to be deposited in the frequent flyer program of the other company. The agreement will also allow for domestic flights in Argentina to be issued with a Gol code and domestic flights in Brazil with an Aerolíneas […]
From time to time we like to have a look at the figures published on a regular basis detailing the composition of the domestic aviation market. According to the official body ANAC, these are the airlines dominating the domestic market in August 2011: Gol, 38.84% of market share Tam, 38.37% of market share Azul, 9.27% […]
The now partners British Airways and Iberia have just included their Brazilian flights in their code share agreements. As a result, Iberia flights from Madrid to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro will also use a British Airways flight code. Conversely, British Airways flights from London Heathrow to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro will […]
Folha de São Paulo newspaper reports that the Brazilian goverment has made it a priority to pass, during the second semester of 2011, an act that would increase to a maximum of 49% the share of foreign investment in Brazilian airlines. Read the full article at the newspaper’s English-language edition: Government wants more foreign investment […]
Swiss airlines have signed a code-share agreement with its Star Alliance partner Tam allowing the European airline to sell tickets to Brasilia, Curitiba and Florianópolis. Passengers embarking on either of the three cities on their way to Europe will find convenient connecting flights to Guarulhos International Airport, the base from where Swiss operates its São […]
It’s all over the front pages of the economy sections of the journals: Brazilian airline Gol has acquired its competitor Webjet (Gol compra Webjet por R$ 96 milhões). It was not that long ago that Gol had purchased the then more than fragile Varig. We’ve got nothing in particular against or for Gol or Webjet. […]
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 […]
