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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 […]
Infraero is the official Brazilian body supposedly responsible for the management of airports in the country. Over the years it has built a notorious reputation for being a tool used by the government to reward its political allies – Brazilian airport infrastructure has suffered as a result. Infraero is now at Twitter: @canalinfraero. What we […]
The Brazilian authorities have launched Hora de Viajar (Travel Time), a website with useful information related to air travel in Brazil. As usual, the site is available in Portuguese only. The information is structured in three blocks: before boarding the plane, during the flight, and after leaving the plane. We can only hope some of […]
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 […]
Kayak is one of the most useful international aggregators around. On its home page you can fill the spaces with your dates, origin and destination to search for a flight. On the results page you will find the airfares the system has found along with links to the airline’s websites or consolidator’s pages where the […]
Alitalia has announced a substantial reduction on the number of flights it operates. The airline is up to its neck in debt and while it awaits for the new controllers, it had no other alternative but to cut flights. A temporary reduction is being mentioned, but it is almost certain its flight network will be […]
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 […]
