After protracted negotiations Copa and Avianca finally joined the Star Alliance. It’s been a long process as the Star Alliance still had hopes of maintaining Tam in the Alliance (with the integration of Tam and Lan that prospect is now gone). The inexplicable fact is that Avianca Brasil hasn’t joined neither the Alliance nor Avianca/Copa’s […]
Taca / Avianca have launched a new flight from Bogota to Brasilia. The flight has four weekly frequencies and the schedules can be checked at this page on Avianca’s website. The arrival and departure times are far from being ideal but the new flight can open the doors to the spectacular Brazilian capital to many […]
Avianca, currently flying from São Paulo to the capital of Colombia, is launching on 5 November a new flight from Rio de Janeiro to Bogotá. There will be three daily flights, departing from Rio de Janeiro on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and taking off from Bogotá on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.
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 […]
Avianca Brasil has just launched its first international flight, a non-stop flight between the Colombian capital Bogotá and São Paulo. An Airbus A319 is used on the route. Subscribe to D Airfare by Email
Several articles on the Internet point to a new Star Alliance strategy for Latin America. Part of that strategy involves the entry into the alliance of airlines Avianca/Taca and Copa. As a result of this move, Tam (still to be known as Lan Brasil in a not too distant future) would be virtually out of […]
Avianca is offering good fares to fly to the United States from São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro. There are fares (KXPP00VD) to Miami from 575 USD, to Fort Lauderdale from 545 USD and to New York from 626 USD. Taxes excluded. Fares valid for trips no later than 31 October 2010. Minium stay is […]
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 […]
Avianca (now under the same controller as Taca and OceanAir, Avianca and Taca: merger ahead) is announcing new deals to the United States. Fares (taxes excluded) from 420 USD (GXPPOOVD) departing from São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro to Miami, Fort Lauderdale, New York, Los Angeles and Washington. Purchases until 19 October. Valid for flights […]
Colombian airline Avianca, part of the Sinergy group (controller of the Brazilian OceanAir) is going to merge with Taca. Sinergy will be in control of the new airline resulting from the merger. It seems that on an initial stage both companies will co-exist as part of the same group only to fully merge at a […]
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 […]
