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American Airlines increasing its presence in Brazil

American Airlines increasing its presence in Brazil

From June American Airlines will fly from Miami to Manaus four times a week. The new route comes on top of an increase on the number of existing frequencies, effective from 14 June: the current seven weekly frequencies from Dallas to São Paulo will become 12. the current five weekly frequencies from Miami to Brasilia […]

February 13, 2012 | By More
three Brazilian airports privatized, what next?

three Brazilian airports privatized, what next?

So finally three Brazilian airports have been (kind of) privatized: Guarulhos international airport in São Paulo, Viracopos international airport in Campinas, state of São Paulo, and Brasilia international airport. The interest raised by the concessions was big and it was reflected on offers 347% above the initial estimate (what joke of an estimate was that?). […]

February 9, 2012 | By More
Turkish wants to fly from São Paulo to Buenos Aires

Turkish wants to fly from São Paulo to Buenos Aires

Turkish Airlines wants to fly from São Paulo to Buenos Aires in 2012. It would be an extension of its current Istanbul-São Paulo flight. The company is awaiting for the permission from the authorities to begin operating the flight. If approved it will be yet another choice to fly between Guarulhos and Ezeiza. Information from […]

January 19, 2012 | By More
6 February, date for the auction of three Brazilian airports

6 February, date for the auction of three Brazilian airports

6 February 2012 is the date set of the auction that will allow three consortiums to take control of the airports of Guarulhos in São Paulo, Viracopos in Campinas and Brasilia. You will find more details on the event and the process at São Paulo and Brasília airport auctions require foreign participation in consortium. The […]

January 6, 2012 | By More
Aerosur announces route São Paulo – Santa Cruz – Ciudad de Panamá

Aerosur announces route São Paulo – Santa Cruz – Ciudad de Panamá

Bolivian airline Aerosur will be adding on 29 February 2012 three new weekly flights between Guarulhos international airport in São Paulo and Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia, continuing onto Panama City. Departures from Brazil will be on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and the flight will be operated using a Boeing 737-300. The airline […]

January 4, 2012 | By More
Delta intends to increase its presence in Brazil

Delta intends to increase its presence in Brazil

Delta Airlines has just turned its Atlanta to Brasilia into a daily flight and has also increased the frequency of its Detroit – São Paulo. This move, coupled with the incorporation of larger aircraft to the routes has allowed the airline to increase its presence in Brazil. For 2012, as registered by Panrotas, the company […]

January 2, 2012 | By More
luggage theft at Guarulhos international airport in São Paulo

luggage theft at Guarulhos international airport in São Paulo

Baggage theft at Guarulhos international airport in São Paulo is on the rise. A recent feature by Época SP magazine (read the full text in Portuguese at Cumbica: 20 malas por dia têm objetos furtados no aeroporto) revealed how it is estimated an average of 20 pieces of luggage have all or part of their […]

December 6, 2011 | By More
Tam is already flying from São Paulo to Mexico City

Tam is already flying from São Paulo to Mexico City

Brazilian airline Tam is already operating its new direct flight from São Paulo (Guarulhos international airport) to Mexico City. It is a new route we announced a couple of months ago at Tam selling tickets for its new Mexico City flight, from USD830. It is a daily flight flown on an A330. Departure from São […]

October 31, 2011 | By More
Pluna launching a direct service from São Paulo to Punta del Este

Pluna launching a direct service from São Paulo to Punta del Este

Pluna, Uruguay’s flag carrier, announces a new daily and direct flight from São Paulo (Guarulhos) to the popular tourist resort of Punta del Este in Uruguay. The flight will be operated between 1 December 2011 and 10 April 2012.

October 11, 2011 | By More
Emirates’ A380 gets permission to fly to Brazil

Emirates’ A380 gets permission to fly to Brazil

Infraero, the Brazilian airport authority, would have given the go ahead to Emirates’ request to bring to Brazil one of its Airbus A-380. The largest passenger aircraft in the world would arrive in Guarulhos airport in São Paulo at the end of the year. The only remaining issue is the time of the flight, as […]

September 16, 2011 | By More