Brazilian airline Gol keeps coming and going. After cancelling a series of international flights it is the turn now for the announcement of new international routes adding on to the new São Paulo to Montevideo flight announced last week. Asunción, the capital of Paraguay, will have a direct flight from São Paulo. The airline is […]
Portuguese airline Tap announced a while back ago that it was cancelling its Lisbon to Campinas flight. The company has now changed its mind and announces it will continue flying to Viracopos airport in Campinas. Apparently a series of meeting between the airline, the authorities and the airport resulted in a series of commitments that […]
Viracopos airport in Campinas, state of São Paulo, received a new blow with the announcement by Portuguese airline Tap that will cease its Lisbon to Campinas flight in October 2012. A short while ago Uruguay airline Pluna made a similar announcement (Pluna to suspend temporarily its Montevideo to Campinas flight). Campinas airport witnessed dramatic growth […]
Uruguayan airline Pluna, currently flying from Montevideo to Viracopos international airport in Campinas, state of São Paulo, will suspend the flight from 11 April till 30 June. The company puts forward technical reasons for the temporary cancellation of a route that had an occupancy rate above expected, so much so that the airline added a […]
The two international airports in the state of São Paulo, Guarulhos and Campinas, concentrate 63% of all international passenger traffic arriving to and departing from Brazil (most of them going through Guarulhos international airport), according to a recent research published by Globo News. The state of Rio de Janeiro, second place on the ranking, receives […]
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?). […]
A recent text at the Contato Radar forum had an incredible figure: Viracopos international airport in Campinas, state of São Paulo, experienced a 1,025% growth in passengers in a period of just 7 years. During 2024, 675,796 used the airport. In 2011 it is expected that figure will reach 7,600,000. Viracopos is the main hub […]
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 […]
On 27 October Uruguay’s airline Pluna will add a second daily flight to its Montevideo to Campinas route (the only exception will be Fridays when there will only be one daily flight). The flight lasts approximately three hours. Campinas is the main hub of Brazilian airline Azul, offering connections to a score of tourists destinations […]
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 […]
