Trip increases again the list of destinations it is flying to. From 16 March it will fly from Salvador to Petrolina (Monday to Friday) and to Aracaju (daily flight). The latter continues to Recife and Natal. From 2 April Trip will begin to operate two new routes. From Campo Grande to Bonito (Wednesdays and Sundays) […]
We were preparing a blog post with details of Varig (and Gol’s) Brasil Airpass and South America Airpass when we discovered, much to our surprise, that Varig’s webpage is no longer functional and send the customer to Gol’s website. Here there is no mention whatsoever of the passes. We have direct links to the sections […]
It’s carnival time, let’s go to Rio! Today’s photo, taken from the Sugar Loaf mountain, shows a Tam aircraft on its final approach to Santos Dumond airport (SDU). The plane is coming from the south and getting aligned with the airport’s runway. The aircraft came from the north, turned around just in front of the […]
Azul has announced new routes (all available for purchase but for the Rio de Janeiro flight): The Campinas/Recife route we had already mentioned in the blog will have a new daily flight (this time in the morning) from 12 March: leaves from Campinas at 09:55 and lands in Recife at 13:10. Returns from Recife at […]
Webjet announces flight deals: Río de Janeiro/Salvador from R$339, Cuiabá/Campo Grande from R$ 129, São Paulo/Salvador from R$299 and São Paulo/Porto Alegre from R$ 159. Some of those fares are not that different from the competition. On top of that, Webjet insistis on not publishing the rules of its promotions on a clear and accesible […]
Gol has new flight deals through a promotion called Contramão no Carnaval. Purchases: up until 28 February. Flights: the company divides the destinations with flight deals in blocks of dates (20 and 21, 22 and 23, 24 to 28 February). Each block has flight deals for specific routes. You can check the flights in this […]
For those living in Brazil, Tam announces for the weekend “unmissable international fares“. We’ll have to log in, see whether we can find those fares and whether we discover what so special about them. Tam also announces for this coming weekend the possibility of issuing tickets in exchange for a reduced number of points from […]
Daylight savings end at midnight at the end of Saturday 14 for the regions South, South East and Centre-West (they include the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and Distrito Federal). We’ll have to put the […]
Use the code AZUL25 at Azul‘s website and get a 25% on your ticket purchase. It is valid for purchases up until 20 February for flights up to 30 April. It is unclear to us whether there is any particular requirement to use the code. We made a simulation and it worked ok. Copy the […]
Nothing new under the sun. International airlines flying to destinations other that Rio de Janeiro/São Paulo initiate their operations with truly tempting promotional fares. Once they dominate the market, gone are the promotions. A good example is Portuguese airline Tap, that is now promoting its flights from Rio and São Paulo rather than its flights […]
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 […]
