Archive for August, 2010

Avianca with good fares to fly Brazil – United States

Avianca with good fares to fly Brazil – United States

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 […]

August 30, 2010 | By More
a question for Trip airlines

a question for Trip airlines

We have a simple and direct question for Brazilian airline Trip: Is the airline interested at all in having foreign tourists as part of their customer base or would the airline rather have those tourists fly with its competitors? Do you know what the photographs above have in common? They were taken at destinations served […]

August 23, 2010 | By More
Pluna studying 4 new Brazilian destinations

Pluna studying 4 new Brazilian destinations

According to a recent statement from a commercial director of Uruguayan airline Pluna, the company is studying for new Brazilian destinations: Campinas (state of São Paulo), Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais), Londrina (Paraná) and the capital Brasilia. Presently Pluna flies from Montevideo, Uruguay, to São Paulo, Río de Janeiro, Florianópolis, Porto Alegre, Curitiba and Foz de […]

August 19, 2010 | By More
Air Italy and Livingston back in Maceió

Air Italy and Livingston back in Maceió

Italian airlines Air Italy and Livingston are back in Maceió, where they are operating charter flights from Italy. The service had been interrupted for some months. Subscribe to D Airfare by Email

August 16, 2010 | By More
LATAM, the new Lan Brazil? – our assessment of the LAN/TAM merger

LATAM, the new Lan Brazil? – our assessment of the LAN/TAM merger

Airline consolidation is an irreversible trend that is reaching Latin America now. British and Iberia in partnership with American; Delta and Northwest and an agreement with Air France / KLM which in turn have a share in Alitalia; Lufthansa taking control of Swiss and Austrian; United and Continental; and so on. To date, the closest […]

August 14, 2010 | By More
TAM and LAN sign agreement on merger

TAM and LAN sign agreement on merger

Brazilian airline Tam and Chilean airline Lan have just announced a merger agreement. The deal will create the largest carrier in Latin America. More information on LAN-TAM merger would create new LatAm airline giant. Subscribe to D Airfare by Email

August 13, 2010 | By More
Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza and Recife, one of them will get a new flight from Iberia

Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza and Recife, one of them will get a new flight from Iberia

According to a news item just published, Spanish airline Iberia is planning a new flight to Brazil. It will be the first time the company flies to a destination other than São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro (it also flies to Salvador on a code-share with Iberoworld). The candidates to get the new flight are […]

August 13, 2010 | By More
Andes intends to fly from Salta to a new Brazilian destination

Andes intends to fly from Salta to a new Brazilian destination

Tourism authorities from the Salta province in Argentina, where Andes airlines is based, have declared their intention of flying to a new Brazilian destination yet to be announced. Subscribe to D Airfare by Email

August 11, 2010 | By More
Gol will have three daily flights from the Aeroparque in Buenos Aires

Gol will have three daily flights from the Aeroparque in Buenos Aires

Gol airlines has announced that from 15 August it will have three daily flights from the Aeroparque de Buenos Aires to Brazil. The company will continue using the Ezeiza airport in Buenos Aires. Gol joins a series of other airlines with flights to Brazil departing from the Aeroparque airport in the centre of Buenos Aires. […]

August 9, 2010 | By More
Brazil negotiating more flight frequencies from Argentina

Brazil negotiating more flight frequencies from Argentina

The Brazilian Civil Aviation Authority is about to meet with its Argentinian counterpart with the intention of renegotiating the bilateral agreement between the countries. This renegotiation would result in an increase on the number of frequencies between both countries. If this results on a healthy increase of competition between airlines it will only mean excellent […]

August 5, 2010 | By More