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Mexicana: deals from Brazil to North America

Mexicana: deals from Brazil to North America

Mexican airline Mexicana is offering once again promotional airfares to fly to Mexico, the United States and Canada. Prices are not as good as they were in the past, but now the airline is offering tariffs valid for airports other than São Paulo (from where its flights depart). Fares from (taxes not included) 667 USD […]

October 14, 2009 | By More
Avianca and Taca: merger ahead

Avianca and Taca: merger ahead

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 […]

October 13, 2009 | By More
KLM: Europe from 649 USD

KLM: Europe from 649 USD

KLM is celebrating 90 years and launches a promotion for flights from Brazil to Europe. Fares from 649 USD (taxes excluded) to fly from Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo to Amsterdam, London, Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Milan and Zurich. The tariff allows for a stop in Amsterdam. Sales till 14 October exclusively through KLM’s […]

October 8, 2009 | By More
Avianca: code-share agreement with OceanAir

Avianca: code-share agreement with OceanAir

Colombian airline Avianca has announced a code-share agreement with its Brazilian partner OceanAir to Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Florianópolis, Porto Alegre and Salvador. The Avianca Plus mileage program is now integrated with OceanAir’s own Amigo program. Subscribe to D Airfare by Email

October 7, 2009 | By More
Azul launches its Passport – beware of the restrictions!

Azul launches its Passport – beware of the restrictions!

From today until 15 October Azul airlines will be selling its Passaporte Azul. For R$499 you will be able to fly as often as you want to destinations served by the company. Before getting too excited, pay attention to the numerous restrictions: only valid for flights between 15 October and 16 November 2009. can’t be […]

October 6, 2009 | By More
Smiles and American Airlines delayed

Smiles and American Airlines delayed

Gol’s mileage program Smiles has postponed the initial date for trading Smiles credits for American Airlines tickets. The date has been shifted from 1 October to 11 November (and there might be new changes on the way). On top of this change of dates, Smiles users are going through hell trying to get their miles […]

October 5, 2009 | By More
American Airlines announcing extra flights to Brazil

American Airlines announcing extra flights to Brazil

American Airlines is announcing extra flights to Brazil during the coming high season. From 16 November Recife and Salvador will have daily flights (as oppossed to the current five flights per week). Subscribe to D Airfare by Email

October 2, 2009 | By More
Air Italy studying regular flights to Brazil

Air Italy studying regular flights to Brazil

Italian airline Air Italy has been operating charter flights to Brazil for a while. The company is now studying turning some of those charter flights into regular flights. By doing so it will have to abide by all the rules that apply to airlines flying regular flights (baggage allowance, rules for cancellation and delays). The […]

October 1, 2009 | By More
US Airways opens ticket sales to Rio de Janeiro

US Airways opens ticket sales to Rio de Janeiro

US Airways sales for its upcoming flight to Rio de Janeiro have started. The company begins to operate its Philadelfia / Charlotte / Rio de Janeiro route on 16 December. Departing from Rio de Janeiro there are good fares to be found. Those flying to or from São Paulo (or even from Rio), and depending […]

September 29, 2009 | By More
Tap reducing flights to Brazil

Tap reducing flights to Brazil

Portuguese airline Tap has announce a 10% reduction on its flights to Brazil during the low season. Only Belo Horizonte has escaped from the cuts. It might be good to remember that Tap did not enter the fare fight carried out by Air France/Klm and Lufthansa/Swiss and that Tap’s flights from the Brazilian northeast hardly […]

September 28, 2009 | By More