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direct flights from Senegal to Brazil

December 29, 2008 | By More
direct flights from Senegal to Brazil

Shown below the city and airport of origin, the destination city and airport, and the airlines flying that route, with links to their webpages. from Dakar [DKR] to São Paulo [GRU]: Turkish Airlines (from 29 March 2009) NB: A direct flight connects two airports mantaining the same flight number. Passengers check their baggage to their […]

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direct flights from Turkey to Brazil

December 29, 2008 | By More
direct flights from Turkey to Brazil

Shown below the city and airport of origin, the destination city and airport, and the airlines flying that route, with links to their webpages. from Istanbul [IST] to São Paulo [GRU]: Turkish Airlines via Dakar [DKR] (from 29 March 2009) NB: A direct flight connects two airports mantaining the same flight number. Passengers check their […]

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direct flights from Brazil to Turkey

December 29, 2008 | By More
direct flights from Brazil to Turkey

Shown below the city and airport of origin, the destination city and airport, and the airlines flying that route, with links to their webpages. from São Paulo [GRU] to Istanbul [IST]: Turkish Airlines via Dakar [DKR] (from 29 March 2009) NB: A direct flight connects two airports mantaining the same flight number. Passengers check their […]

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Turkish: flights to Brazil from 29 March

December 28, 2008 | By More
Turkish: flights to Brazil from 29 March

Turkish Airlines are already announcing at their website their new flights to Brazil. There will be two weekly flights with a 1 hour and a half stopover in Dakar (Senegal). The flight to Turkey (TK015) will depart from São Paulo at 22:30h and land in Istanbul at 19:05 the following day. The flight from Turkey […]

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Delta begins flights to Manaus, Recife & Fortaleza; American reduces flights to Recife and Salvador

December 23, 2008 | By More
Delta begins flights to Manaus, Recife & Fortaleza; American reduces flights to Recife and Salvador

Delta‘s first flights from Atlanta to Manaus, Recife and Fortaleza began this week. It is very encouraging to see new flights outside the Rio de Janeiro/São Paulo axis. But we fear a higher dollar and the worsening of the financial crisis in the USA might force American airlines to change their strategies. American Airlines is […]

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ITA, a limited GDS anyone can use

December 22, 2008 | By More
ITA, a limited GDS anyone can use

We’ve already seen at what is a GDS? what a Global Distribution System is. At that entry we mentioned that only travel agents and other professionals of the tourism sector can access GDSs to search for, book and purchase tickets. Today we want to introduce you to ITA, a GDS developed by ITA Software and […]

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caution: Air Europa announces it will no longer fly to Brazil

December 18, 2008 | By More
caution: Air Europa announces it will no longer fly to Brazil

Anyone planning to fly from Spain to Brazil with Air Europa be aware. The company has just announced it will no longer fly to Brazil from 1 April. Till then, and according to the same company sources, their Salvador – Madrid will continue unchanged. The company will give more details soon. A double warning: if […]

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Trip: new seasonal flights to Fernando de Noronha

December 17, 2008 | By More
Trip: new seasonal flights to Fernando de Noronha

Brazilian airline Trip is adding a new daily frequency to its flights between Natal, Recife and Fernando de Noronha. The additional flight will operate during the high season, between 15 December and 15 March. On top of that, Trip is mantaining its two weekly frequencies from Recife and Natal to Noronha, and its six other […]

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El Al on its way to Brazil

December 16, 2008 | By More
El Al on its way to Brazil

Israeli airline El Al plans three weekly flights from Tel Aviv to São Paulo from April 2009. The company is only awaiting for slots at Guarulhos airport – the very same airport that supposedly wasn’t going to be receiving new flights. São Paulo will be the first new destination for the company in 10 years. […]

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arriving in Brazil: step-by-step

December 15, 2008 | By More
arriving in Brazil: step-by-step

Anyone arriving in Brazil and having the country as its final destination, whether Brazilian or foreigner, has two go through four different steps (one of them entirely optional) before leaving the international arrivals area. 1. Immigration control During the flight the crew will have handed out the immigration forms to those on board that are […]

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