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Gol acquires Webjet – a regrettable move for the Brazilian aviation market

It’s all over the front pages of the economy sections of the journals: Brazilian airline Gol has acquired its competitor Webjet (Gol compra Webjet por R$ 96 milhões). It was not that long ago that Gol had purchased the then more than fragile Varig. We’ve got nothing in particular against or for Gol or Webjet. […]

Royal Air Maroc could be returning to Brazil

Rumours on the press have it that Royal Air Maroc, the flag carrier airline of Morocco, could be returning to Brazil at the end of 2011. The company had flown to Brazil at the beginning of the 90’s. Those same rumours point at three weekly flights between the North African country and Brazil.

4 out of the top 10 airlines in the world fly to Brazil

Skytrax has just revealed its ranking of the best world airlines for 2011 (you can check it out at World Airline Awards). Unlike other rankings (Condé Nast Traveller comes to mind) where the winners have to pay if they want to appear in the final list, in the case of Skytrax the rankings are ellaborated […]

new direct flight from Porto Alegre to Santiago de Chile with Gol

Brazilian airline Gol is announcing a new direct flight to the capital of Chile from 7 July. The flight will depart from Porto Alegre at 23:57 and land in Santiago at 02:10. Take-off from Santiago is scheduled at 2:40 with an arrival time in Porto Alegre of 06:30. Tickets for the route are already avialable. […]

code-share agreement between Iberia and Gol reaching new Brazilian destinations

The code-share agreement between Iberia and Gol has been extended. As a result, Iberia can now sell tickets to Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Goiania, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Salvador and Vitória. Iberia passengers from its Madrid-São Paulo, Madrid-Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona-São Paulo can connect now to domestic flights operated by Gol. Information from […]

KLM flying direct from Amsterdam to Rio de Janeiro

KLM announces its new direct flight from Amsterdam to Rio de Janeiro starting on 1 November 2011. The Dutch airline had already flown that route up until 1999. KLM is advertising promotional launching fares from USD 799 for purchases made before 30 June to fly between 2 November 2011 and 31 March 2012.

JetBlue on its way to Brazil? Unfortunately, not quite yet

A few days ago a reader of our Aquela Passagem sent us an intriguing question. If you search for South American destinations at JetBlue’s website you will find cities like São Paulo, Río de Janeiro or Buenos Aires. Is the US low-cost planning a grand international expansion? Unfortunately it would seem that is not the […]

Aerolíneas Argentinas not confirming its new Buenos Aires-Curitiba flight

After announcing a new flight from Buenos Aires to Curitiba (Aerolíneas Argentinas to fly from Buenos Aires to Curitiba), Argentinian airline Aerolíneas Argentinas is now claiming that there are “studies for a future flight, with the date yet undecided” (Aerolineas não garante a ligação entre Curitiba e Buenos Aires).

Alitalia to have 8 weekly flights from Rome to São Paulo

According to Panrotas magazine, Italian airline Alitalia will be adding an eighth weekly frequency to its Rome (Fiumicino) to São Paulo (Guarulhos) flights. The new flight will be operated on Thursdays, beginning on July and ending in October. Depending on demand, the flight might be extended beyond the initial dates of operation. We remind our […]

a possible Brazil to Jamaica direct flight

According to Panrotas magazine, Jamaica’s minister for tourism declared recently that negotiations with Brazilian airlines (Gol/Varig were mentioned) and travel agencies are at the point where soon it will be possible to announce a new direct flight from Brazil to Jamaica. Up until now Brazilians wanting to reach Jamaica had to do so via a […]