Airline News - Latin America / Caribbean.Dec 31, 2006 Brazil Tightens Reins On Holiday Air Travel. Brazil will oversee airfare sales, prohibit flight cancellations and ask airlines to set aside reserve jets this weekend in order to avoid the kind of air traffic meltdown that stranded thousands of travelers over Christmas, authorities said on Thursday. Dec 29, 2006 Brazil To Ban Airline Overbooking Overbooking is a term used to describe the sale of access to a service which exceeds the capacity of the service. Telecommunications In the telecommunications industry, overbooking -- such as in the frame relay world -- means that a telephone company has sold access to Over New Year. Brazil will prohibit national airlines from overbooking flights over the New Year holiday to avoid the kind of air traffic jam that stranded thousands over Christmas. Dec 28, 2006 TAM TAM launched daily Confins-Buenos Aires service via Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē`  thĭ zhənĕē`r Galeao aboard 156-seat A320s. It is the carrier's first
international flight from Minas Gerais Minas Gerais (mē`nəs zhərīs`) [Port.,=various mines], state (1996 pop. 16,660,691), 226,707 sq mi (587,171 sq km), E Brazil. The capital is Belo Horizonte. Minas Gerais continues to produce more than half of Brazil's mineral wealth. . Dec 21, 2006
TAM TAM will operate daily Galeao-Paris Charles de Gaulle service from Jan. 12. It currently flies to CDG (CDMA Development Group, Costa Mesa, CA, www.cdg.org) A membership organization founded in 1995 that promotes CDMA wireless systems worldwide. It is involved with developing new features and services and promoting standards that provide global compatibility and interoperability. from Sao Paulo Guarulhos. Dec 21, 2006 Varig, Star Alliance Varig officially will leave Star on Jan. 31 2007. The alliance will be the only one of the three major airline groupings to lack a member based in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , although Albrecht said it "continues to offer the most intercontinental flights serving more cities in Brazil This article is about the municipalities of Brazil. The States of Brazil are divided into many municipalities. At present, Brazil has 5560 municipalities. The municipalities are linked below, by state. Note: state capitals are now listed within the respective state. than any other alliance and will continue to expand its services in this important and growing aviation market." Six Star carriers offer some 270 weekly international flights from six Brazilian airports. Dec 26, 2006 Z Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/onlinenews.htm To Subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Dec 11, 2006 |
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