MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31106 posts, RR: 74 Posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2907 times:
Maybe some of our TAM experts can shed more light. Brief article from the Spanish media confirming TAM plans to begin A330 service between Miami and Asuncion, although nothing else is said. Nothing in the article on if the flight will be non-stop or just simply extending the A330 on the MIA-GRU flight to ASU. Another article suggest that the flight will be TAM Mercosur flight, Paraguay's national airline owned 80% by TAM and 20% by the Paraguay government. I would assume that the way the flight is operated would be similar to how LAN Chile and LAN Ecuador operate, in which TAM will operate the flight, but it will only be a TAM Mercosur coded flight.
TAM currently flies three daily flights between Miami and Manaus, Salvador, and Sao Paulo, and plans to add a daily service to Rio de Janeiro this winter.
Donzilasse From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 237 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 2769 times:
With TAM in desparate need of more widebodies I cannot imagine that this would be anything else than an extension from GRU. Could also be a plane change there because I doubt that it would be necessary with 332 service. Maybe Felipe or JJMNGR knows more about this.
TAM also are starting up the GIG/CDG route and wants to start a GIG/MIA as well so their widebodies will be busy.
Hardiwv From Brazil, joined Oct 2004, 8780 posts, RR: 52 Reply 3, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 2750 times:
Quoting Donzilasse (Reply 1): With TAM in desparate need of more widebodies I cannot imagine that this would be anything else than an extension from GRU
I agree. I can only imagine ASU-GRU-MIA service in current times.
Quoting Donzilasse (Reply 1): TAM also are starting up the GIG/CDG route and wants to start a GIG/MIA as well so their widebodies will be busy.
Not to mention LHR-GRU to start next month and MXP-GRU for which TAM already asked permission to operate.
Brasuca From Brazil, joined Mar 2004, 717 posts, RR: 12 Reply 7, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 2583 times:
Quoting MAH4546 (Reply 6): Agreed. Still interesting to discuss none the less. I don't see much coming out of it. I think we will see AA back, though.
Yes, specially if Nicanor Duarte helps PZ buy two A332 and make it fly ASU-(VVI)-MIA and ASU-(GRU)-MAD, instead of begging AA and JJ one single flight to ASU.
Luisca From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 1 day ago) and read 2360 times:
I still dont get how ASU doesn't have a direct, reliable connection to MIA, it is the capital of a country for crying out loud. ASU probably has the worst air service in the entire American continent.
I know CM was interested in serving ASU and even applied for authority for PTY-ASU but the high fee structure and the travel agent commission thing scared them away and CM dropped the idea. PTY-ASU was going to happen and the idiotic Paraguayan government made sure it didn't.
The poorest countries in Cntral America have multiple daily connections at least to Miami and to many other countries in the continent. ASU is happy if they see a cessna landing there.
LipeGIG From Brazil, joined May 2005, 11200 posts, RR: 61 Reply 11, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 22 hours ago) and read 2314 times:
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Quoting 2travel2know (Reply 10): IMHO JJ ASU-MAO-MIA would work fine with A320, then just have another JJ plane in MAO to connect to/from BEL and FOR
The problem is that ASU-MAO is not a good market, and MAO nowadays takes care of a single A320. Better for Tam to upgrade ASU-GRU (using an A319 or A320) and provide connections. With the new service GIG-MIA TAM probably will look to add markets for their GRU-MIA service as they will use CNF, BSB, VIX and SSA thru GIG.
Felipe
New York + Rio de Janeiro = One of the best combinations !
Laxintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22021 posts, RR: 51 Reply 12, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 20 hours ago) and read 2273 times:
Quoting Luisca (Reply 9): I still dont get how ASU doesn't have a direct, reliable connection to MIA, it is the capital of a country for crying out loud. ASU probably has the worst air service in the entire American continent.
I guess you dont know much about Paraguay. The country continues to isolate itself economically from most of the world plus there is really no tourism industry to speak of.
While most of Latin America moves ahead with vibrant consumer societies Paraguay continues a backwards trek almost reminiscent of East European countries such as Bulgaria or Romania during the cold war years.
From the desert to the sea, to all of Southern California
Carmenlu15 From Guatemala, joined Dec 2004, 4678 posts, RR: 35 Reply 16, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 8 hours ago) and read 2131 times:
Quoting Luisca (Reply 9): I know CM was interested in serving ASU and even applied for authority for PTY-ASU but the high fee structure and the travel agent commission thing scared them away and CM dropped the idea. PTY-ASU was going to happen and the idiotic Paraguayan government made sure it didn't.
Coyoteguy From Mexico, joined Oct 2001, 432 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 4 hours ago) and read 2085 times:
Interesting, I did not know that TAM is doing MIA-Salvador nowadays, looks like it is only once a week on Sundays, but is a great option for getting there directly without going all the way down to GRU. And I love Salvador...
2travel2know From Panama, joined Apr 2005, 3580 posts, RR: 4 Reply 19, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 3 hours ago) and read 2061 times:
Quoting Brasuca (Reply 17): There is TAM BRASIL (JJ) and TAM MERCOSUR (PZ). I was talking about Tam Mercosur bringing two A32X for a supposedly ASU-XXX-MIA flight.
Then why not let JJ fly FOR-BEL-MIA and PZ fly ASU-MAO-MIA? IMHO, there may be a market for ASU-MAO, look why there is (was) VVI-MAO by LB and VVI doesn't even have a Duty Free Zone like ASU (Ciudad del Este) and MAO have.
MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31106 posts, RR: 74 Reply 22, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 3 hours ago) and read 2048 times:
Quoting 2travel2know (Reply 21):
What PBM and GEO would give to have JJ stop overthere enroute to/from MIA, but the PBM/GEO <> BEL traffic will leave a lot to be desired.
Actually, there is substational traffic between Belem and the Guiana Shield. Surinam Airways has flown Paramaibo-Belem for as long as I can remember, while Air Caraibes flies Cayenne-Belem.
MIAMIx707 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 23, posted (6 years 8 months 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1960 times:
Does Paraguay currently have any airlines of its own?
Back in the good 'ol days MIA had flights from LAP with a DC10 and DC8s. Then in the mid 90s Lapsa (in cooperation with Saeta) flew to MIA with one or two A320s (not sure how many they used) One had Lapsa colors in one side only.
Lapsa also had an A310, where did that one fly to?
MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31106 posts, RR: 74 Reply 24, posted (6 years 8 months 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 1943 times:
Quoting MIAMIx707 (Reply 23): Does Paraguay currently have any airlines of its own?
TAM Mercosur, who is proposing the flights which would be operated by TAM A330s.
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25 LipeGIG: SSA keep service also to Europe: Daily flight to LIS with A332 (TP), 4x weekly to MAD with 763/A332 (Air Europa). IIRC SSA keep a weekly charter serv
26 MIAMIx707: Thanks but that's TAM, a foreign airline (doesn't conut) just like if you told me Pero had LanPeru, etc
27 MAH4546: TAM Mercosur is controlled by the Paraguay government, which owns 80% of the airline. TAM Mercosur does use and benefit from the TAM name, but the re
28 LipeGIG: Allow me a correction, TAM bought 80% of LAP and nowadays they keep 94,98% and Paraguay Government only 5,02%. TAM Mercosur is controlled by TAM and
29 MAH4546: Thanks, I thought that Paraguay had 80% and TAM had 20%. When did TAM buy the other 14,98%?
30 LipeGIG: In fact they do not bought more shares. During the last 7 years they made 2 capital increases (it's reduced Paraguay Government share on Tam Mercosur
31 MIAMIx707: You are right, but as someone who not only enjoys variety but enjoys photographing airliners to me TAM Mercosur is still TAM since the paintscheme is
33 LipeGIG: Also TAM Mercosur fleet is in fact part of TAM Fleet with Brazilian registration. Felipe
34 MIAMIx707: Thanks for clearing that up. So no Paraguayan registered airliners at all? Maybe no small regional airlines there either flying turboprops and such?
35 Marcus380: I was in ASu in 2000 I flew locally a flight form ASU to Ciudad del Este and went to Iguacu falls for the day The company was Arpa or Varpa "aerolinas
36 MIAMIx707: Interesting. Upload the pics if you can. I was thinking, something more of like an ATR42-sized aircraft, or even some Beech1900s or Metroliners. Ther
37 Marcus380: Hi Miami, ok I will do this to morrow it is late !!
38 Marcus380: Miami, I opened a new topic for the subject see "last paraguayan airline" thks Marcus
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