LipeGIG From Brazil, joined May 2005, 11201 posts, RR: 61 Posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 3273 times:
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South African Airways presented yesterday their long term strategy for Brazil.
SAA South America director announced they have plans to fly 2x daily to Sao Paulo and by 2008 begins flights GIG-JNB, first of all with 3x weekly flights, increasing during 2 years to offer for World Cup 2010 a daily flight Rio-Johanesburg.
SAA also confirm they will establish an office in Rio very shortly and will improve Africa visibility as a sponsor of one of the top samba schools during Rio's Carnival 2007, Porto da Pedra.
SAA will also provide immediate connection for passengers to India using the 3 new frequencies they will add on Sao Paulo-Johanesburg.
Nothing announced in terms of other South America countries.
Felipe
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Behramjee From Canada, joined Aug 2003, 4447 posts, RR: 43 Reply 1, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 3200 times:
Quoting LipeGIG (Thread starter): SAA will also provide immediate connection for passengers to India using the 3 new frequencies they will add on Sao Paulo-Johanesburg.
just how big and lucurative is the India-Brazil market for them to constantly mention it?
Hardiwv From Brazil, joined Oct 2004, 8780 posts, RR: 52 Reply 2, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 3152 times:
One thing is for sure: GRU will be upgarded from daily to 10 weekly in June/2007.
The long term plan is to upgraded GRU to twice daily flights and start GIG operations 3 x week in 2008. I think this is too much of an expansion for such a short period. There were indications as well that EZE would receive SA flights.
In my opinion, the statement is more a reaction to OceanAir's plan to serve JNB.
XA744 From Mexico, joined Mar 2004, 734 posts, RR: 3 Reply 3, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 3061 times:
Gentlemen, it is so interesting to see how tremendoulsy traffic is growing between the two countrires.
I believe South African is very smart in positioning JNB as the gateway to all of Africa from Brazil and the rest of South America. How competitive are they in terms of fares and connectivity ?
Now, looking forward to having Ocen Air jump on stage.
Best regards
[Edited 2006-11-15 18:17:01]
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LipeGIG From Brazil, joined May 2005, 11201 posts, RR: 61 Reply 4, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 3027 times:
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Quoting Behramjee (Reply 1): just how big and lucurative is the India-Brazil market for them to constantly mention it?
It's a growing market, with many new partnerships announced every month. Not so big nowadays.
Quoting Hardiwv (Reply 2): The long term plan is to upgraded GRU to twice daily flights and start GIG operations 3 x week in 2008
Not only 3x weekly but a daily flight by 2010, see Panrotas.
Quoting Hardiwv (Reply 2): In my opinion, the statement is more a reaction to OceanAir's plan to serve JNB
Also a reaction to TAAG announcement to run 3x weekly GIG-LAD.
Quoting XA744 (Reply 3): Gentlemen, it is so interesting to see how tremendoulsy traffic is growing between the two countrires.
I believe South African is very smart in positioning JNB as the gateway to all of Africa from Brazil and the rest of South America. How competitive are they in terms of fares and connectivity ?
Agree with you. One of the top brazilian banks announce they probably will open subsidiary in Africa, probably Angola. The SAA problem is LAD and LOS, LAD in fact will be a 6x daily market very soon with Ocean Air, and with LOS, JNB will be 50% of the market only and not as well positioned as LOS while SAA fleet is larger.
A round trip Rio-Luanda-Rio costs US$ 1,100 on Y, one r/t Sao Paulo-Johanesburg-Sao, the same. SAA is by far the best option in connections with a huge fleet and network, TAAG is much more limited.
Felipe
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Hardiwv From Brazil, joined Oct 2004, 8780 posts, RR: 52 Reply 5, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 2870 times:
Quoting LipeGIG (Reply 4): Not only 3x weekly but a daily flight by 2010, see Panrotas.
This is only a plan. The only commitment is to upgrade GRU-JNB from daily to 10 per week from July/07.
SA Director lin Brazil is known for his vague words that never become reality. Every once and again he states that SA will fly to a new destination... Just a couple of weeks ago he stated that SA would open EZE instead of GIG http://www1.airliners.net/discussion...eneral_aviation/read.main/2943807/
To be very honest, in my opinion SA will operate twice daily GRU-JNB. Only after consolidation of GRU with twice daily flights they will look forward to GIG and/or EZE. SA HQ have firm commitments for GRU, other destinations are just in the pipeline, under study, but nothing concrete.
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