NWADTWE16 From United States of America, joined Jun 2012, 242 posts, RR: 0 Posted (9 months 3 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 4072 times:
Pretty impressive that not only are there Two DAILY MCO-GRU but now DAILY MCO-GIG
I bet if Brazilians keep loving the mouse park this much they will get their own LOL
TAM Airlines to Launch Rio de Janeiro – Orlando Service from Nov 2012
by JL
Update at 0720GMT 30JUL12
TAM Airlines from 12NOV12 is launching Rio de Janeiro – Orlando service, where it’ll operate daily flights on board Airbus A330-200 aircraft. TAM currently operates twice daily Sao Paulo – Orlando service, also with A330.
clrd4t8koff From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 225 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (9 months 3 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 3687 times:
That's pretty impressive. I lived in Orlando for quite a while but never would have guessed that MCO could support 3 daily flights to Brazil. Granted when you live in Orlando, you rarely visits the parks so perhaps I was just unaware of how popular Mickey Mouse is down south.
Are these just J/Y planes or do they have First cabins?
TW From Germany, joined Jul 2011, 56 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (9 months 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 3134 times:
Quoting clrd4t8koff (Reply 1): I was just unaware of how popular Mickey Mouse is down south.
Prices for clothes, beauty products, electronics are so high in Brazil that the amount of money saved when purchasing a load of things in the US could pay for the trip. I don't know how many people fly to the US just to shop, but I have seen a documentary about some people doing it just for that reason.
steve6666 From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2003, 356 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (9 months 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 3079 times:
Quoting TW (Reply 5): I don't know how many people fly to the US just to shop,
It is a lot. Seriously. A can of shaving foam is $16. As is brie, for example.
Internationally branded clothes/luxuries - forget it. Take a couple of empty suitcases, save a fortune on the way back. Real still relatively strong, even if it has come off in the last six months - it is a million miles away from the US$1:R$4 of ten years ago.
eu nasci ha dez mil anos atras, e nao tem nada nesse mundo que eu nao saiba demais
Dellatorre From Brazil, joined May 2000, 1084 posts, RR: 2 Reply 7, posted (9 months 3 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 2879 times:
Orlando has been a very popular vacation destination for Brazilians for a long time. The market always existed. That's why TR, RG and AA already flew between MCO and Brazil. TAM decided to take a chance and established its own non-stop to MCO 3 years ago, offering Brazilians the opportunity to go directly to Orlando without having to connect in Miami. This maneuver was so successful that now JJ basically tripled their capacity on the market. The tickets are far from being low yield. Orlando shortly became one of TAM's top routes, pax and cargo wise.
I wouldn't be surprised if in the future the new B77Ws are deployed in this segment, instead of somewhere in Europe.
Another example: I bought a stroller for my daughter, payed US$ 800 with all the accessories included. The exact same stroller with all the accessories cost US$ 2.500 here in Brazil.
Also, LAN will resume seasonal service between Santiago de Chile and Orlando starting on 13JAN13. Seems like Orlando is becoming increasingly popular with South Americans.
SCL767 From Chile, joined Feb 2006, 8271 posts, RR: 5 Reply 13, posted (9 months 1 week 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 1726 times:
Quoting Dellatorre (Reply 7): I wouldn't be surprised if in the future the new B77Ws are deployed in this segment, instead of somewhere in Europe.
This year, TAM's 4 new B77Ws will be deployed on the GRU-MIA and GRU-JFK routes. TAM's 4 other B77Ws will remain on the GRU-FRA, GRU-LHR and GRU-SCL routes. However next year when TAM receives 2 more B77Ws, I wouldn't be surprised if TAM deployed one of them on the daily GIG-MIA service.
My partner is Brazilian and he loves Disneyworld and Universal more than anything. He is 37 years old too. There is something about these attractions that draw Brazilians like crazy.
Last time I was there was 2 years ago. The ratio of Brazilian tour groups (CNA?) to any other is 4 to 1. The arena for the Micky Wizard show was like a football stadium in Rio. One only heard Portuguese spoken and the kids and teens sang Brazilian songs so loud my eardrums burst...with a thousand Brazilian flags.
An old friend I stay in touch with lives and works in Tampa, she works the reservation lines for Disney. She told me that the section of Portuguese speaking reservation section is the largest.
I am not at all surprised. In fact I am surprised there aren't more flights. Perhaps there are? How many charter flights are there? Do any US airlines do that route?
Brazil is the country of the future...and this time really is!
The world is missing love, let's use our flights to spread it!
C010T3 From Brazil, joined Jul 2006, 3513 posts, RR: 21 Reply 15, posted (9 months 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 1631 times:
Quoting SCL767 (Reply 13): This year, TAM's 4 new B77Ws will be deployed on the GRU-MIA and GRU-JFK routes. TAM's 4 other B77Ws will remain on the GRU-FRA, GRU-LHR and GRU-SCL routes. However next year when TAM receives 2 more B77Ws, I wouldn't be surprised if TAM deployed one of them on the daily GIG-MIA service.
Everything became more difficult to predict now. TAM crews were informed that the airline will phase out all 3 763 this year.
SCL767 From Chile, joined Feb 2006, 8271 posts, RR: 5 Reply 16, posted (9 months 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 1597 times:
Quoting C010T3 (Reply 15): Everything became more difficult to predict now. TAM crews were informed that the airline will phase out all 3 763 this year.
I would guess that the A332s that are freed up by the B77Ws would take over not only the GIG-MCO route, but also the GIG-MIA, BSB-MIA and CNF-MIA route. TAM may revert the MAO-MIA route back to an A320 service since the a/c from the GRU-BOG route will be freed up. Does JJ still deploy the A332 on the GRU-MAO route?
readytotaxi From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2006, 2596 posts, RR: 3 Reply 17, posted (9 months 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 1545 times:
From the UK, would always see large tour groups around the parks.
Very polite people, usually one or two up front holding the national flag for the group to follow.
Seem to be more of them towards the end of the year.
you don't get a second chance to make a first impression!
United787 From United States of America, joined May 2005, 2346 posts, RR: 1 Reply 18, posted (9 months 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 1530 times:
Quoting jmbarros12 (Reply 9): Another example: I bought a stroller for my daughter, payed US$ 800 with all the accessories included. The exact same stroller with all the accessories cost US$ 2.500 here in Brazil.
Back in 2004 when I took a trip to Brazil, my pregnant Colombian friend who was living in Sao Paulo asked me to buy a stroller for her (she would pay me back) and bring it down to Brazil for her. She said they don't carry good brands in Brazil and they are outrageously expensive. Fortunately I flew non-stop ORD-GRU but I did have to custom wrap it since the original box was too big, overall was a pain in the ass. While on the trip, I was walking through a mall and came across a baby store with a bunch of strollers...sure enough exact same stroller for the exact same price, I wanted to kill her! Granted this was 8 years ago...
SCL767 From Chile, joined Feb 2006, 8271 posts, RR: 5 Reply 19, posted (9 months 1 week 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 1470 times:
Quoting C010T3 (Reply 15): Everything became more difficult to predict now. TAM crews were informed that the airline will phase out all 3 763 this year.
The two B77Ws being deployed on the MIA-GRU route will free up two A332s, one of which will be deployed on the GIG-MCO route, freeing up one A332. Two B77Ws could operate the GRU-JFK route 2x daily, freeing up two more A332s:
LipeGIG From Brazil, joined May 2005, 11201 posts, RR: 61 Reply 20, posted (9 months 1 week 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 1442 times:
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Quoting AF086 (Reply 4): Their standard A330-200 configuration is: 4F / 24J / 195Y
In fact for MCO and MIA they release more J seats. I suspect they offer for sale 30 or 32J on these flights
Quoting PPVRA (Reply 12): An American friend of mine who is obsessed with Brazil buys a ton of Victoria Secret products and sells them in Brazil. Pays for the trip!!
lol, he will need a lot of bags as this stuff is heavy !
New York + Rio de Janeiro = One of the best combinations !
Rafabozzolla From Brazil, joined Apr 2000, 1165 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (9 months 1 week 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 1233 times:
Quoting Viscount724 (Reply 21): How much can you bring back without paying customs duties and taxes?
In theory 500USD, but personal items, such as clothes , fragrances and etc. have no limit as long as it's obvious they're not being brought into the country for resale. As long as you don't by many of the same you're generally good to go.
Even items such as cameras, smartphones and tablets get a blind eye. Customs police is really strict about large electronics (computers etc.), liquor and tobacco.
I once brought back a Dyson vacuum cleaner, in the original box, no questions asked.
And of course it also depends on the officer, some of them just let you go even if you're carrying 10 suitcases LOL, some of them stopped me even though I had only a small CARRY ON backpack!!!!
But if you're foreigner, they're unlikely to mess with you, as long as you don't bring 15 bottles of the same product! as the guys have said above!
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