Still no PTY-DFW. Does anyone knows why no focus in Dallas for Copa Airlines ? https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2-FTQsLwBy/?igsh=MTZhcHN2eXNheXB2aA== At least for me, FLN and RDU were completely unexpected adds. I think that by year end, TULUM will be at least daily. Interesting addition. FLN is a go...
Jump to postI think its important to note that what the data bears out for GIG is that its a leisure destination from the US vs. a business one. Houston appears to be the literal only exception to this. For the O&D market out of Houston, GIG is the third largest destination for UA by revenue with only LHR ...
Jump to postI think its important to note that what the data bears out for GIG is that its a leisure destination from the US vs. a business one. Houston appears to be the literal only exception to this. For the O&D market out of Houston, GIG is the third largest destination for UA by revenue with only LHR ...
Jump to postDFW-GIG has operated on and off for 40 YEARS believe it or not! Personally I wouldn't be surprised if this attempt is short lived like the countless other attempts over the past 4 decades. Deep South America proven time and time again to be a tough market whose performance outside of MIA and JFK di...
Jump to postBy contrast, this is GRU: MIA: $271,594 JFK: $223,804 EWR: $121,194 ORD: $81,455 LAX: $72,150 SFO: $61,829 BOS: $51,293 IAH: $43,875 IAD: $36,152 ATL: $35,944 DFW: $26,902 Since LAX-GRU has so much more revenue than DFW-GRU what is the reason AA still chose DFW over LAX? Can't they just funnel that...
Jump to postBy contrast, this is GRU: . No doubt GRU is larger, but does not reduce the potential for GIG to have more flights. These numbers include people like me , that flew 6 times last year thru GRU and then had separate tickets (because become less expensive and i have to take my bag anyway). GIG had 2 ...
Jump to postC010T3, long time no talk! Hope you're doing well !!! Agree. I believe AA got very surprised with demand for the flights this year (i took JFK-GIG-MIA and MIA-GIG-MIA during past 40 days) and to my surprise, all flights were full, with even no upgrades released on last minute (only my last GIG-MIA o...
Jump to postNow as a resident of Dallas metro, happy to see this coming!!!! I would bet good money that DFW-GIG is receiving major incentives. GIG is desperate for service & connectivity; it is so bad that Changi returned their concession. My last four trips to Rio have been through SDU as MSP-DFW-GRU-SDU i...
Jump to postAA is forced to defend Brazil by investing in GOL otherwise DL or UA will be after GOL. They almost have no choice. After the generous aid/loan package that AA and other airlines in US received, the Big 3 should stop complaining about Emirates or Qatar or some other airline getting their govt finan...
Jump to postInteresting. I believe AA focused in a few ponts: * First, giving the current BRL/USD rate, the investment most probably will be a very good one - there's no way the rate will remain at 5.30 per USD 1 for ever. BRL will appreciate once political situation is cleared in Brazil and shall go towards 4....
Jump to postIs Argentina that Buenos Aires centric? It's amazing how Colombia is able to sustain flights from so many different cities yet everything seems to fail outside of BA. I made the comparison because they have similar sized populations and even though Argentina is struggling economically, it is still ...
Jump to postGol will offer AA distribution in Brazil (plus ASU, ROS and MDZ) and AA will offer distribution in US/Central America/Canada/Caribbean to Gol. Gol problem is that they are just a Brazilian Airline - their routes to Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Bolivia (besides the ones I pointed out above)... ju...
Jump to postYeh, because punishing a competitor is more important than making money when you've got the highest debt load and lowest margins among your competitor set. They're not going to drive LATAM out of Miami - the O&D market is too large. They're not going to discourage DL from going through with the...
Jump to postDelta already flies to key markets in South America, so LA can offer code-share thru such flights to BOG, EZE, GIG, GRU, LIM, SCL. Rather than run a lot of new flights to compete in MIA, I would see rather DL using larger aircraft on their routes to South America, and a 2nd ATL-GRU can become feasib...
Jump to postWow that was fast! Just tried booking a flight from MIA to POA and it routes me: MIA-CUN-PTY-POA with Copa operating CUN-PTY-POA and AA only operating MIA-CUN, all this in the aa.com. And I believe MIA-BSB will not survive unless AA adjust a quick deal with G3 (which I believe they will try to do, ...
Jump to postSeems a quick reaction.... AA cut from its system already code-share flights in Brazil with LA... tried right now to price FOR-MIA and ... no results... VIX-MIA... shows only G3 connecting flights. Wow that was fast! Just tried booking a flight from MIA to POA and it routes me: MIA-CUN-PTY-POA with...
Jump to postSeems a quick reaction.... AA cut from its system already code-share flights in Brazil with LA... tried right now to price FOR-MIA and ... no results... VIX-MIA... shows only G3 connecting flights.
Jump to postSteelChair wrote:I wonder how the $1.9 billion was arrived at? That seems a little expensive at first glance.
Interesting move. DL decided to go deep in Latin America focusing on an airline that presents a more balanced risk (it is strong in Brazil, but it is also relevant in Peru, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador) versus the pure Brazil risk (G3). Also they grow removing a key player from Oneworld and finally p...
Jump to postDo you guys think they will be more successful in this GIG operation? Loads weren't bad to Singapore... fares probably won't be as "affordable" to Rio, but still will face tough competition from BA which operates Rio with MixedFleet, plus all the European competitors often dropping fares ...
Jump to postI personally never thought this route stood a chance long term. I always thought MCO-Europe would be better fits. Local O&D and mismatched connecting traffic wasn't going to hold up. Similar to the fate of MIA-LHR about 6 years ago (anybody remember that one?) I just don`t understand why not gi...
Jump to postmackdad wrote:Wonder is Brasilia will come back? After all those frequencies where moved to MCO.
jbs2886 wrote:Will DL give up the slot or move frequencies?
Too much capacity BR-US these days ! American started to balance and now Delta. Surprised that the Brazilian airlines remain adding services even with negative finances. https://www.panrotas.com.br/aviacao/empresas/2018/10/delta-suspende-rota-direta-entre-sao-paulo-e-orlando_159689.html "A Delt...
Jump to postI know it's a pipe dream - but I want that EWR/GIG flight!!! Maybe when the MoM arrives? Well, I doubt it. The US-Brazil air travel market has become way more segmented than in the days of yore. and to top things off, you have the huge Brazil crisis that seems to make two steps forward, one back. G...
Jump to postThe post was made just to show the fact of a long move. I know many got not happy but due to a long holiday in Brazil (probably among the best days for airlines just like the Thanks Giving) probably the next two GIG-DXB flights were very busy (if not full). EK could move a 77W all the way from DXB b...
Jump to postOn February 25 a 77W operating EZE-GIG-DXB faces problem at GIG and EK had to cancel the flight A6-EGI As the next flight also was full with no room to accommodate the previous date EK decided to move a 77W from BOS as EK2696 using A6-EBY BOS-DXB flight has been cancelled The replacement 77W arrived...
Jump to posthttp://s2.glbimg.com/qFebR-uZSMuCjQFNR5f3FC2cq1Q=/620x465/s.glbimg.com/jo/g1/f/original/2016/08/22/airbus3.jpg http://s2.glbimg.com/hpBOFfYeXqStHNbBUY2kYO7P134=/620x465/s.glbimg.com/jo/g1/f/original/2016/08/22/airbus2.jpg Both are reproductions from RioGaleao (GIG Airport) Facebook.
Jump to postThat was GIG busiest day ever ! AF A380 + 4 AF flights (including a stop on Sao Paulo-Paris service) KL 77W x2 LH B748 x3 (EZE, GRU and GIG flights departed from Rio yesterday) LX B77W TP A343 + 2x A332 IB A346 x2 SU 77W + A332 AZ A332 + B772 AA B772x3 JJ B77W LHR non stop JJ B763 JFK x2 JJ B763 MIA...
Jump to postBSB is a strong domestic hub because of geography rather than pure business activity. The fact that it does not have a single service to other Latam hubs like <acronym title="Santiago - Arturo Merino Benitez (Pudahuel) (SCL / SCEL), Chile">SCL</acronym> and <acronym title="Lima - Callao / Jorge Chav...
Jump to post4 new lounges (AA will have a new one among them) will be available on the new Pier. They will open during the next 30 days. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/VCEflyboy" class="q...
Jump to postI doubt they see cancellations at least during the Games. The business traffic is huge and include jornalists and a lot of executives going to attend events. Just a French bank is sending 300+ executives to the city for one of their annual key meetings which will be associated to the games. Does Zik...
Jump to postI am skeptical... too much competition in an area that is facing challenges. The large Brazilian construction companies, Vale, Petrobras... all of them are facing hard times at home right now and we can expect downsizing their ops in Africa rather than increasing. <table border="0" align="CENTER" wi...
Jump to postFor the 4th time, there will be some <acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New South Wales">SYD</acronym>-<acronym title="Santiago - Arturo Merino Benitez (Pudahuel) (SCL / SCEL), Chile">SCL</acronym>-<acronym title="Rio de Janeiro - Galeao Interna...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/TWA772LR" class="quote" target="_blank">TWA772LR</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>Will Avianca/Avianca Brasil codeshare to t...
Jump to postGlad to see they finally are moving on a good direction.
The seat looks great and will even improve the experience on the 772 fleet.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/C010T3" class="quote" target="_blank">C010T3</a> (<a href="#53" class="quote">Reply 53</a>):<br/><i> If <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acr...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Rafabozzolla" class="quote" target="_blank">Rafabozzolla</a> (<a href="#40" class="quote">Reply 40</a>):<br/><i>I suppose you don´t but <acronym...
Jump to postGIG is far from being just a leisure market for <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>. UK-Rio market is bigger than many think and recent addition such as Land Rover and the fact that there's no competition for this route, make a good difference for <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acron...
Jump to postYieds are trash for sure, and the business demand from Politics, Oil & Gas and Finance, three among the most important industries for Aviation, is very weak. <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> did not increased a lot their offer to Brazil during the past years (with the sole exc...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Sightseer" class="quote" target="_blank">Sightseer</a> (<a href="#27" class="quote">Reply 27</a>):<br/><i>Zika schmika? Olympics? Interesting in...
Jump to postVery sad day for the Brazilian Aviation , Forums & Friends in general. Fabio was an old friend, one of the key responsible for me to become such an aviation lover, even not being a pilot. RIP my friend, now you are on a very high level, flying... i will always remember you when looking outside t...
Jump to postCongrats for Mexico for this important milestone. Hope to see more A380's coming to Latin America in the near future. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DolphinAir747" class="quot...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/mercure1" class="quote" target="_blank">mercure1</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i>Interesting to see that Brasil-Europe se...
Jump to postSao Paulo is a powerhouse with no doubt, but many here do not recognize that despite a very big US business diaspora, the main reason for all these flights are the Brazilian origin passengers looking for a great time (and shopping) in the USA. With the current exchange rate, this got a severe hit. <...
Jump to postThe 772 (how they call the 777 with updated interior) is very close to what the 77W offers on J and Y.
However, it is scheduled for a 777 (the old one) with 3 classes and 2-3-2 business class set up.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/enilria" class="quote" target="_blank">enilria</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>Odd, they increased frequency only a few mon...
Jump to postIt is a route that may present a challenge. <acronym title="Lisbon (- Portela de Sacavem / AT1 / AB1) (LIS / LPPT), Portugal">LIS</acronym> is the best served market in Brazil with non-stops to all key Brazilian markets. Hard to think from where they will capture traffic to fill the planes. Seems th...
Jump to postNo surprise here.
Leisure focus originating in Brazil seems not to be a great idea for now with the current exchange rate.
Just noticed that <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> updated the schedule for AA931 and now it shows B77W instead of the old 777. At the same time AA929/930 (<acronym title="Miami - International (Wilcox Field / 36th Street / Pan American Field) (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</a...
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