Rio de Janeiro International Airport

By Richard Maslen
The eight ‘new’ markets comprise Canberra, the airline’s fifth destination in Australia; Dublin, Ireland; Las Vegas, the airline’s eleventh destination in the United States; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Santiago, Chile; Medan’s Kualanamu International Airport, the airline’s third destination in Indonesia; and Tabuk and Yanbu, its ninth and tenth destinations in Saudi Arabia.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
North African carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is to further expand its long-haul network from next year with the launch of flights between its Mohammed V International Airport hub in Casablanca and Washington Dulles Airport in the United States and Rio de Janeiro’s Galeão International Airport in Brazil.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The carrier is reducing its capacity into Brazil this winter through route switches, frequency reductions and aircraft changes in preparation for what its vice-president of Latin America, Mexico and Caribbean, Nicolas Ferri describes as a “long cycle” economic slowdown in the country, in an interview posted on the airline’s website.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
This is actually the third time that Star Alliance has welcomed a major Brazilian carrier into the grouping having previously had Varig alongside TAM Airlines as a former member and will once again open up Latin America’s largest country to the international flights of its member airlines with new connection opportunities via São Paulo’s Guarulhos International and Rio de Janeiro’s Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International airports.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The introduction of flights to Rio de Janeiro has been on Air Canada’s radar for a while, but with the loss of Brazil’s largest carrier TAM Airlines as an alliance partner from April this year, it has become a higher priority for the Star Alliance member.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Brazilian carrier TAM Airlines is to cancel its route between Rio de Janeiro and London Heathrow from next month, but it will temporarily resume the
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Aeromexico is to launch flights between Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro from June this year, adding to its existing Brazilian link to Sao Paulo. A four
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
East African carrier Ethiopian Airlines inaugurated flights between its hub at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa and the Brazilian cities of
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
East African carrier Ethiopian Airlines has finalised the last of its preparation work for its first growth into South America and is now on-track to
Airports & Networks