Saturday, March 12, 2011

Florida to El Salvador direct flights

TACA Airlines fly to Orlando, Florida, serviced three times per week towards and from its hub in El Salvador. This flight becomes the ninth gateway to the United States and an opportunity for Florida passengers to access TACA’s route network throughout Latin America.

This flight is part of a larger effort from the airline to meet its clients’ needs totaling 41 destinations in 22 countries. This will also provide a destination with great tourism appeal and interesting commercial perspective.

Claudia Arenas, Corporate Communications Director at TACA said, “this is a requested itinerated service that enables the airline to search for growth opportunities, through a destination with an important potential. We want to especially thank GOAA, OOCVB, Walt Disney World, Busch Entertainment Corporation, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, and the Metro Orlando Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for supporting these efforts, in hopes of strengthening our frequencies in the future”.

TACA Airlines operate the Orlando-El Salvador route with new Embraer E190 aircraft with 96 passenger capacity, configured with two cabins: Clase Ejecutiva (Business Class) and coach. Both cabins have leather seats, complimentary food and beverage service, mood lighting, and AVOD (audio and video on demand) for each passenger.

TACA launches new Miami Lima flights

TACA Airlines officially launches new direct flight from Miami to the City of Lima and connections, at a cocktail at the Intercontinental Hotel Doral in Miami. The event included Central and South American diplomatic authorities, travel agency representatives, corporate accounts, and members of the press.

The Miami to Lima flight TA 031 departs at 3:05 PM arriving in Lima at 11:00 PM, and the Lima to Miami flight TA 032 departs at 10:30 AM arriving in Miami at 4:25 PM.

Evelyn de la Vega, Sales Manager at TACA Airlines, said that “as part of TACA Airlines growth plans for this year, the airline announced its new direct flight towards the city of Lima, starting operations December 1st. With this flight we are also increasing our passengers’ flight options through our Lima hub, with immediate connections to destinations like Buenos Aires and Mendoza (in Argentina), Santiago of Chile and Antofagasta (Chile), Asuncion (Paraguay) Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo (Brazil) among others”.

This flight is framed an integral plan to strengthen our route network that has involved an important investment in technology, qualifications, renovation of the service network. We strongly believe in this initiative, in which the passenger will result as the great beneficiary”, finalized Rolando Damas, Sales Director Avianca-TACA.

Avianca airlines flight Bogota and San Salvador

Avianca has a new route between Bogota and San Salvador and upcoming destinations to North America

Avianca offer a direct flight between Bogota and San Salvador, which will not only provides access to that market but will also allow it to use the hub operated by TACA in El Salvador, to reach destinations to which Avianca does not fly directly. Among the U.S. destinations that will be accessible are San Francisco, Houston and Orlando, as well as Toronto in Canada and Cancun in Mexico.


Avianca to fly new routes
Avianca has been authorized to fly to Europe in a new service to Spain, from Medellin to Madrid and from Bogota to Frankfurt.

In addition, it also operates the following routes:
Bogota - Panama - Guatemala with two weekly frequencies;
Bogota or Medellin - Madrid, 2 times a week;
Bogota - Panama - Tegucigalpa with 7 weekly frequencies;
Bogota - San Salvador - Montreal, 3 times a week;
Cali - Panama - San Salvador, 7 weekly frequencies;
Bogota - San Salvador – Toronto, 4 times a week;
Bogota - Frankfurt - Bogotá, 3 weekly flights;
Bogotá - Havana - Bogota, two weekly frequencies.
Avianca has also requested the addition of two frequencies for the Bogota - Curacao – Bogotá route.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

jfk Johannesburg nonstop flights SA204

South African Airways will now also operate nonstop flights from Johannesburg to New York JFK, resulting in the fastest way to travel between New York and Southern Africa.
The new flight schedule will result in shorter travel times and allow even easier connections from throughout more of Africa.

Currently, flight SA203 from Johannesburg to New York makes a 1-hour passenger and refueling stop in Dakar, Senegal. Starting May 1st, flight SA203 will depart Johannesburg at 8:35 p.m. for a non-stop journey to New York that will arrive at 6:40 a.m. the following day.
The updated schedule for SAA's daily service between New York and Johannesburg is as follows, effective May 1st:

SA203 – JFK JNB, departs Johannesburg at 8:35 p.m., arrives in New York at 6:40 a.m. the following day.
SA204 – New York/Johannesburg, departs New York at 11:15 a.m., arrives in Johannesburg at 8:40 a.m. the following day.


To book seats on SAA's flights, please call 1-800-722-9675, visit www.flysaa.com, or call your travel agent.
To complement this network, a world of privileges awaits those who join Voyager, South African Airways' premier mileage program. To sign up, visit www.flysaa.com

Travelers in Premium Business Class enjoy 180 degree fully flat-bed seats, and in Economy Class enjoy the most legroom versus competitors. Every seat on board offers an individual on-demand entertainment system, plush pillow, warm blanket and amenity kit. SAA's unrivaled network, featuring seamless connections to nearly 20 destinations within South Africa, and more than 25 cities across the rest of the continent, makes the airline the savvy traveler's "gateway to Africa."

South African Airways Cape Town Vacations package

South African Airways Vacations is offering its "Classic South Africa" Cape Town and safari air-inclusive package for $2,989* per person, a savings of $1,500 per person if booked separately.

The package details are:

"Classic South Africa" – starting at $2,989* - 9 Days of Cape Town in its hottest new hotel, and a safari in a classically luxurious lodge

Round trip international Economy Class airfare from New York Kennedy or Washington, D.C. (Dulles) to Johannesburg, South Africa, on South African Airways
Domestic flights on South African Airways within Africa in accordance with itinerary
4 nights at 15 on Orange in Cape Town, close to the city center, Cape Town's stunning beaches, and the Winelands.
2 nights at the Lion Sands River Lodge in the Lion Sands Private Game Reserve
Game drives while at Lion Sands River Lodge
6 Breakfasts
2 Lunches
2 Dinners
Meet and greet by South African Airways Vacations® representatives upon arrival in South Africa, as well as transfers


South African Airways Vacations offers vacation options for all budgets, with experts on hand to ensure its clients experience the vacation of their dreams. For more vacation packages to Southern Africa, please call 1-888-722-4872 or visit www.flysaavacations.com.

SAA Vacations®, highly regarded for its wide array of affordable luxury packages to Africa, is a division of South African Airways and utilizes the airline's extensive route network to create packages throughout South Africa, Botswana, Victoria Falls, Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. South African Airways, the most awarded airline to Africa, features daily service from the U.S. to South Africa with morning non-stop departures from New York JFK and afternoon direct service from Washington, D.C., that offer travel convenience and award-winning service. For more information on South African Airways, please call (800) 722-9675 or visit www.flysaa.com.

American Airlines DFW to Madrid nonstop flights

American Airlines daily nonstop flights between Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Madrid- Barajas Airport (MAD), conveniently connecting two of the world’s most culturally and economically influential cities.

The route from DFW to Madrid also lays the groundwork for future network enhancements between American Airlines and its oneworld Alliance partner, Iberia Airlines. Madrid-Barajas is the major hub for Iberia Airlines with more than 200 departures per day. Anticipating the grant of antitrust immunity, oneworld travelers going to Madrid and beyond could enjoy the benefits of coordinated flight schedules, enhanced mileage rewards, increased travel choices and seamless service.

the dfw mad flights connect the North Texas area with a more accessible link to the Spanish capital. With about 40,000 Spanish passengers per year projected to use the new Dallas-to-Madrid service, the route can prove particularly valuable in stimulating tourism in both regions, which in turn can provide economic and cultural benefits to residents as well as travelers.

Dallas/Fort Worth – Madrid Business Class Menu

American Airlines Chefs’ Conclave developed the Business Class menu for the new Madrid service. The menu is in English and Spanish. Dinner menu items include items such as smoked salmon and herb marinated shrimp, grilled fillet of beef featured with a ratatouille sauce, cauliflower gratin and a medley of baby vegetables, and Basil caciotta and white cheddar cheese accompanied by seasonal grapes. Breakfast foods include items such as pepper jack cheese omelette with a cheddar cheese sour cream potato timbale and turkey sausage flavored with sun-dried tomato and basil and fresh seasonal fruit. For the complete menu

AA JFK to Rio de Janeiro GIG flight schdule

American Airlines further expand their presence in New York by launching daily nonstop flights between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and five new destinations.

American Airlines begins daily service from JFK to Rio de Janeiro (GIG), using 219-seat Boeing 767-300 airplane in two class seating configuration with 28 Business Class and 191 Economy Class seats.
flight schdule
New York to Rio de Janeiro JFK GIG

Flight Departs Arrives Days
255 10:30 p.m. 11:45 a.m. (next day) Daily


Rio de Janeiro to New York JFK Flight Departs Arrives Days
256* 11:30 p.m. 6:40 a.m. (next day) Daily

American airlines also announced that passengers on its daily nonstop flights between New York JFK and Rio de Janeiro can earn triple AAdvantage miles for travel in Business Class or double miles for travel in Economy Class. American's double and triple miles offer also applies to new nonstop flights between Miami and Brasilia, also beginning today.

To participate in this offer, travelers simply need to register prior to travel using promotion code BRZ5K and fly round trip now through Dec. 10, 2010. Register and obtain complete offer terms and conditions at www.aa.com/offers.


American Airlines has completed the upgrade of the entire Boeing 767-300 fleet including the addition of a wide variety of entertainment programming.

Work Or Relax In Comfort In The New Business Class
The new Business Class features angled lie-flat bed seats with drop-down armrests, a personal in-flight entertainment system with audio and video on demand, and ergonomically-designed overhead bins. In addition, the track-forward feature and interlocking tray tables provide customers with greater options for work and in-flight dining.