Recent content by richard winterbourn

This is a fingers crossed journey... Flights to Faro from Brum on December 27th were too expensive by the time i got round to booking so i'm taking an alternative route. 0925 Bhx to Lisbon arriving at approx 1200, then exit airport and take the meyro to Lisbon Oriente and the inter-city...

Just an update which some may find interesting when comparing the UK and Brasil. Starting with air travel, Brasil's airline structure is very much using planes like we would use buses: frequent, reliable and, to my experience, always on time. Many flights are multi stop as i found out with...

Well, I am half way through my visit to Brasil, arriving at Rio International Airport from Brum via Amsterdam on Tuesday. Today am going to the other airport, Santos Dumont, for a flight to Goiania with Aerolineas Azul. Never flown with Azul before so it will be an experience because most...

Faro on Tuesday for 10 days at my seafront home in Cabanas then Rio and Central Brasil in mid-May, Italy for cheeses and wine in early June, before returning to Faro later that same month. What I do like in Cabanas is sitting on the patio with cool white wine and watching the planes overlying...

For those who were interested in my flight into central Brasil from Brum via Paris, Rio, Sao Paulo and Goiania, this a view of the city from Santa Genoveva Airport. As a community Goiania did not exist until 80 years sgo; now it has a population exceeding 2 million...!

Just an update on my plans to fly into Central Brasil next week. Unfortunately, KLM has cancelled my 0915 flight to Amsterdam. However, this airline has never let me down and so, with partner airline AF, they have now routed me to Rio de Janeiro via Paris on the same day. The only downside is...

October 12 at 0915 I'm booked on KL1422 to Amsterdam and after arriving there I will be scurrying to find KL705 and the Boeing 789 flight to Rio de Janeiro arriving there at 1940. After a night's sleep and a good day dining in lively Lapa, its straight to Rio's other Airport, Santos Domont...

Sensible rail ticketing This may not seem that important to a lot of people, but recent changes to Trainline have reflected the new attitude and opportunities for people to travel on the most advantageous and cost effective route. For example: Up until recently if i needed to travel by train...

Well, i'm heading back to the centre of Brasil on March 16 - and it all starts at BHX! 2200 overnight stay in Ibis Birmingham Airport March 16: 0635 Flybe to Paris Charles de Gaulle 1040 Air France Paris to Rio de Janeiro Galego International Airport 1815 Onibus (approx £4) to Rio Santos...

I'm currently in Bergamo in northern Italy where the airport is still referred to by Ryanair as Milan-Bergamo. It is one of my favourite 'hub' airports and tomorrow i will fly from here to Faro in Portugal where i shall spend Easter. If you have never been to Bergamo give it a go, it is a...

Warning, gripe alert coming! I am flying to Bergamo again on Thursday and AGAIN i am having to take the train to MAN for the flight. Why oh why can't RYR restore the flight to BHX. I used it several times when it was operating and while i do not know the yield, it was always well used by both...

....and i suppose you would call the new baggage hall development --- the Baggies?

Hi Ray, just an update on my last trip into central Brasil. Everything went fine on the way out: BHX, Paris, Rio then change airports for Sao Paulo and finally Goiania. But three days before my return i received an email from KLM to say my flight back to Ams had been cancelled - up the Amazon...

Friday, March 16, and French air traffic controls permitting, will board AF1565 from BHX to Paris at 1945 and then transfer to AF442 at 2352 for Rio de Janeiro. After arriving at approx 0710 will take the leisurely local bus down to the city's other airport Santos Dumont and find a good boteca...

Yes BHXsupporter, you are right that pax from Shropshire and, indeed my county, Herefordshire are using this service merely because it avoids having to change at New Street (the alternative route from my area is London Midland via Hereford and Worcester). But the point of my comment is that it...