World Cup Travel - Internal Flights

Discussion in 'WC 2014 Travel and Tickets' started by Pablinsky, Dec 12, 2013.

  1. lucasc

    lucasc Member

    Nov 7, 2013
    Brazil
    Club:
    Vitoria Salvador
    Really? I really can't see the advantage, I mean, you'd probably save 2 or 3 hours, but just the hassle of going to a new city, then getting to its airport, not to mention that it's more expensive.
     
  2. rooboy91

    rooboy91 Member

    Apr 25, 2007
    Perth, Australia
    Club:
    Perth Glory
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    I tend to agree but there were more seats on the flights out of Campo Grande. The added bonus of getting to see the Pantanal would have been a factor.
     
  3. celtic67

    celtic67 Member

    Aug 28, 2013
    Australia
    Club:
    Celtic FC
    Thanks for your advice guys but my problem is that I have a connecting flight from Sao Paulo to Florianopolis the next day (4:00pm) and there are literally no flights out of Cuiaba to SP 24 hours after the Aus-Chile game. I have no idea what to do but I feel like I'm gonna have to fork out a lot of money either way!
     
  4. El_Bulla

    El_Bulla Member

    Jan 21, 2007
    Have you called/tweeted or in any way contacted the airline? Given that the flight was moved more than 4 hours I think you may be entitled to either a full refund or have the flight moved free of charge.
     
  5. rooboy91

    rooboy91 Member

    Apr 25, 2007
    Perth, Australia
    Club:
    Perth Glory
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    Skyscanner.net is showing a couple of options Cuiaba to Sao Paulo. Azul at 10:30pm for A$399 and Gol at 11:15pm for A$241.
     
  6. celtic67

    celtic67 Member

    Aug 28, 2013
    Australia
    Club:
    Celtic FC
    Thanks mate, appreciate you looking that up. But that probably only leaves me 60-90 minutes to get from the stadium to the airport after the game (where as previously I had two hours). I think I would need the traffic to be perfect which is highly unlikely after an international sporting event! Would anyone take this risk for $400 + the cost of a new flight if I miss it?!
     
  7. rooboy91

    rooboy91 Member

    Apr 25, 2007
    Perth, Australia
    Club:
    Perth Glory
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    Could walk the 6km.
     
  8. crazysyd

    crazysyd Member

    Jun 1, 2014
    St. John's, NL
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Have tickets for two QF...Rio on the 4th then Brasilia on the 5th. Kick off in Rio is 13:00 and our flight leaves GIG (couldn't get SDU) at 18:40 that same day....I'm really stressing about making this one, will have less than 3 hours after the final whistle to make the check-in. Actually thinking about heading to GIG that morning to store our bags, then head straight there after the game, rather than having to head back to Copacabana pick up our gear then on up to the airport. Anyone know how congested the roads are from Cento to GIG? Any thoughts or recommendations are most welcome. Thanks
     
  9. celtic67

    celtic67 Member

    Aug 28, 2013
    Australia
    Club:
    Celtic FC
    If it was daylight hours I definitely would. There's just something about walking the streets in the dark with my backpack and all my belongings in a foreign country that just doesn't sit well with me...
     
  10. celtic67

    celtic67 Member

    Aug 28, 2013
    Australia
    Club:
    Celtic FC
    I've tried calling them but couldn't get through all the Portuguese voice menu and speak to a real person. I've just sent them a tweet (translated to Portuguese). What are my rights in this situation do you know?
     
  11. Stuckin1au

    Stuckin1au Member+

    Dec 22, 2013
    Adelaide, South Australia
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia


    Tweet them in English it's fine I've done this before, tell them TAM changed my flight need full refund flight times don't suit new changes......Part1
    Cont Part 2....my Eticket number is XXXXXXXXX please follow me so we can DM
    Cont Part 3....please can I have a case number


    Contact them between 8am and 8pm Brasilia Time if you get no response hit them on Facebook too
     
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  12. BUDOKAN

    BUDOKAN Member

    May 31, 2006
    Tokyo
    Club:
    Yokohama F Marinos
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Long trip for Japanese standard but some Japanese doing as well.
    Cuiaba is very limited and expensive.

    If someone have enough time but no money, it will be a option.
     
  13. celtic67

    celtic67 Member

    Aug 28, 2013
    Australia
    Club:
    Celtic FC
    Thanks Stuckin1au, I appreciate your help. I ended up calling them and they said the flight was changed due to airspace restrictions.

    I can either fly out of Cuiaba early and miss the game (whole reason for going there) or get a refund and spend 2 extra nights stuck in Cuiaba with no booked accommodation and also lose money on another flight booked out of Sao Paulo. Neither option is ideal but hopefully I can work something out.

    By the way, has anyone seen the protests on the news today? I'm usually pretty positive about these sorts of things but I have a feeling we're in for some serious delays/interuptions over the next month. I didn't hear the city, but even some police were on strike somewhere in Brazil today...
     
  14. lucasc

    lucasc Member

    Nov 7, 2013
    Brazil
    Club:
    Vitoria Salvador
    Don't mistake protests and strikes, they're not related.
    They're doing these strikes right now because they know the government will throw money at them to stop it before the WC.
    Only police strike I heard about today was the civil (investigative) police in some states, but they just set a date for it.
     
  15. JeffreyL

    JeffreyL New Member

    Jun 1, 2014
    My wife and I are planning on flying from Rio to SP (and back) for the Netherlands/Chile match on Monday the 23rd. There are early morning and later at night nonstop flights that get us into and out of SP in plenty of time to catch the match, but does anyone know the amount of time we should plan for travel to and from the airport in SP to the match? It looks like the flight would come into CGH and leave from GRU(??) Thanks!
     
  16. Simon Overall

    Simon Overall Member

    Sydney FC
    Australia
    May 7, 2014
    Sydney
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
  17. Quemaaas

    Quemaaas Member

    Feb 16, 2014
    Did you get an email acknowledging that you sent the request and its being processed?

    I sent me email to refunds@tam.com.br and I get nothing back. The call center people told me i should get a automatic confirmation that the email was received but i dont. Ive sent it 3x from different email accounts and nothing.
     
  18. PabloSanDiego

    PabloSanDiego Member+

    West Ham United
    United States
    Jan 18, 2014
    San Diego, CA
    Club:
    West Ham United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No, nothing at all. The money just appeared on my credit card as a credit.
     
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  19. Quemaaas

    Quemaaas Member

    Feb 16, 2014
    Thanks!

    Only thing left is cross fingers and hope I eventually get a credit.
     
  20. bytheseatofmypants

    Oct 29, 2013
    London, UK
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    What's the limit on liquids and carry on bag weight on domestic flights, and are they enforced by the airlines? I've seen 100ml as the limit for liquids and 5kg/10lbs for carry ons. Really hoping to just use a carry-on for all my flights but mine weighs more than 5kg for sure. Thanks.
     
  21. lucasc

    lucasc Member

    Nov 7, 2013
    Brazil
    Club:
    Vitoria Salvador
    They only check the weight of the carry on if it looks too big, so make sure to compact it as much as possible.
     
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  22. Simon Overall

    Simon Overall Member

    Sydney FC
    Australia
    May 7, 2014
    Sydney
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    Liquids limit only generally applies to international flights.
     
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  23. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Thanks, I plan to buy some hand sanitizer and toothpaste in O'Hare to avoid TSA but I was worried I'd have to throw them out in Sao Paulo.
     
  24. bytheseatofmypants

    Oct 29, 2013
    London, UK
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Thanks for the reply Simon and Lucas. Have got liquids and a reasonably heavy but compact bag, and I'll report back what Avianca lets me get away with on my flight tomorrow.
     
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  25. sethuel1

    sethuel1 Member

    Mar 23, 2006
    New Orleans, LA
    Club:
    AS Roma
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #1125 sethuel1, Jun 11, 2014
    Last edited: Jun 11, 2014
    just a pre-warning for people....buddy that landed at GRU on American at 6:20 BRT this morning is currently in a 3 HOUR immigration line and has missed his connection
     

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