Brazilian carriers TAM, GOL and others cancelled six key flights on 6 January, affecting services between Rio de Janeiro–Santos Dumont, São Paulo–Guarulhos and international destinations such as Miami and Amsterdam. The disruptions, reported by airport-data trackers and confirmed by Travel and Tour World, hit both business-critical shuttle routes (Rio–São Paulo) and long-haul connections used by exporters and corporate travellers.
At Santos Dumont, two early-morning TAM rotations to São Paulo–Congonhas were pulled from the schedule, forcing passengers to rebook via the slower Galeão or through Guarulhos. In São Paulo, four cancellations included LATAM’s Miami service and KLM’s Amsterdam flight, compounding capacity constraints at the start of the business year when expatriates and trade-fair delegations return from holiday.
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Should the last-minute cancellations force travellers to reroute through new transit points or adjust entry dates, VisaHQ can quickly verify whether your visas remain valid and, if necessary, arrange expedited processing online. The platform’s Brazil section (https://www.visahq.com/brazil/) details requirements for dozens of nationalities and offers concierge support that can save precious hours when flights keep changing.
Airlines cited a mix of crew-scheduling gaps and lingering knock-on effects from severe thunderstorms that flooded remote stands at Guarulhos earlier in the week. Although Brazil’s civil-aviation authority (ANAC) has not issued a formal investigation notice, it reminded carriers of their obligation to provide re-routing or accommodation under Resolution 400/2016.
For mobility managers the message is clear: build additional buffer time into domestic-to-international connections this week and monitor NOTAMs for weather-related flow-control at Guarulhos. Travellers with tight meeting agendas should consider overnighting near the departure airport and leveraging airline-app re-booking tools to secure scarce seats in real time.
At Santos Dumont, two early-morning TAM rotations to São Paulo–Congonhas were pulled from the schedule, forcing passengers to rebook via the slower Galeão or through Guarulhos. In São Paulo, four cancellations included LATAM’s Miami service and KLM’s Amsterdam flight, compounding capacity constraints at the start of the business year when expatriates and trade-fair delegations return from holiday.
Should the last-minute cancellations force travellers to reroute through new transit points or adjust entry dates, VisaHQ can quickly verify whether your visas remain valid and, if necessary, arrange expedited processing online. The platform’s Brazil section (https://www.visahq.com/brazil/) details requirements for dozens of nationalities and offers concierge support that can save precious hours when flights keep changing.
Airlines cited a mix of crew-scheduling gaps and lingering knock-on effects from severe thunderstorms that flooded remote stands at Guarulhos earlier in the week. Although Brazil’s civil-aviation authority (ANAC) has not issued a formal investigation notice, it reminded carriers of their obligation to provide re-routing or accommodation under Resolution 400/2016.
For mobility managers the message is clear: build additional buffer time into domestic-to-international connections this week and monitor NOTAMs for weather-related flow-control at Guarulhos. Travellers with tight meeting agendas should consider overnighting near the departure airport and leveraging airline-app re-booking tools to secure scarce seats in real time.
