Varig Airlines |
Varig Airlines IATA
RG |
Varig Airlines ICAO
VRN |
Varig Airlines Callsign
VARIG |
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| Varig Airlines Founded |
1927, Porto Alegre, Brazil, as Viacao Aérea Rio-Grandense S.A
2006, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. |
| Varig Airlines Hubs |
Guarulhos Int'l Airport
Congonhas-Sao Paulo Airport
Galeao International Airport
Brasília International Airport |
| Varig Airlines Frequent flyer program |
Smiles |
| Varig Airlines Member lounge |
Business Class, Smiles Gold and Diamond Members Lounges |
| Varig Airlines Alliance |
None (Ejected from Star Alliance) |
| Varig Airlines Fleet size |
27 |
| Varig Airlines Destinations |
20 |
| Varig Airlines Parent company |
Grupo Aurea |
| Varig Airlines Headquarters |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (as an independent company), Sao Paulo, Brazil (as a Gol subsidiary) |
| Varig Airlines Key people |
Constantino Oliveira (CEO) |
| Varig Airlines Website |
www.varig.com |
Varig airlines Brazil based airlines. Varig abbreviation is Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense (In Brazil). The founder of Varig airlines was Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes. Varig airline was based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Varig airline was first established airline in Brazil i.e. in 1927. Varig airline main hubs are:
- Guarulhos Int'l Airport
- Congonhas-Sao Paulo Airport
- Galeao International Airport
- Brasilia International Airport
Varig airline Member lounge are Business Class, Smiles Gold and Diamond Members Lounges. Fleet size of Varig airline is 27 and the destinations are 20. Parent company for this airline was Grupo Aurea. Headquarters of Varig airlines are Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (as an independent company), and Sao Paulo, Brazil (as a Gol subsidiary). Key people in Varig airline is Constantino Oliveira (CEO).
Varig Airlines Destinations in Domestic
Varig Airlines Destinations in Brazil
- Center-West Region
- Brasilia (Brasilia International Airport)
- North Region
- Manaus (Eduardo Gomes International Airport)
- Northeast Region
- Fernando de Noronha (Fernando de Noronha Airport)
- Recife (Guararapes International Airport)
- Salvador (Deputado Luis Eduardo Magalhães International Airport)
- Southeast Region
- Belo Horizonte (Tancredo Neves International Airport)
- Rio de Janeiro
- (Galeão International Airport) Secondary Hub
- (Santos Dumont Airport)
- São Paulo
- (Congonhas International Airport) Hub
- (Guarulhos International Airport) Hub
- South Region
- Curitiba (Afonso Pena International Airport)
- Florianópolis (Hercilio Luz International Airport)
- Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho International Airport) Secondary Hub
Varig Airlines Destinations in International
Varig Airlines Destinations in South America
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires (Ministro Pistarini International Airport)
- Chile
- Santiago (Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport)
- Colombia
- Bogota (El Dorado International Airport)
- Venezuela
- Caracas (Simón Bolivar International Airport)
Varig Airlines Destinations in Central America
- Aruba
- Oranjestad (Queen Beatrix International Airport)
Varig Airlines Terminated Destinations
Varig Airlines Destinations in Asia
Varig Airlines Destinations in East Asia
- Japan
- Nagoya (Komaki Airport)
- Tokyo (Haneda Airport, later Narita Airport)
- China
- Hong Kong (Kai Tak Airport)
- Shangai (Pudong Airport)
- Beijing (Capital Airport)
- Singapore
- Singapore (Singapore Changi Airport)
- Thailand
- Bangkok (Don Mueang International Airport)
Varig Airlines Destinations in Europe
- Denmark
- Copenhagen (Kastrup Airport)
- France
- Paris (Orly Airport, later Charles de Gaulle International Airport)
- Germany
- Frankfurt (Frankfurt Airport)
- Munich (Munich Airport)
- Italy
- Milan (Malpensa Airport)
- Rome (Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport)
- Netherlands
- Amsterdam (Schiphol Airport)
- Portugal
- Lisbon (Aeroporto da Portela)
- Porto (Francisco de Sa Carneiro Airport)
- Spain
- Madrid (Madrid Barajas International Airport)
- Barcelona (Barcelona International Airport)
- Switzerland
- Zürich (Zürich-Kloten Airport)
- Geneva (Geneva Cointrin International Airport)
- United Kingdom
- London (London Heathrow Airport)
Varig Airlines Destinations in Caribbean
- Dominican Republic
- Santo Domingo (Las Americas International Airport)
- Panama
- Panama City (Tocumen International Airport)
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Port-of-Spain (Piarco International Airport)
- Barbados
- Bridgetown (Grantley Adams International Airport)
- Aruba
- Oranjestad (Queen Beatrix International Airport)
- Costa Rica
- San Jose (Juan Santamaria International Airport)
Varig Airlines Destinations in North America
Varig Airlines Destinations in Mexico
- Cancún (Cancún International Airport)
- Mexico City (Benito Juarez International Airport)
Varig Airlines Destinations in United States
- Atlanta (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport)
- Chicago (Chicago O'Hare International Airport)
- Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
- Miami (Miami International Airport)
- New York City (John F. Kennedy International Airport)
- San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
- Orlando (Orlando International Airport)
Varig Airlines Destinations in Canada
- Montreal (Montreal-Mirabel International Airport)
- Toronto (Pearson International Airport)
Varig Airlines Destinations in South America
- Argentina
- Córdoba (Ingeniero Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport)
- Rosario (Rosario - Islas Malvinas International Airport)
- Mendoza (Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport)
- San Carlos de Bariloche (Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport)
- Bolivia
- La Paz (El Alto International Airport)
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Viru Viru International Airport)
- Ecuador
- Guayaquil (Jose Joaquin de Olmedo International Airport)
- Quito (Mariscal Sucre International Airport)
- Paraguay
- Asunción (Silvio Pettirossi International Airport)
- Peru
- Lima (Jorge Chavez International Airport)
- Iquitos (Iquitos International Airport)
- Uruguay
- Montevideo (Carrasco International Airport)
- Suriname
- Paramaribo (Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport)
- French Guyana
- Cayenne (Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport)
- Guyana
- Georgetown (Cheddi Jagan International Airport)
- Colombia
- Leticia (Vasquez Cobo International Airport)
- Venezuela
- Puerto Ordaz (Puerto Ordaz Airport)
Varig Airlines Destinations in Africa
- Angola
- Luanda (Quatro de Fevereiro Airport)
- Ivory Coast
- Abidjan (Port Bouet Airport)
- Mozambique
- Maputo (Maputo International Airport)
- Nigeria
- Lagos (Murtala Muhammed International Airport)
- South Africa
- Johannesburg (OR Tambo International Airport)
- Cape Town (Cape Town International Airport)
- Cape Verde
- Sal (Amilcar Cabral International Airport)
| Aircraft |
Total |
Passengers
(All Economy) |
Routes |
Notes |
| Boeing 737-300 |
3 |
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Short-Medium |
Operated by Gol Transportes Aéreos |
| Boeing 737-700 |
9 |
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Short-Medium |
Operated by Gol Transportes Aéreos |
| Boeing 767-200ER |
1 |
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Medium-Long Haul |
Operated by Gol Transportes Aéreos |
| Boeing 767-300ER |
1 |
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Medium-Long Haul |
Operated by Gol Transportes Aéreos |
| Total |
14 |
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Varig Airlines Retired Fleets
VARIG Retired Fleet
| Aircraft |
| Boeing 737-400 |
| Boeing 737-500 |
| Boeing 737-700 |
| Boeing 737-800 |
| Boeing 757-200 |
| Boeing 767-200ER |
| Boeing 767-300ER |
| Boeing 777-200ER |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-11 |
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VARIG Retired Fleet
| Aircraft |
| Airbus A300B4 |
| Boeing 707-320C |
| Boeing 707-420 |
| Boeing 727-100 |
| Boeing 737-200 |
| Boeing 747-200 |
| Boeing 747-300 |
| Boeing 747-400 |
| Boeing 767-200ER |
| Douglas DC-3 |
| Douglas DC-6 |
| Douglas DC-8-33 |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 |
| Convair 240 |
| Convair 990 |
| Curtiss C-46 |
| Lockheed L-1049 Constellation |
| Lockheed L-188A Electra II |
| NAMC YS-11 |
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| Aircraft |
| Boeing 737-300 |
| Boeing 737-500 |
| Boeing 737-700 |
| Embraer EMB-110 |
| Embraer EMB-120 |
| Embraer ERJ-145 |
| Fokker F-27 |
| Fokker 50 |
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