{"id":17429,"date":"2015-03-12T21:15:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T04:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/?p=17429"},"modified":"2015-03-16T20:00:45","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T03:00:45","slug":"tam-airlines-cnf-gig-a320-economy-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2015\/03\/12\/tam-airlines-cnf-gig-a320-economy-class\/","title":{"rendered":"TAM Airlines CNF-GIG A320 Economy Class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I booked a flight from Belo Horizonte to Rio de Janeiro (CNF-GIG) on TAM Airlines 3385 (JJ3385) because I had a separate award ticket on US Airways from Rio de Janeiro to Los Angeles via Charlotte (GIG-CLT-LAX). I bought a one-way ticket from Belo Horizonte to Rio on Orbitz.com for $109.53 and it was my first time flying on TAM Airlines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2014\/06\/07\/trip-report-2014-fifa-world-cup-sao-paulo-curitiba-belo-horizonte-rio-de-janeiro\/\" target=\"_blank\">Introduction to 2014 World Cup in Brazil<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2015\/01\/14\/american-airlines-dfw-gru-777-300er-business-class\/\" target=\"_blank\">American Airlines DFW-GRU 777-300ER Business Class<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2015\/01\/15\/how-to-get-from-guarulhos-airport-to-sao-paulo-via-public-transit\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Get From Guarulhos Airport to Sao Paulo via Public Transit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2015\/01\/16\/augusta-boulevard-sao-paulo-hotel-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Augusta Boulevard Sao Paulo Hotel Review<\/a><br \/>\n<a 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Horizonte Minas Gerais Brazil<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2015\/03\/12\/tam-airlines-cnf-gig-a320-economy-class\/\" target=\"_blank\">TAM Airlines CNF-GIG A320 Economy Class<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2015\/03\/12\/hospedagem-ledo-rio-de-janeiro-hotel-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hospedagem Ledo Rio de Janeiro Hotel Review<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2015\/03\/13\/the-sights-and-sounds-of-the-beaches-of-rio-de-janeiro\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Sights and Sounds of the Beaches of Rio de Janeiro<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2015\/03\/13\/the-sights-and-sounds-of-fifa-fan-fest-in-rio-de-janeiro\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Sights and Sounds of FIFA Fan Fest in Rio de Janeiro<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2015\/03\/14\/rio-de-janeiro-international-airport-proair-sala-vip-lounge\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rio de Janeiro International Airport Proair Sala VIP\u00a0Lounge<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2015\/03\/15\/us-airways-gig-clt-767-200-envoy-business-class\/\" target=\"_blank\">US Airways GIG-CLT 767-200 Envoy Business Class<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2015\/03\/16\/us-airways-clt-lax-a321-first-class\/\" target=\"_blank\">US Airways CLT-LAX A321 First Class<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I took a public bus in the morning from Centro Belo Horizonte to Belo Horizonte\u2019s Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF). The journey took approximately 45 minutes because the distance from the city to the airport is 41km. I went to the automated kiosk and printed my boarding pass.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17420\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig1.jpeg\" alt=\"tamcnfgig1\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig1.jpeg 480w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig1-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig1-400x533.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig1-200x266.jpeg 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig1-150x200.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The flight was eventually delayed for two hours because of the weather conditions at Rio de Janeiro\u2019s Gale\u00e3o International Airport (GIG). Rio\u2019s Galeao airport was completely shut down for departures and arrivals due to heavy fog. This delay caused a large amount of people to congregate in a small space because the airport is so tiny and can only accommodate so many people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17421\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig2.jpeg\" alt=\"tamcnfgig2\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig2.jpeg 480w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig2-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig2-400x533.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig2-200x266.jpeg 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig2-150x200.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig3.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17422\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig3.jpeg\" alt=\"tamcnfgig3\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig3.jpeg 480w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig3-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig3-400x533.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig3-200x266.jpeg 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig3-150x200.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boarding finally began and a shuttle bus took us to the Airbus A320 aircraft on the tarmac.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig4.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17423\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig4.jpeg\" alt=\"tamcnfgig4\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig4.jpeg 480w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig4-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig4-400x533.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig4-200x266.jpeg 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig4-150x200.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig5.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17424\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig5.jpeg\" alt=\"tamcnfgig5\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig5.jpeg 640w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig5-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig5-400x300.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig5-200x150.jpeg 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig5-150x112.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig5-386x290.jpeg 386w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig5-290x218.jpeg 290w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig5-193x145.jpeg 193w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The entire Airbus A320 economy class cabin is in a 3-3 configuration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig6.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17425\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig6.jpeg\" alt=\"tamcnfgig6\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig6.jpeg 480w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig6-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig6-400x533.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig6-200x266.jpeg 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig6-150x200.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was seated in an Espaco+ (Economy plus) seat which is complimentary for American Airlines Executive Platinum elites (oneworld emerald equivalent). Even though it was economy plus seating, I felt like my knees were still up against the seat in front of me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig7.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17426\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig7.jpeg\" alt=\"tamcnfgig7\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig7.jpeg 480w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig7-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig7-400x533.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig7-200x266.jpeg 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig7-150x200.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig8.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17427\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig8.jpeg\" alt=\"tamcnfgig8\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig8.jpeg 480w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig8-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig8-400x533.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig8-200x266.jpeg 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig8-150x200.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the flight reached cruising altitude, the flight attendant offered me a choice of beverage and handed out a bag of chips which were both complimentary (unlike on GOL Airlines where you have to pay for drinks and snacks).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig9.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17428\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig9.jpeg\" alt=\"tamcnfgig9\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig9.jpeg 480w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig9-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig9-400x533.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig9-200x266.jpeg 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/tamcnfgig9-150x200.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The flight time was only 40 minutes, so it was a quick and short flight before descent into Rio de Janeiro International Airport. I really should have flown into Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) instead because it was closer to Centro Rio de Janeiro. I didn\u2019t really think of that because I automatically think of GIG airport when I associate booking flights to Rio de Janeiro. Next time when I\u2019m flying intra-Brazil, I will think of Santos Dumont Airport since only domestic flights can land there.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I booked a flight from Belo Horizonte to Rio de Janeiro (CNF-GIG) on TAM Airlines 3385 (JJ3385) because I had a separate award ticket on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":17424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[148,49,50],"tags":[4433,460,296,4432,4434,658,4431,4429,4430],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - 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