Originally Posted by number_6
GIG-GRU can be booked using OWE tickets -- it is not cabotage. It cannot be booked using point-to-point tickets. The reason it can be booked is that it is part of an international ticket -- and traffic rights exist for that. A bit murky is whether there are any routing restrictions on the sector (I think you must have an international flight entering/leaving brazil immediately before or after it ... as you would in any case).
I would have thought that that was the case, however my experience in trying to book it with AA, BA and QF was that no availability was being given plus, QF, on calling back did confirm that LA/BA were not able to take passengers on GIG-GRU sectors except if booked through to an international destination .. e.g. SCL-GRU could be booked but not SCL-GRU, GRU-GIG .
If you know how to get that sector booked, please let me know as I have a booking held for may where I would like to book that sector
Dave