Passing through GRU on the way to/from EZE (AC90/91, AC96/97)
Mar 4, 2022, 6:11 am
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) Given that the GRU-EZE leg departs at 11.30am, I will miss returning to the lounge here where I spent almost a full day in during my December MR....Taking AC96/AC97 does tag on 2 more segments and some additional SQM's during the promo...
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Mar 4, 2022, 9:04 am
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Very interesting thread, as I am looking at a trip to EZE in coming weeks.
Could one of the recent travellers on the YYZ/YUL-GRU-EZE route give us the AQMs earned on the various sectors (YYZ-GRU, YUL-GRU, GRU-EZE) ? My last trip to EZE was in AUG 2017 on the YYZ-SCL-EZE routing, so my mileage table needs updating !
Also, I may add on a GRU-CWB side-trip.. Any comments on cnx to Brazilian domestic flights coming off AC at GRU would be appreciated.
Could one of the recent travellers on the YYZ/YUL-GRU-EZE route give us the AQMs earned on the various sectors (YYZ-GRU, YUL-GRU, GRU-EZE) ? My last trip to EZE was in AUG 2017 on the YYZ-SCL-EZE routing, so my mileage table needs updating !
Also, I may add on a GRU-CWB side-trip.. Any comments on cnx to Brazilian domestic flights coming off AC at GRU would be appreciated.
Mar 4, 2022, 9:29 am
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Mar 6, 2022, 8:57 am
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very interesting thread, as i am looking at a trip to eze in coming weeks.
Could one of the recent travellers on the yyz/yul-gru-eze route give us the aqms earned on the various sectors (yyz-gru, yul-gru, gru-eze) ? My last trip to eze was in aug 2017 on the yyz-scl-eze routing, so my mileage table needs updating !
Also, i may add on a gru-cwb side-trip.. Any comments on cnx to brazilian domestic flights coming off ac at gru would be appreciated.
Could one of the recent travellers on the yyz/yul-gru-eze route give us the aqms earned on the various sectors (yyz-gru, yul-gru, gru-eze) ? My last trip to eze was in aug 2017 on the yyz-scl-eze routing, so my mileage table needs updating !
Also, i may add on a gru-cwb side-trip.. Any comments on cnx to brazilian domestic flights coming off ac at gru would be appreciated.
gru - eze. 1069
I have connected to LATAM and GOL, both of which were easy. There was a transfer desk for both outside customs. Then you stroll to domestic departures - about a 15 min. walk. Azul used to fly from the old terminal, so you had to take a bus around GRU. They have expanded lately, so maybe there's a better solution for them now, too.
Last edited by FlyingFiasco; Mar 6, 2022 at 9:03 am
Mar 6, 2022, 10:46 am
#21
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I’ll be doing this trip on a business class award in April on the YYZ-EZE route. I was wondering if anybody knows how seating works after the two flights merge? The app hasn’t given me the option to pick seats after the stop in GRU and I was curious how it’s handled.
Mar 6, 2022, 1:55 pm
#22
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I am wondering what I am missing as I have a similar booking. I have the same flight number for both flights so would keep the same seats. I assume those that come in on a different AC flight would book seating for two different segments so might have different seats.
Mar 7, 2022, 5:19 am
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That's odd. If you are switching from AC90 to AC96, then AC96 should be listed as a separate flight.
Mar 7, 2022, 6:53 am
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Just to add, the lounge to use in GRU is called Espaco Banco Safra.
For the return trip EZE-GRU-YUL, there is a Star Alliance lounge at EZE and the GRU lounge should be open in the evening for your 2.5 hour layover in GRU.
For the return trip EZE-GRU-YUL, there is a Star Alliance lounge at EZE and the GRU lounge should be open in the evening for your 2.5 hour layover in GRU.
Mar 7, 2022, 7:45 am
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If you're connecting, you'll choose seats separately for the two legs.
Mar 7, 2022, 8:27 am
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If you're booked on the "direct", you only select a seat once, and you'll have the same seat for both legs. If you're connecting, you'll choose seats separately for the two legs. You may have missed that the "direct" flight varies depending on the day - some days, the YYZ flight (AC90) is the one, other days it's YUL (AC96). Based on @leadhead's question, it appears (s)he is on AC90 all the way.
Mar 8, 2022, 5:25 am
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yyz - gru. 5084
gru - eze. 1069
I have connected to LATAM and GOL, both of which were easy. There was a transfer desk for both outside customs. Then you stroll to domestic departures - about a 15 min. walk. Azul used to fly from the old terminal, so you had to take a bus around GRU. They have expanded lately, so maybe there's a better solution for them now, too.
gru - eze. 1069
I have connected to LATAM and GOL, both of which were easy. There was a transfer desk for both outside customs. Then you stroll to domestic departures - about a 15 min. walk. Azul used to fly from the old terminal, so you had to take a bus around GRU. They have expanded lately, so maybe there's a better solution for them now, too.
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Mar 18, 2022, 1:02 pm
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I’m taking the AC90 direct flight next month YYZ-GRU-EZE (both there and back) in J; it seems there are conflicting reports of whether we can access a lounge during the layover. Would love to go to either the Star Alliance lounge or the Amex lounge if possible.
Mar 18, 2022, 1:12 pm
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On the way down, AC90 was late, so connecting to AC96 was immediate and no time for lounge access.
On the way up, AC97 was early and we had about 2 hours in the lounge.
It really depends on timing between the two flights but you can access the old *A lounge (now name-sponsored by Banco Safra). The Amex lounge is also open and accessible (I stuck my head in), but in my opinion the Banco Safra has better privacy corners.
Please note that you may have to backtrack - once you pass intermediate security, you may come out halfway down the terminal wing and you have to walk against the pedestrian flow into the centre part where the lounges are.
On the way up, AC97 was early and we had about 2 hours in the lounge.
It really depends on timing between the two flights but you can access the old *A lounge (now name-sponsored by Banco Safra). The Amex lounge is also open and accessible (I stuck my head in), but in my opinion the Banco Safra has better privacy corners.
Please note that you may have to backtrack - once you pass intermediate security, you may come out halfway down the terminal wing and you have to walk against the pedestrian flow into the centre part where the lounges are.