☼ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT TRAVELLING BY PLANE! ☼

Question: How to apply for ESTA to travel to the United States?

→ You will go to the United States? You have a simple correspondence in an American airport? An essential element is required for entry into the United States: it is ESTA travel authorization issued by the American government.


Question: What is ESTA?

→ ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) is a travel authorization that applies to travelers who wish to visit or transit through the United States and whose country has the VISA waiver program. Program, the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) allows travelers to visit the United States without a visa for a business trip or holiday not exceeding 90 days.

ESTA is valid for a period of two years or until expiry of passport (if expired within two years to come).

ESTA is mandatory to complete online in advance of his trip to the USA form. It can be filled no later than 72 hours before departure but it is recommended to do so as soon as the planned trip. For children, a separate form must also be submitted, whether accompanied or not, and irrespective of their age.

Question: What are the companies of the Brazilian airlines?


→ The FIFA World Cup was taking in Brazil and the 2016 Olympic Games which will also take place in the largest country in South America have the opportunity to get a closer look to Brazilian airlines including some are now thriving. Focus on TAM, GOL, Avianca Brazil and Azul! 


TAM 

Known around the world, TAM, a member of the Oneworld alliance since March 2014, is the largest airline in Brazil and Latin America. Based in São Paulo, the company has nearly 160 aircraft to serve its 60 destinations worldwide. 

GOL 

Aged 13, GOL is a low cost airline that serves mainly Brazil, the South American countries, the Caribbean and the United States. The company has twenty Boeing 737 in 2012 but commissioned more than 150 new aircraft. Considered the "Esayjet" of South America, GOL operates more than 800 daily flights. 

Avianca Brazil 

Founded in 1919, Avianca is a Colombian company that has developed its own subsidiary in Brazil. With a fleet of 40 aircraft, Avianca Brazil will join Star Alliance this year, which already has its parent Colombian. Avianca Brazil does mostly short and medium-haul flights. 

Azul 

Partner of the American company JetBlue Airways, Azul is a company founded in 2009 and already has nearly 135 aircraft, including through the acquisition of Trip Linhas Aéreas 2012 Low cost increasing, the company will soon launch in flight long haul with the United States.

Question: Passport, an obligation on a trip?

Traveling, necessarily involves presentation of identification to legally cross borders papers. Often asked, the passport is a piece of essential identity to fly. 

The regulations in force in the countries of the European Union 

The check in and out of a country to another must be followed to ensure a trouble-free trip. In the European Union, these formalities are to present identification to cross the border piece. The latter can be a simple secure as a passport ID. For French citizens, it is not mandatory to travel in the European Union with a passport. This principle also applies in the countries bordering France and Andorra and Switzerland. Other countries also accept the same measure if they are not members of the European Union. This is for example the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

Regulations outside the European Union 

Outside the countries of the European Union, the input modalities depend on the conditions imposed and the laws of each state. But in general, to cross the border of a foreign country, a passport is required. The latter is attached to the visa application in some areas to stay there for a set period. However, there is still no country requiring biometric passports used either. However, for a trip to the United States, the biometric passport can enter without a visa. The chip that contains this type of passport is sufficient to provide the necessary information to pass between the various states of the country.