Delta and American put travel waivers in effect on flights to Brazil due to post-election civil unrest.<\/p>\n
Leftist challenger and former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defeated rightist incumbent Jair Bolsonaro Sunday in a close election that followed a bruising campaign. In the election’s aftermath, truckers who supported Bolsonaro have established hundreds of blockades across the country, including some impacting airports.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to a translation of tweets from Sao Paolo’s airport, there has been difficulty accessing terminals in both directions from the Helio Smidt highway. <\/p>\n
A GRU Airport informa que, h\u00e1 dificuldade em acessar os terminais devido \u00e0 manifesta\u00e7\u00e3o nos dois sentidos da Rodovia H\u00e9lio Smidt. A concession\u00e1ria orienta os passageiros a verificarem a situa\u00e7\u00e3o de seus voos com as companhias a\u00e9reas.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Bolsonaro, who lost by 1.8 percentage points, has yet to publicly concede, although according to reports Tuesday his administration was prepared to move forward with a transition to da Silva.<\/p>\n
Under the Delta waiver, flyers who booked their ticket by today, Nov. 1 for travel to or from Sao Paulo by Nov. 4 can rebook free of charge for flights through Nov. 7 without paying a fare differential. <\/p>\n
American’s waiver applies to bookings made by Oct. 31 for flights through Nov. 2 to or from Rio de Janeiro or Sao Paolo. Basic economy travelers, who American does not normally allow to make itinerary changes, can rebook by Nov. 3 for flights through Nov. 8.<\/p>\n
United issued a travel waiver prior to the election for travel through Nov. 1 but has yet to extend the waiver. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n