Aécio Amado
Reporter - Agência Brasil

Rio - This week the Brazilian carrier, Varig, which is going through severe financial turbulence, cancelled thirteen flight out of Rio de Janeiro. Five of the cancelled flights were shuttle (ponte aérea) Rio-São Paulo, which fly out of the downtown Santos Dumont airport. The other eight cancelled flights were to fly out of the Tom Jobim International Airport.

On Wednesday (June 14), judge Luiz Roberto Ayoub, announced that he was still examining the only bid made at a Varig auction on June 8. The bid, for slightly over R$1 billion, was made by a group representing Varig employees.

Translation: Allen Bennett