Flights from Houston to Rio de Janeiro

• In 2009, there was just one airline company serving flights from Houston to Rio de Janeiro.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Houston and Rio de Janeiro from Continental Airlines is the B767-4 built by Boeing with 235 seats.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from IAH to GIG for Continental Airlines is the B767-2/R built by Boeing with 174 seats.
• 39,844 seats were available on flights from IAH to GIG in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 28,684 passengers flew on all flights from IAH to GIG that year.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Houston to Rio de Janeiro in 2009 was 75.54%.
• The newest aircraft servicing IAH to GIG in 2009 was Continental Airlines' B767-4 from Boeing. The B767-4 started flying in 1998.
• Continental Airlines carried a total of 28,684 passengers from IAH to GIG in 2009.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Houston, TX to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2009 was Continental Airlines' B767-2/R from Boeing which started flying in 1990.
• Continental Airlines operated flights from IAH to GIG using 2 types of aircraft in 2009.
• There were 28,684 passengers that flew from Houston to Rio de Janeiro in 2009.
• Continental Airlines offers flights from Houston, TX to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)