Varig economic difficulty. This purchase not only made Varig the largest airline in South America but also granted rights to other cities in Latin America, Miami, the West Coast of the United States and to Japan. European services started on . Varig had been lobbying for European concessions for more than ten years, but after the sudden shutdown of Panair do Brasil by the Brazilian military government Varig was granted rights previously held by Panair and was ordered to immediately operate all scheduled services, including Panair's flight scheduled to depart that very night from Rio de Janeiro-Galeão to Recife, Lisbon, Paris-Orly
Small Planet Airlines (Germany) Small Planet Airlines (Germany) Small Planet Airlines GmbH was a German charter airline headquartered in Berlin and a subsidiary of Small Planet Airlines from Lithuania. The airline was founded in 2015 and operated its first charter services out of Düsseldorf Airport using its parent's licence by October 2015. Along with its owner, Small Planet Airlines from Lithuania, which owns 80% of the German airline, and sister airline Small Planet Airlines (Poland), it belongs to the "Small Planet Group". The headquarters in Berlin is expected to have up to 15 employees while each aircraft will be operated by 5 crews of