In March of last year, GOL Linhas Aéreas made its last scheduled international flights due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time, the airline operated to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, United States and Uruguay, from different airports in Brazil.
Argentina was the country with the highest number of GOL connections, especially in Buenos Aires. In addition to the capital, the Brazilian carrier had flights to Cordoba, Mendoza and Rosario, and to Bariloche during high season.
Part of GOL Linhas Aéreas’ international schedule had been modified due to problems with the Boeing 737 MAX. The affected routes were those to Mexico and the United States, which were operated non-stop from São Paulo and Brasilia. As these operations were carried out with Boeing 737-800s, they had to make a stopover, further lengthening the trip.
By early 2020, the company had created an international hub in Brasilia, allowing connections between GOL’s different flights. The airline’s routes from the Brazilian capital were Buenos Aires, Cancun, Miami and Orlando.
Currently, 100% of GOL Linhas Aéreas’ regular schedule is operated in Brazil. International routes continue with suspensions, as a consequence of restrictions in different countries, the COVID-19 situation and its impact on demand.
However, the company has a confirmed schedule starting in November, resuming its first routes out of Brazil. Between December and January, a large percent of the routes that have been cancelled will be restarted.
GOL’s international route schedule (tentative)
The first international route to be resumed by GOL will be Montevideo. Operations will begin on November 3 with Boeing 737-800, four times a week.
On the other hand, Brasilia – Cancun and São Paulo – Punta Cana routes will start on November 12 and 13, on Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
Brasilia
- Cancún (CUN): 4 weekly flights – from November 12 (Boeing 737 MAX)
Sao Paulo
- Montevideo (MVD): 4 weekly flights – daily from November 15
- Punta Cana (PUJ): 2 weekly flights – from November 13 (Boeing 737 MAX)
December
Asunción, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Lima, Mendoza, Miami, Rosario, Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Santiago de Chile will again have GOL flights starting in December from different Brazilian airports.
All this information is tentative and was extracted from the reservation system. Its fulfillment will depend on the evolution of the epidemiological situation and the border restrictions of the different governments, and that the governments grant the respective authorizations.
Brasilia
- Cancún (CUN): 4 weekly flights (Boeing 737 MAX)
- Miami (MIA): 4 weekly flights – December 2 (Boeing 737 MAX)
- Orlando (MCO): 4 weekly flights – December 1st (Boeing 737 MAX)
Florianopolis
- Buenos Aires (AEP): 1 weekly flight – December 11
Rio de Janeiro
- Buenos Aires (AEP): 10/11 weekly flights – December 1st
- Córdoba (COR): 3 weekly flights – December 10
- Rosario (ROS): 3 weekly flights – December 1st
- Santiago de Chile (SCL): 1 weekly flight – December 5
Sao Paulo
- Asunción (ASU): 6 weekly flights – December 10
- Buenos Aires (AEP): 7 weekly flights – December 1st (2 daily flights from December 10)
- Lima (LIM): 7 weekly flights – December 10 (Boeing 737 MAX)
- Mendoza (MDZ): 3 weekly flights – December 12
- Montevideo (MVD): 10 weekly flights
- Punta Cana (PUJ): 3 weekly flights
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra (VVI): 6 weekly flights – December 10
- Santiago de Chile (SCL): 7 weekly flights – December 1st
2022
Next January, during Latin America summer season, GOL plans to resume flights to mainly tourist Brazilian cities. According to current information, Fortaleza, Natal, Recife and Salvador will once again be served by the company’s regional operations.
Brasilia
- Buenos Aires (EZE): 7 weekly flights – January 1st
- Cancún (CUN): 4 weekly flights
- Miami (MIA): 4 weekly flights
- Orlando (MCO): 4 weekly flights
Florianopolis
- Buenos Aires (AEP): 7 weekly flights – January 1st
Fortaleza
- Buenos Aires (AEP): 1 weekly flight – January 1st
- Orlando (MCO): 3 weekly flights – June 14, 2022
- Miami (MIA): 3 weekly flights – June 13, 2022
Joao Pessoa
- Buenos Aires (AEP): 1 weekly flight – January 1st
Maceio
- Buenos Aires (AEP): 1 weekly flight – January 1st
Manaus
- Orlando (MCO): 1 weekly flight – January 1st
Natal
- Buenos Aires (AEP): 1 weekly flight – January 2
Recife
- Buenos Aires (AEP): 1 weekly flight – January 1st
- Montevideo (MVD): 1 weekly flight – January 1st
- Santiago de Chile (SCL): 1 weekly flight – January 1st
Rio de Janeiro
- Buenos Aires (AEP): 14 weekly flights
- Córdoba (COR): 7 weekly flights
- Rosario (ROS): 9 weekly flights
- Santiago de Chile (SCL): 1 weekly flight
Salvador
- Buenos Aires (AEP): 1 weekly flight – January 1st
Sao Paulo
- Asunción (ASU): 7 weekly flights
- Buenos Aires (AEP): 21 weekly flights
- Buenos Aires (EZE): 7 weekly flights – January 1st
- Lima (LIM): 7 weekly flights
- Mendoza (MDZ): 3 weekly flights
- Montevideo (MVD): 14 weekly flights
- Punta Cana (PUJ): 5 weekly flights
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra (VVI): 7 weekly flights
- Santiago de Chile (SCL): 12 weekly flights
