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Since december 2018, the low cost GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes will fly to Quito with 3 Weekly flights operated from Brazil's main airport, São Paulo – Guarulhos with Boeing planes 737 that have a capacity to 186 passengers.
GOAL yes sells tickets from Sao Paulo to Quito: https://www.nlarenas.com/2018/08/gol-ya-vende-pasajes-entre-sao-paulo-y-quito/
The initials 3 weekly flights, with which the airline will study the market, They will operate on Tuesdays, thursday and sunday. If the route presents good results, These frequencies will gradually increase. The exact day of the inaugural flight is not yet known., Schedules and tickets are not on sale yet., since the airline is still in the certification process before the authorities to operate the route.
From first source and also according to web publication on the page of Quito International Airport, A rumor that has been around for at least a long time could finally be confirmed. 2 years, GOL will fly to Quito.
The negotiations were closed during Routes Americas 2018 and if everything goes well, For this same year GOL will begin flights to Quito and will even fly with the new Boeings 737 MAX 8 that the airline bought that offer greater autonomy and performance, perfect for operation at high altitude in Quito.
Here are some press images from GOL that show the details of the airline's first MAX, with this plane flights to Quito will begin:
GOL's entry into Quito, destination where he has flown several times in recent years on charter flights for soccer teams and artists, will mean the expected and necessary return of direct flights between Ecuador and Brazil, that have been interrupted since Tame closed its Quito flight – Sao Paulo and Lima – São Paulo in January 2016.
GOL timetables and itinerary to Quito
- UIO – TOWER CRANE 23:30 – 06:20 (Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday)
- TOWER CRANE – UIO 19:55 – 22:50 (Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday)
About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes
GOAL (THERE IT IS: G3, ICAO: GLO) It is quite new and was founded in the year 2000 starting operations 1 año después en vuelos domésticos en Brasil. With main base in Rio de Janeiro, The company has more than 35% of the share of the domestic market and the 14% in the international market and is the largest low-cost airline in South America, while occupying second place in Brazil.
remember, what GOAL in the year 2006 bought the traditional Brazilian airline Varig that had a long history in Brazil since 1927, but due to financial problems and competition, it was necessary to find a way out of the crisis, and that was where GOL took over the classic airline, now totally gone.
During Varig's existence, This one flew to Quito and Guayaquil with Boeing planes 707 and 767, so you could say, that in one way or another, This will operate again in Ecuador.
This Brazilian airline currently, operates a fleet of 119 aircraft exclusively in the Boeing model 737 of the models -700 and -800 and operates at 61 destinations between domestic and international from their main bases in São Paulo Congonhas International Airport and in Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport. further, It has bases at the Rio de Janeiro International Airport, Brasilia International Airport, Salvador International Airport, Fortaleza International Airport, Porto Alegre International Airport, Recife International Airport and Curitiba International Airport.
Among its main domestic destinations are: Bethlehem, Belo Horizonte, Good view, Brasilia, Campinas, Florianopolis, Strengthens, Foz do Iguazu, Manaos, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Salvador de Bahia and others.
In the meantime, Its international destinations to date are: Punta Cana, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Holy Cross of the Sierra, Santiago de Chile, Assumption, Paramaribo y Montevideo.
in the coming months, la aerolínea empezará a recibir en su flota 60 new Boeing model airplanes 737 MAX version 8, lo que ha sido la mayor orden de aviones de este modelo en Sur América por más de $6 billones de dólares y tendrán capacidad para 186 passengers with whom flights to Fort Lauderdale will also begin, Orlando and Cancun, very popular destinations for Brazilians.
GOL's arrival in Ecuador
With the soon start of GOL flights to Quito, The Ecuadorian market will be highly benefited with 3 fronts:
- The direct connection between Ecuador and Brazil is resumed, Thus, travelers from both countries will no longer necessarily have to pass through Lima, Panama or Bogota.
- Thanks to the large network of GOL destinations in Brazil, Ecuadorians will be able to explore and buy other domestic destinations and it will not be just a point-to-point destination.
- Potential increase in Brazilian tourists to the main Ecuadorian tourist destinations such as the Galapagos. It will be important for GOL to sign an interline agreement or code share with a local airline in Ecuador to transport its destinations to other cities in connection..
We look forward to the soon start of GOL flights, which indicates the clear growth of the Ecuadorian market that is increasingly attractive for airlines and to know more details about the number of flight frequencies and schedules.
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Being a new company, Resolution DGAC-YA-2017-0170-R, valid since 27 November 2017, in Chapter II Art. 4 literal (a) provides that every Air Operator must request the Approval of Itineraries with at least 30 days (skillful) in advance of the effective date of validity. To date, the GOL Company has not formally requested approval of Itineraries.
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The truth was that it was already necessary to have connectivity with Brazil. It would be interesting to recover connectivity with Cali, Medellin, Santiago de Chile and Buenos Aires directly because to go to these cities you have to make several stops and it is not comfortable having passengers on the routes. Finally, we hope that Air Canada is encouraged to come to Ecuador and, like GOL, uses the modern Boeing 737-8MAX that it already has in its fleet..
Hello July, some observations. Tame flew to Sao Paulo for 2 years. There are flights to Santiago, to Cali and Buenos Aires with a stopover in Esmeraldas de Tame and Lima from LATAM Ecuador, There is also direct to Cali from Guayaquil.
Hi Nicolas, and there is news about other destinations apart from this? I heard a rumor about Air Canada but I don't know how good the source was haha, greetings!
Hello Ivan, Air Canada is always a possibility, but I haven't heard anything concrete yet.
“Crazy” airline ? ? ? ?
Local 😉
GOL has the so-called Smile affinity program, which is like an alliance that cooperates with other airlines such as KLM., Qatar, Emirates, air canada, Aeromexico, Argentine Airlines and others that would expand the connection network so that tourists from all over the world arrive in Quito.
I hope this project materializes, which would be very positive for the Quito airport and its growth..
Completely, It is a fact that will occur, if not this year, at the beginning of 2019.
GOL is the largest airline in Brazil in market share, as well as the largest low-cost in Latin America. And GOL's headquarters are in São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, in this last, Where is your MRO located?.
Thanks for the information Eric..