GOL Will Start Direct Flights Between Uruguaiana and Guarulhos

 GOL Will Start Direct Flights Between Uruguaiana and Guarulhos

 

In November 2021, GOL Linhas Aéreas (GOLL4) announced the start of operations in four new regional destinations in Rio Grande do Sul, in 2022: Uruguaiana, Pelotas, Santo Ângelo and Santa Maria, in addition to the three already covered in the state – Porto Alegre, Caxias do Sul and Passo Fundo. This year, these four cities will have direct flights to the São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport, one of the Company's main hubs, facilitating Customer access to all of GOL's domestic air network and international connections.

 

After the opening of the Guarulhos-Pelotas (PET) route on January 17, GOL's next step is the opening of its base in Uruguaiana, a new and important destination that is the result of the partnership between the Company and VOEPASS. There are three weekly frequencies available to Customers: on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, both outward and inbound. Tickets to/from Uruguaiana are sold exclusively by GOL, and flights are operated by the partner company with the ATR-72 aircraft, with capacity for 68 passengers.

In addition to shortening distances between the western region of Rio Grande do Sul and the capital of São Paulo, the new route brings an unprecedented and advantageous benefit to Customers: from now on, those who fly to/from Uruguaiana with a ticket purchased from GOL, allowed to accumulate miles in the Smiles relationship program on all segments. Example: a trip from Uruguaiana to Fortaleza, with a connection in Guarulhos, is worth Smiles miles from the origin to the final destination.

Flight schedules departing from Uruguaiana were planned so that local Customers and those from neighboring regions have quick access in Guarulhos to the connections made available by GOL throughout the country and abroad, and, for Brazilians from the most diverse states, to be able to to the city of the interior of the state of Rio Grande do Sul with agility and comfort.

 

“Uruguaiana is an important step for GOL to increase regional expansion in a state that, today, is already one of the best served by the Company: Rio Grande do Sul. Consequently with Brazil and the world, it is a way to contribute to the development not only of the region, stimulating new businesses and the generation of wealth, but of the entire country”, says Bruno Balan, Strategic Planning Manager for Air Mesh at GOL.

 

“It is a partnership that has already worked. We already have the Guarulhos – Pelotas flight in operation with GOL. In April, it will be Guarulhos – Uruguaiana. In just over three hours, the passenger will be able to take off from Uruguaiana and land in São Paulo, in a direct flight, connecting the border between Brazil and Argentina with the economic heart of Brazil. And, still in 2022, we will also have direct connections between São Paulo and the cities of Santo Ângelo and Santa Maria”, celebrates the president of the Parliamentary Aviation Front of Rio Grande do Sul, deputy Frederico Antunes, who is from Uruguaiana.

“The partnership between VOEPASS and GOL is a very efficient business model, using aircraft suited to each market and generating more capillarity for the companies. It has been very gratifying to follow this expansion that now arrives in our dear state of Rio Grande do Sul, and with excellent perspectives”, comments Eduardo Busch, CEO of VOEPASS Linhas Aéreas.

 

 

 

“We celebrate yet another important milestone that complements our Customer's travel experience. The benefit of earning miles when flying is a relevant asset and the process is quite simple. At the time of check-in or purchase of the ticket, the Customer inserts his Smiles number and thus starts accumulating his miles. If he does not carry out this process during the travel period, it is possible to request the miles accrued up to six months after the date of travel, through the Smiles website or app”, says Rodrigo Possatto, Smiles Travel and Marketplace director.

 

Another Three New GOL Destinations in the State

 

Uruguaiana-Guarulhos is GOL's second new route in Rio Grande do Sul to be inaugurated in 2022. The first was Pelotas-Guarulhos, opened on January 17, with four round trips per week on flights operated by the Company with the Boeing 737-700, with capacity for 138 passengers. At the beginning of the second semester, the city of Santo Ângelo (GEL) will receive direct flights to Guarulhos operated by GOL with the same Boeing 737-700 aircraft, as of July 4th. The Santa Maria (RIA) – Guarulhos (GRU) route, as well as Uruguaiana, is a partnership between GOL and VOEPASS, and operations will begin on October 26, 2022.

 

Check the frequencies and times for Uruguaiana (RS) below:

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