MIAMI, United States. – Brazilian airline Gol has requested a new international route to connect Brasilia with Havana, stopping at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, according to a statement. a report from the state agency Prensa Latina, which cites the Civil Aeronautics of Colombia.
Gol would operate the route between the “Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek” International Airport, in Brasilia, and the “José Martí” International Airport, in Havanawith seven weekly frequencies.
It was also reported that Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft would be used for this operation, which have a capacity of 186 seats distributed in 30 business class seats and 156 economy class seats.
In late 2015, Gol began flying between the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo and Havana, with a stopover in Aruba, according to a report from that year by the Cuban News Agency (ACN). At present, however, Gol does not operate any flights to or from Cuba.
In recent years, several airlines have stopped flying to the island, arguing that operations are not profitable.
In June of this year, Bolivia’s official airline, Boliviana de Aviación (BoA), announced that it would suspend its flight between Santa Cruz de la Sierra (VVI) and Havana (HAV) starting this Thursday, July 25, just nine months after the route was inaugurated.
According to the web AviationOnlineSince October 2023, Bolivia’s state-owned airline had operated a weekly flight between the South American country and the Island, with Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
In March of this year, Aerolíneas Argentinas also cancelled its weekly route to Havanaa decision driven by the lack of profitability of this connection.
According to sources close to the company cited by the Argentine media Infobaeduring the year 2023 this route caused losses of half a million dollars. In addition, it was noted that the decision was made after a “commercial analysis that seeks to protect and enhance the company, in addition to strengthening and prioritizing the destinations that are most economically beneficial to it.”
After an eight-year suspension, Aerolíneas Argentinas had resumed the Buenos Aires-Havana route with three weekly frequencies starting in July 2022.
On the other hand, last month it became known that the Colombian airline Avianca would not resume its Bogotá-Havana route due to “operational issues.”
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