GOL has resumed direct flights from Brazil to Cancun (CUN). There are 3 weekly non-stop flights, round trip, between the country and the Mexican Caribbean. The flights will be operated by GOL, departing from Brasília International Airport (BSB).
In addition to Brasília, the new operation significantly reduces travel time between several cities and the Mexican Caribbean, including São Paulo/Congonhas (CGH) and Rio de Janeiro/Santos Dumont (SDU). Outside the São Paulo and Rio axis, another 30 destinations enjoy connections in Brasília with the Mexican Caribbean, such as Buenos Aires, Porto Alegre, Belo Horizonte, Recife, Belém, Salvador, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, among others.
The resumption of GOL's direct flights to Cancun reinforces the Company's internationalization process, marked by continuous expansion. The Company currently serves 14 international destinations throughout the Americas, a number that includes Bogotá, Colombia, where the Company began operations at the end of March this year, San José, Costa Rica, in November, and now Cancun.
GOL Economy and benefits
All GOL international flights have the option to purchase GOL Economy class, a space in which the Customer has even more legroom, greater seat recline, blocked middle seat, greater accumulation of miles, two pieces of luggage shipped free of charge, as well as more elaborate on-board service, with hot meals and alcoholic drinks.
Smiles, GOL's loyalty program with the most complete travel platform, will also offer these direct flights on its platform. Customers can purchase GOL tickets to Cancun in cash and earn Smiles miles, or redeem tickets through Smiles channels using their miles, or through the Smiles & Money option, which combines miles with money. Smiles currently has more than 50 partners in 160 countries that fly to more than 1.600 destinations.
For flights to Cancun, GOL maintains 15 codeshare and interline agreements with partner airlines. On flights operated by GOL to the Caribbean, customers of these partner airlines can accumulate and redeem miles in their respective loyalty programs.
Tickets between Brasilia (BSB) and Cancun (CUN) are available at website and GOL app, at GOL stores at airports, via the Smiles website and app, by calling the Relationship Center (0300 115 2121) and at travel agencies.
For travel to Mexico, Clients must have a valid Mexican visa. There are exemptions from presenting a visa for people who already have one for countries such as the United States, Canada, Japan and the United Kingdom, among others. The exemption from a valid visa also applies to permanent residents of countries such as Chile, the United States, Canada, the Schengen Area and Japan, among others.
Flights between Brasília and Cancún will be operated on Boeing 737 MAX 8 models, the most sustainable aircraft in GOL's fleet, which in international configuration has capacity for 176 engers. Exclusive operations between Brasília International Airport (BSB) and Cancún International Airport (CUN) will be the only direct connections between Brazil and the Mexican Caribbean.
From the federal capital, on Tuesdays, flight G3 7724 takes off at 11:30 am (Brasília time), with landing scheduled for 17:35 pm (local time) in the Mexican city – Cancún is 2 hours behind Brasília. On Saturdays, the same G3 7724 leaves Brasília at 11:55 am, landing in Cancún at 18:00 pm. The return flight from Cancún takes place on the same days of the week. On Tuesdays, flight G3 7725 leaves Cancún at 20:40 pm (local time) and arrives in Brasília at 6:35 am. On Saturdays, G3 7725 leaves at 19:30 pm from the Caribbean and lands in the Federal District at 5:35 am.
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