GOL expands unpaid leave program and suspends several international routes

GOL announced it is extending its flight reductions and has opened a voluntary unpaid leave scheme for staff as fuel prices have doubled, now accounting for about 40% of the airline’s operating costs.

The carrier will halt its United States services from February 2027, ending flights from Brasília, Fortaleza and Belém to Miami and Orlando, and will also suspend routes to Montevideo, Asunción and Punta Cana, as well as undefined domestic regional and capital‑to‑capital services; the Rio de Janeiro–New York A330‑200 service, leased from Wamos Air, will pause on 22 October and is expected to restart in March 2027.