Originally Posted by
Lonewolf_50
As I am not familiar with standard routes in South America: are there scheduled flights daily from Sao Paulo to Medellin? Is there a reason that a Brazilian team would not take a Brazilian charter to Colombia from Sao Paulo? (Asking out of sheer ignorance due to lack of familiarity).
Avianca, Copa and LATAM all have one stop flights from São Paulo to Medellin, so there is no lack of options.
I've also seen reports (unconfirmed) that GOL was willing to run the charter for a price very similar to what was reportedly paid to Lamia.