SAO PAULO, July 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas
Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 e NYSE: GOL), (S&P:
B, Fitch: B-, Moody's: B3), the largest low-cost and low-fare
airline in Latin America, has
signed a codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways, an airline
headquartered in Abu Dhabi, in the
United Arab Emirates. The
agreement depends on approval from ANAC (National Civil Aviation
Agency) and CADE (Brazil's
antitrust authority).
The companies already have an interline agreement and the
expansion of the partnership through the codeshare agreement will
initially allow Etihad Airways to include its code on flights
operated by GOL, giving its customers a greater number of
connections for destinations in Brazil and South
America.
"GOL has been investing in partnerships that are ensuring
greater benefits for our customers and strengthening the alliance
with Etihad will do precisely that," said Paulo Kakinoff,
GOL's CEO.
Both companies will soon sign a Frequent Flyer Program (FFP)
agreement offering all their customers the benefits of their
respective mileage programs – GOL's Smiles and Etihad's
Etihad Guest.
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ABOUT GOL LINHAS AEREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 and
NYSE: GOL), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in
Latin America, offers around 910
daily flights to 67 destinations under the GOL and VARIG brands, 15
of which international flights in South
America, the Caribbean and
the United States, using a young,
modern fleet of Boeing 737-700 and 737-800 Next Generation
aircraft, the safest, most efficient and most economical of their
type. The SMILES loyalty program allows members to accumulate miles
and redeem tickets to more than 560 locations around the world via
flights with foreign partner airlines. The Company also operates
Gollog, a logistics service which retrieves and delivers cargo and
packages to and from more than 3,500 cities in Brazil and six abroad. With its portfolio of
innovative products and services, GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes
offers the best cost-benefit ratio in the market.
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