Beginning 4Q09, American Airlines will add its code to GOL flights from Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Salvador and Recife offering passengers seamless connections
SAO PAULO, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE:GOLNYSE:andNYSE:Bovespa:NYSE:GOLL4) (the "Company"), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, announces today it has entered into a reciprocal frequent flyer agreement with American Airlines, which will allow members of each frequent flyer program to earn and redeem miles on one another's airline and lays the groundwork for a future codeshare agreement.
American Airlines, a member of the oneworld global alliance, operates the largest number of weekly frequencies between Brazil and the United States (nearly 60). The carrier offers daily flights from Dallas, Miami and New York to five Brazilian cities -- Belo Horizonte (Confins), Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Sao Paulo -- operated by Boeing 777-200s, 767-300s and 757-300s. Together, GOL and American Airlines offer 4,200 daily flights to more than 300 destinations around the globe.
Contact: Investor Relations Leonardo Pereira - CFO and IRO
Rodrigo Alves - IR Manager
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Website: http://www.voegol.com.br/ir DATASOURCE: GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.
CONTACT: Leonardo Pereira, CFO and IRO, or Rodrigo Alves, IR Manager, +011-55-11-2128-4700, , both of GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes Web site: http://www.voegol.com.br/ir
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