SAO PAULO, Jan. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas
Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL),
(S&P: B, Fitch: B-, Moody's: B3), the largest low-cost and
best-fare airline in Latin
America, hereby announces to its shareholders and the market
in general the signature of codeshare agreement with COPA Airlines.
This partnership is still awaiting approval of Agencia Nacional
de Aviacao Civil (ANAC) and Conselho Administrativo de
Defesa Economica (CADE).
"For GOL, this partnership with Copa Airlines complements our
business in international markets and creates more benefits to our
customers. Clients traveling for tourism or business will have more
options and convenience to fly", said Ciro
Camargo, Head of Alliances at GOL.
The scope of the partnership will include codeshare cooperation
on all flights between Copa´s Hub of the Americas in Panama City to
and from Brazil, as well as select
flights beyond Panama and select
flights beyond Copa's gateways in Brazil to more than 54 domestic cities and
flights operated domestically by GOL in Brazil.
The companies also entered into an agreement related to the
Frequent Flyer Program ("FFP"), which will allow the members
of Gol's Smiles the possibility to accumulate and redeem miles in
all eligible flights operated by COPA.
For further information visit
www.voegol.com.br/ir
CONTACTS
INVESTOR RELATIONS
Phone: +55 (11)
2128-4700
E-mail: ri@golnaweb.com.br
CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
Phone: +55 (11) 2128-4183
E-mail: comcorp@golnaweb.com.br
ABOUT GOL LINHAS AEREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (BMF&BOVESPA: GOLL4 and
NYSE: GOL), the largest low-cost and best-fare airline in
Latin America, offers around 910
daily flights to 69 destinations, 15 international, 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
700 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 Aéreas Inteligentes offers the best cost-benefit ratio
in the market.
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