SAO PAULO, Jan. 7, 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 Korean Air, the biggest
airline company in South Korea and
one of the most important in Asia.
This partnership is still awaiting approval of Agencia Nacional
de Aviacao Civil (ANAC) and Conselho Administrativo de
Defesa Economica (CADE).
"It is our tenth codeshare agreement and the first with a
company in the Far East. For sure this partnership, when approved,
will provide more convenience to passengers that have to do
connections to all destinations served by GOL, especially in
Brazil", says Ciro Camargo, Alliances manager at GOL.
With this partnership Korean Air will include its code on
GOL-operated flights giving its customers a greater number of
connections for destinations in Brazil and America. Korean Air currently has
codeshare partnerships with 29 airlines on 188 routes
worldwide.
The companies also entered into an agreement related to the
Frequent Flyer Program ("FFP"), which will allow the members
of their loyalty programs, Gol's Smiles and Korean's Skypass, the
possibility to accumulate and redeem miles in all eligible flights
operated by the two companies.
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.
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