SAO PAULO, April 11, 2014 /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
low-fare airline in Latin America
announces that it has signed a contract to implement a codeshare
and frequent flyer program agreement with TAP. The agreement will
be submitted for the authorization of Portugal and Brazil's governments, and is still pending the
approval of Brazil's National
Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and Antitrust Authority (CADE).
Initially, the agreement will allow TAP, a Portuguese company
with more than 74 weekly flights from Portugal to Sao
Paulo, Rio de Janeiro,
Campinas, Belo Horizonte,
Brasilia, Porto Alegre, Salvador, Natal, Fortaleza and Recife, to include its codes on GOL's flights,
enabling connections to other Brazilian destinations.
The companies will also offer members of GOL's, SMILES, and
TAP's, Victoria, loyalty programs,
the possibility to accumulate and redeem miles on all eligible
flights operated by the two companies.
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. (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 and
NYSE: GOL), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in
Latin America, offers around 910
daily flights to 65 destinations in 10 countries in South America, the Caribbean and the
United States under the GOL and VARIG brands, 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.
SOURCE GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.