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SÃO PAULO, OCTOBER 26, 2012 –GOL Linhas Aéreas 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, hereby announces that it has has begun selling airline tickets for regular flights to Miami and Orlando, in the United States, and Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic. The operations have already been approved by the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and other pertinent authorities and are due to begin on December 15.
“We observed strong demand from clients flying to the United States, and, with a focus on this market, operations exclusive to the SMILES clients have been very successful. Now, our proposal with these regular flights is to offer attractive fares, via Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, where passengers can connect to both destinations, without compromising our low-cost model,” declared Paulo Kakinoff, GOL’s CEO.
The new flights, departing from São Paulo/Guarulhos to Orlando and from Rio de Janeiro/Galeão to Miami, will be offered on a daily basis and have one stop in Santo Domingo, where clients will change aircraft depending on their final destination. Both operations will offer comfort and economic class. Tickets can be purchased through GOL’s website (www.voegol.com.br), Voe GOL stores and travel agencies. The operations are detailed in the table below:
Origin |
Departure* |
Arrival* |
Destination |
São Paulo/Guarulhos |
2:00 |
9:40 |
Orlando |
Orlando |
11:05 |
00:35 |
São Paulo/Guarulhos |
Rio de Janeiro/Galeão |
1:32 |
9:25 |
Miami |
Miami |
11:10 |
00:32 |
Rio de Janeiro/Galeão |
*Local time
Origin |
Departure* |
Arrival * |
Destination |
São Paulo/Guarulhos |
2:00 |
6:55 |
Santo Domingo |
Santo Domingo |
15:40 |
00:35 |
São Paulo/Guarulhos |
Rio de Janeiro/Galeão |
1:32 |
7:00 |
Santo Domingo |
Santo Domingo |
15:30 |
00:32 |
Rio de Janeiro/Galeão |
Destination | ||||||
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|
São Paulo Guarulhos |
Rio de Janeiro Galeão |
Santo Domingo |
Miami |
Orlando |
Origin |
São Paulo Guarulhos |
- |
- |
06:55 |
10:25 |
10:40 |
Rio de Janeiro Galeão |
- |
- |
07:28 |
10:53 |
11:08 | |
Santo Domingo |
06:55 |
07:02 |
- |
02:25 |
02:45 | |
Miami |
10:25 |
10:22 |
02:20 |
- |
- | |
Orlando |
10:30 |
10:27 |
02:35 |
- |
- | |
ABOUT GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
u GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (Bovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, offers around 810 daily flights to 62 destinations in 9 countries in South America and the Caribbean 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. It also offers its clients a further 12 Brazilian destinations through agreements with local regional airlines. In addition, the SMILES loyalty program, the biggest in Brazil, 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 eight abroad. With its portfolio of innovative products and services, GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes offers the best cost-benefit ratio in the market.
ABOUT WEBJET LINHAS AÉREAS S.A.
u Webjet Linhas Aéreas S.A., controlled by VRG Linhas Aéreas S.A., offers around 140 daily flights to 18 Brazilian destinations, using a fleet of Boeing 737-300 and 737-800 Next Generation aircraft. In August 2011, GOL announced the acquisition of Webjet.
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GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A. | ||
By: |
/S/ Edmar Prado Lopes Neto | |
Name: Edmar Prado Lopes Neto
Title: Investor Relations Officer |
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