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São Paulo, February 8, 2013 - 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, and Delta Air Lines, hereby announce an alignment of the management of their respective loyalty programs, SMILES and SkyMiles. The partnership between the two programs will offer frequent fliers exclusive benefits in airports and during flights.
The benefits for SMILES Diamond clients include priority check-in and boarding on Delta flights, as well as access to the Delta Sky Clubs in Atlanta, New York (JFK) and Detroit. Similarly, Delta’s Diamond, Platinum and Gold Elite members can enjoy the same benefits as SMILES Diamond members on GOL flights and have access to VIP rooms in airports in São Paulo (Guarulhos International Airport) and Rio de Janeiro (Galeão International Airport) airports.
“The idea is to provide frequent fliers with more and better benefits every day,” emphasized Flávio Vargas, Director of the SMILES program. “Other novelties and special services are in the pipeline and will be launched soon.”
For further information, please visit program’s website at www.smiles.com.br.
ABOUT GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (Bovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, offers around 900 daily flights to 65 destinations in 10 countries in South America, 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 eight 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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