SAO PAULO, Brazil, March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. , the parent company of Brazilian airlines GOL Transportes Aereos S.A. ("GTA," Brazil's low-cost, low- fare airline) and VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. ("VRG," Brazil's premium service airline), announces that GTA will begin operating its new flight network today, including connections from Congonhas Airport, considered one of Brazil's major airports, to other cities in Brazil. As restrictions on connecting flights through Congonhas have been lifted, flights to nine destinations will now connect through the airport, including Navegantes (Santa Catarina), Uberlandia (MG), Goiania (GO), Campo Grande (Mato Grosso do Sul), Vitoria (Espirito Santo), Cuiaba (MT), Presidente Prudente (Sao Paulo), Joinville (Santa Catarina) and Rio de Janeiro (Santos Dumont's airport).
Effective immediately, GTA will begin offering twelve new flight options. The Company is increasing the number of daily flights to Cuiaba and Goiania, located in Western Brazil, through Congonhas and is also launching weekly flights to Ilheus, in Bahia State.
Additionally, the Company is launching a new route to connect Recife, the capital of Pernambuco State, with Salvador, the capital of Bahia State. This flight will operate daily, Monday through Saturday.
"Additional connections and flight frequencies through Congonhas will provide our customers with additional options and more convenient travel schedules," says Wilson Maciel Ramos, GOL's vice-president of planning and IT.
To ensure flights continue to operate on-time, GTA also adjusted all of its departure and arrival schedules; passengers are advised to consult the website for changes to existing reservations. GTA operates 640 daily flights to 50 domestic and eight international destinations.
About GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. is the parent company of Brazilian airlines GOL Transportes Aereos S.A. and VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. GTA offers over 640 daily flights to 60 destinations connecting the most important cities in Brazil as well as the main destinations in South America. VRG offers over 120 daily flights to 14 destinations in Brazil. GTA and VRG operate a young, modern fleet of Boeing aircraft, the safest and most comfortable aircraft of its class, with low maintenance, fuel and training costs, and high aircraft utilization and efficiency ratios.
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