GOL Announces Interline Agreement With Copa Airlines

GOL Linhas Aeeas Inteligentes, the parent company of Brazilian airlines GOL Transportes Aereos and VRG Linhas Aereas, has announced an interline agreement between VRG and Panama-based Copa Airlines, according to which travel agencies can issue e-tickets for VRG’s domestic flights in conjunction with Copa’s international destinations.

The agreement will offer additional benefits for VRG passengers in Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Curitiba, Florianopolis, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, Recife or Salvador. From these cities, customers traveling to Central America, the Caribbean, the US, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela, can now connect to Copa flights with just one ticket. Additionally, passengers will have the added convenience of checking their luggage through to their final destination.

Since September 2007, VRG has participated in multilateral interline traffic agreement (MITA), an IATA network of airlines from around the world. All MITA members have the option to enter interline agreements with other member airlines. Passengers traveling under the Smiles frequent flier program can only accumulate miles on flights operated by VRG.