VRG Announces Interline Agreements with Etihad Airways and Turkish Airlines

SAO PAULO, Brazil, March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. NYSE: GOL, 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 interline agreements between VRG and the United Arab Emirate's Etihad Airways and Turkey's Turkish Airlines. Effective in October, VRG passengers traveling on domestic and international flights can purchase tickets to all destinations served by Etihad and Turkish.

Since September 2007, VRG has participated in MITA (Multilateral Interline Traffic Agreement), an IATA network of airlines from around the world. All MITA members have the option to enter interline agreements with other member airlines.

In addition to this new partnership, VRG maintains interline agreements with Brazil's GOL, France's Air France, Germany's Hahn Air, Greece's Aegean, Holland's KLM, Hungary's Malev, Israel's El Al, Italy's Air One, Japan's Japan Airlines (JAL), Mexico's Mexicana, Moldova's Air Moldova, Poland's LOT Polish Airlines, Portugal's TAP Portugal, South Korea's Korean Air, Spain's Iberia and Air Comet, Qatar's Qatar Airways, Taiwan's China Airlines, the Czech Republic's CSA Czech Airlines, the Ukraine's Ukraine International Airlines and the United States' Delta Air Lines.

Passengers traveling under the Smiles frequent flier program can accumulate miles only on flights operated by VRG.

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. ("GTA," a low-cost, low-fare airline which operates the GOL brand) and VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. ("VRG," a premium service airline which operates the VARIG brand). GTA and VRG offer daily flights to more destinations in Brazil than any other domestic airline while providing customers with the most convenient flight schedules in the country. The airlines 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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