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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of July, 2013
(Commission File No. 001-32221) ,
 

 
GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
GOL INTELLIGENT AIRLINES INC.
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 


 
Praça Comandante Linneu Gomes, Portaria 3, Prédio 24
Jd. Aeroporto 
04630-000 São Paulo, São Paulo
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of Regristrant's principal executive offices)

 


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São Paulo, July 18, 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, in line with its expansion of the codeshare with Delta, announces that flights between São Paulo/Guarulhos and New York and Detroit operated by Delta Air Lines are now available for purchase on the sales channels of GOL. Customers can now purchase Delta flights on those routes at GOL’s website (www.voegol.com), Voe GOL stores, GOL’s call center and travel agents.

It is the second expansion of a codeshare agreement between GOL and Delta, which together already offer flights to around 380 destinations in more than 62 countries.

“We do everything we can to provide our clients with increasingly convenient flights and flight times through a simple purchasing process that includes Delta’s destinations. The expansion of the codeshare agreement with our partner underlines our continuous commitment to our clients,” declared Eduardo Bernardes, GOL’s Sales Officer.

The agreement also will allow business customers from major companies to have a single contract for service on both carriers and an executive dedicated to facilitating negotiations at both airlines’ destinations.

“This new joint initiative strengthens the partnership between the two companies and allows us to offer our customers an even better experience starting from the moment they purchase their tickets,” said Nicolas Ferri, Delta´s Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean.

SMILES and SkyMiles clients can accumulate and redeem miles. Diamante  clients of GOL’s relationship program, SMILES, will be able to take advantage of priority check in and boarding on Delta flights, and will have access to the Delta Sky Clubs in Atlanta, New York (JFK) and Detroit. Similarly, Delta’s Diamond, Platinum and Gold Elite members will be entitled to the same benefits as Diamante  clients on GOL flights and will have access to the company’s VIP rooms in São Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport and Rio de Janeiro’s Galeão International Airport.

ABOUT DELTA AIR LINES

Delta is working to become the best U.S. airline in Latin America and the Caribbean and was just recognized with the Best Airline to North Americaaward by Prêmio Destaque Companhia de Viagem,  by Grupo Companhia.  As part of that goal Delta has established a long-term exclusive alliance with GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentesinvesting more than US$100million in GOL. Executive Travel magazine recognized Delta with the Gold Leading Edge Award for the Best Flight Experience to Mexico. Delta provides service to 29 countries and 46 destinations in the region offering more than 1,300 weekly flights between Latin America/Caribbean and the U.S. Spanish speaking Delta customers can receive real-time, on-the-go travel assistance in Spanish and Portuguese through its Twitter channels @DeltaAssist_ES and @DeltaAjuda 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST. Brazilian customers can also access Delta´s dedicated Brazil Facebook page visiting www.facebook.com/DeltaAirLinesBrasil.  

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ABOUT GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.

GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, offers around 970 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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SIGNATURE
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
Date: July 18, 2013
 
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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