OREANDA-NEWS.  Flights between Sгo Paulo/Guarulhos and New York and Detroit operated by Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) are now available for purchase on the sales channels of GOL Linhas Aйreas 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.  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 customers 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 customers,” declared Eduardo Bernardes, GOL’s Sales Officer.

“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, Deltaґs vice president, Latin America and the Caribbean.

For commercial customers from major companies the codeshare agreement allows them to have a single contract for service on both carriers and an executive dedicated to facilitating negotiations at both airlines’ destinations.

SMILES and SkyMiles customers can accumulate and redeem miles. Diamante customers 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 customers on GOL flights and will have access to the company’s VIP rooms in Sгo Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport and Rio de Janeiro’s Galeгo International Airport.