GOL, COPA Airlines Announce Codeshare

GOL (Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.), Brazil´s low-fare, low-cost airline, announced a codeshare agreement with COPA Airlines. The Company kicked off operations on August 24 and sales of plane tickets started on August 19.

The partnership aims at offering more flights and connection options between Brazil and Panama, including several points across the Americas, through the Hub of the Americas, a direct flight distribution center located at Tocumen International Airport in Panama, which serves 30 destinations in 20 countries.

The first phase of the agreement will connect GOL flights from Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo with COPA Airlines flights, from Sao Paulo (Brazil) to the Hub of the Americas (Panama). Additional phases will increase the number of cities in Brazil served by the codeshare agreements.