Africa-Press – Angola. Angolan airlines TAAG and Brazilian airline GOL signed a Codeshare agreement to boost passenger traffic between Latin America, Africa and Europe, through the hub in São Paulo (Brazil) and Luanda (Angola).
According to a press release sent Monday, the codeshare agreement allows the two companies to sell tickets, including the partner’s destinations, increase network coverage and collaborate with the sales force, in a “win-win” partnership. wins”.
According to the note, the codeshare regime brings a number of advantages to passengers, such as more fare options to choose from, acquisition of a single ticket in local currency (for travel itinerary on both companies), guarantee of protection on connection, easy flight booking, check-in and baggage dispatch (in transit), in addition to the passenger, enjoy more destinations, with the TAAG and Gol network, combined.
TAAG will make its flight code available to 13 domestic destinations in Brazil, operated by GOL: Rio de Janeiro (GIG and SDU), Belo Horizonte (CNF), Recife (REC), Porto Alegre (POA), Curitiba (CWB) , Salvador (SSA), Brasília (BSB), Goiánia (GYN), Florianópolis (FLN), Fortaleza (FOR), Foz do Iguaçu (IGU) and Natal (NAT).
The memorandum also allows TAAG to market other GOL regional destinations on an interline basis. On the other hand, GOL will put its flight code on the route São Paulo (GRU) – Luanda (LAD) – São Paulo (GRU), operated by TAAG, as well as marketing other destinations of the Angolan company such as Lisbon, Madrid, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Windhoek, Kinshasa, Ponta Negra and Maputo.
With the partnership, TAAG customers wishing to fly to GOL’s destinations in Brazil and Latin America (via São Paulo) will be able to purchase the ticket in kwanzas at the Angolan company’s usual points of sale, and GOL passengers, Those wanting to fly to TAAG destinations in Angola, Africa and Europe (via Luanda) can obtain tickets on the GoL website.
At the signing ceremony of the memorandum, the chairman of the Executive Committee of TAAG, Eduardo Fairen, underlined that the partnership will leverage tourism and the economy of the referred countries, as well as reinforce the connection between Latin America, Africa and Europe, through the transatlantic connection between Brazil (Sao Paulo) and Angola (Luanda).
“Private customers, families and the cooperative segment will benefit from more destinations and greater flexibility in their intercontinental travel”, he said.
In turn, GOL’s Vice President of Revenue, Eduardo Bernardes, highlighted the signing of the agreement, stressing that it will help expand the alternative destinations for the Brazilian company’s customers to dozens of African cities.
“This partnership will offer GOL customers the opportunity to get to know a continent so rich in natural beauties”, he said.
He added that GOL customers will be able to leave all Brazilian bases, depart for Guarulhos (Brazil) and continue to Luanda (Angola).
TAAG currently operates five weekly flights to São Paulo/Luanda, operated by a Boening 777-300 aircraft.
Founded in 1938, based in Luanda, the national flag carrier has been connecting Angolans through domestic and international connections.
TAAG is a globally recognized company with sustained growth, currently offering 14 domestic destinations and 13 international destinations.
In addition to passenger transport, its fleet also transports cargo, an increasingly essential service for the development of the local ecosystem.
GOL stands out for its capillarity of destinations in Brazil and Latin America, with more than 200 markets served in 72 bases in Brazil and 11 international bases, such as Orlando and Miami, in the USA, and Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza and Rosário, in Argentina.
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