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Founded | 2000 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 2001 | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | Smiles | ||||||
Alliance | None | ||||||
Fleet size | 127 | ||||||
Destinations | 61 | ||||||
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Voe do seu jeito. Voe Gol. (English: Fly your way. Fly Gol.) |
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Headquarters | São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||
Key people | Paulo Kakinoff, CEO | ||||||
Website | www |
Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A ("Gol Intelligent Airlines S.A." also known as VRG Linhas Aéreas S/A) BM&F Bovespa: GOLL3, GOLL4 / : GOL is a Brazilian airline based in São Paulo, Brazil. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC), between January and December 2015 Gol had 35.9% of the domestic and 13.6% of the international market shares in terms of passengers per kilometer flown, making it the largest low-cost airline in South America and the second largest Brazilian airline company by market share and fleet size, after LATAM Brasil. Gol competes in Brazil and other South American countries with Chilean LATAM Airlines Group, Brazilian Azul and Colombia-based Avianca Holdings S.A. It also owns the brand Varig, although now that name refers to what is informally known as the "new" Varig, founded in 2006, not to the extinct "old" Varig airline, founded in 1927.
Gol operates a growing domestic and international scheduled network. Its main hubs are São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport and Tancredo Neves International Airport near Belo Horizonte. Gol also has focus operations at Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, Salgado Filho International Airport in Porto Alegre Gol refers to itself as Gol Intelligent Airlines (Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes in Portuguese) as a slogan. The company is traded on the as "GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A."