Gol Transportes Aéreos is a low-cost airline based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It operates a growing domestic and international scheduled network. Its main bases are Congonhas Domestic Airport, Sao Paulo and Santos Dumont Airport, Rio de Janeiro. Gol also has hubs at Galeão International Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia International Airport, Salvador Airport, Fortaleza Airport, Porto Alegre Airport (POA), Guararapes International Airport, Recife and Afonso Pena International Airport, Curitiba. Boeing 737-200 of low-cost Irish airline Ryanair A low-cost carrier (also known as a no-frills or discount carrier) is an airline that offers low fares but eliminates most traditional passenger services. ... This article is about the Brazilian state, São Paulo. ... Congonhas Domestic Airport (IATA Airport Code: CGH), is São Paulos second airport, situated 8km from the city downtown. ... Santos Dumont Airport serves Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... Ipanema beach Cristo Redentor A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ... The Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (IATA: GIG, ICAO: SBGL) is Rio de Janeiros major international airport. ... Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport is Brasílias main international airport. ... Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (more commonly called Dois de Julho International Airport) is Salvadors main airport , and it is administered by Infraero, and is located 20 km north from the Salvadors downtown. ... Pinto Martins International Airport (IATA airport code: FOR) is an international airport located at Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. ... Guararapes International Airport (IATA airport code: REC) is an international airport located in the city of Recife, Pernambuco Brazil, it serves national and international air traffic. ... Meaning reef in Portuguese; Recife, population 1. ... Afonso Pena International Airport is Curitibas major airport, located 18km southeast from the downtown, in the city of São José dos Pinhais. ... Curitiba seen from above Curitiba is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. In 2001 it had a population of approximately 1,600,000 people. ...

Code Data

• IATA Code: G3
• ICAO Code: GLO
• Callsign: Gol Transporte

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History

The airline was established in 2000 and started operations on 15 January 2001. It is a subsidiary of Brazilian conglomerate Grupo Aurea, which has other transport interests including Brazil's largest long-distance bus company. Gol's unprecedented low fares revolutionized the domestic Brazilian air travel market. As of 2004, Gol had carried 11,600,000 passengers, and constituted 20% of the Brazilian air travel market. On 24 June 2004 Gol launched simultaneous initial public offerings on the New York and Sao Paulo stock exchanges. It is now owned by AeroPar Participacoes (77%), Venture (17.6%) and American International Group (5.4%) and employs 3,303 staff. This article is about the year 2000. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Services

Gol operates services to the following scheduled domestic destinations (at January 2005): Belém, Belo Horizonte, Boa Vista, Brasília, Campinas, Campo Grande, Caxias do Sul, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Iguassu Falls, Joinville, Londrina, Macapá, Maceió, Manaus, Maringá, Natal, Navegantes, Palmas, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Porto Velho, Recife, Ribeirão Preto, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, São Luís, São Paulo, Teresina, Uberlândia and Vitória. 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the city in Brazil. ... Belo Horizonte (a Portuguese name meaning beautiful horizon) is among the most important cities in Brazil. ... Boa Vista State Roraima Area: 5712 km2 Population: 221 027 (Estimate: 07/2003) Height: 85 m above sea level Postcode (CEP): 69300-000 Geographic location: 02° 49 N South 60º 39 West Address of the local government: Prefeitura Municipal de Boa Vista Palácio 9 de Julho Rua General Penha... Brasília from space, November 1990 Niemeyers Cathedral Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. ... Campinas is a city and county (município) located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. ... Campo Grande State Mato Grosso do Sul Area: 8118 km² Population: 705 975 (Estimate: 07/2003) Height: 532 m above sea level Postcode (CEP): 79000-000 Geographic location: 21° 34 South 54º 54 West Address of the local government: Prefeitura Municipal de Campo Grande Av. ... Caxias do Sul (population: 368,000) is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, south Brazil. ... Cuiabá is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. ... Curitiba seen from above Curitiba is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. In 2001 it had a population of approximately 1,600,000 people. ... Florianópolis (also known as Floripa) is the capital city of Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil. ... Official Flag Fortaleza (fortress in Portuguese) is the capital of Ceará, a State in the northeast of Brazil. ... Goiânia, the capital of the state of Goiás, a state in central Brazil, is a modern, bustling city of 1,093,007 (census of 2000) located on a fertile plain criss-crossed by numerous rivers, the most important being the Meia Ponte. ... Iguaçu Falls Iguazu Falls (Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu, Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú IPA ) are waterfalls of the Iguaçu River located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná (in the Southern Region) and the Argentinian Province of Misiones. ... Joinville can refer to Jean de Joinville (1224 - December 24, 1319), one of the great chroniclers of medieval France. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Macapá is the capital of the state of Amapá in Brazil. ... Maceió, Alagoas (Brazil). ... Manaus as seen from a NASA satellite image, surrounded by the rivers. ... Maringá is a city in southern Brazil that was founded on May 10, 1947. ... Natal is a former British colony, and a South African province. ... Palmas may refer to: Palmas, the capital of the state of Tocantins in Brazil Palmas a centenary small city in the south of the state of Paraná in Brazil. ... Public Market of Porto Alegre located in the centre of the city. ... See also Agbodrafo for the city in Togo formerly known as Porto Seguro. ... Porto Velho is the capital of the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in the upper Amazon River basin. ... Meaning reef in Portuguese; Recife, population 1. ... A view of downtown Ribeirão Preto, showing the D. Pedro II Theatre Ribeirão Preto is a municipality and city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... Rio Branco is the capital of the state of Acre in Brazil. ... Ipanema beach Cristo Redentor A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ... Salvador and Baía de Todos os Santos from space, April 1997 Morning Street Scene, Bahia, Brazil, about 1900 Salvador (in full, São Salvador da Baía de Todos os Santos, meaning Holy Savior of the Bay of All Saints) is a city on the northeast coast of Brazil... São Luís is the capital of the state of Maranhão, Brazil. ... São Paulo São Paulo is a state in Brazil. ... Teresina (formerly written Theresina) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Piauí and the only inland capital in the northeastern region of the country. ... Uberlândia is a city on the Rio Uberabinha in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. ... Colonial building in downtown Vitória and seat of the Governor of the State of Espírito Santo Vitória is the capital of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. ...

On 16 September 2005, Gol started flights to Buenos Aires, the first international destination of the airline September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Buenos Aires (Good Airs in Spanish, originally meaning Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. ...

Fleet

The Gol fleet consists of the following aircraft (at September 2005):

• 8 Boeing 737-300
• 21 Boeing 737-700
• 8 Boeing 737-800 (further 18 on order)

Gol has ordered a further 30 Boeing 737-800 aircraft (ref: Airliner World, October 2005). 737 in new Boeing Colors. ... 737 in new Boeing Colors. ... 737 in new Boeing Colors. ... 737 in new Boeing Colors. ...

External links

• Gol Transportes Aéreos
• Gol Fleet Detail
• Gol Passenger Opinions