Distribution
Gol announced expanded distribution relationships with Amadeus, Sabre and Travelport.
Brazilian airline The carrier said it would use Travelport's interline ticketing capabilities in part to accommodate codeshare agreements with Air France/KLM, American Airlines, Iberia, Aeromexico and Copa Airlines. Along with dozens of interline deals, "these strategic partnerships will account for an increasing share of our ticket sales," according to a Gol statement. A Travelport spokeswoman said the global distribution system content agreement in place with Gol since 2006 "remains unchanged." Gol's Amadeus distribution agreement was extended beyond Brazil to enable the airline to "select the markets in which Amadeus travel agency subscribers will be able to issue Gol (and Gol's partners') electronic tickets. Gol will remain 'ticketless' in Brazil," according to an Amadeus spokeswoman. Meanwhile, Gol and Sabre Travel Network in August expanded their distribution arrangement from a regional to a global scope, and Gol upgraded its Sabre connectivity level to provide agents "real-time access" to the carrier's inventory system.