GOL Adds Service to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

GOL, the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, launched scheduled flights to a new international destination -- Punta Cana, in the Dominican Republic. The flights, which had already been approved by the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and other authorities, began on April 3.

The company has already been flying chartered flights to Punta Cana. The flights are taking place weekly on Saturdays, from Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo international airports at 9 a.m. and 11:05 a.m. (local time), respectively, arriving in Caracas, Venezuela, at 3:30 p.m. (local time) for a short stop over before taking off at 4:10 p.m. (local time,) and arriving in Punta Cana at 6:15 p.m. (local time).

On the return trip, the aircraft leaves the Dominican Republic at 9 p.m. (local time), arriving in Caracas at 10:05 p.m.(local time), before flying on to Brazil where it will arrive in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro at 10:45 p.m. and 7 a.m. (local time), respectively.

The flights are being handled by Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft under the VARIG brand and are equipped with the differentiated Comfort Class services which offer more space between seats, hot meals and individual on-board entertainment, as well as increased privacy, a 150 percent SMILES mileage bonus, an exclusive check-in counter and priority boarding and disembarking.