GOL Kicks Off New Chapeco Service

GOL, Brazil0s leading low-cost airline, has started its operations in Chapeco, in western Santa Catarina state, Brazil.

Daily flights will follow the route Sao Paulo-Florianopolis-Chapeco. Passengers from Porto Alegre may fly to the new destination via a connection in Florianopolis.

With nearly 170 thousand inhabitants, Chapeco is one of the main agro- industrial centers in Latin America.

The city has one of the largest chicken and pork export firms in Brazil. Other segments such as metal-mechanics are going through a fast expansion process.

Around six thousand passengers use the city’s airport monthly, which is located 391 miles from Florianopolis.