Air Transat and GOL Airlines Launch New Interline Partnership
- Joe Breitfeller
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Air Transat has today announced the launch of a new interline partnership with Brazil’s GOL Airlines, which will enhance connectivity between Canada and South America.
On Monday (December 1, 2025), Air Transat announced the start of a new interline partnership with GOL Airlines, one of Brazil’s largest airlines. This new partnership will significantly expand Air Transat’s network by providing convenient onward connections across Brazil and to key destinations throughout South America. Customers flying with Air Transat to Rio de Janeiro Galeão International Airport (GIG) will be able to seamlessly connect to GOL’s extensive network of 65 domestic and 17 international destinations, including key cities such as Sao Paulo, Porto Alegre, Recife, Salvador et Belo Horizonte.
In Monday’s announcement, Transat’s Chief Revenue Officer, Sebastian Ponce, said,
“We are thrilled to partner with GOL to make it easier than ever for Canadians to explore Brazil and beyond. This partnership strengthens our presence in South America and expands our network in a way that perfectly complements our new non-stop service to Rio de Janeiro.”
Air Transat will launch new twice-weekly service from Toronto (YYZ) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) starting February 4, 2026, while once weekly service from Montreal (YUL) and (GIG) will commence on February 5, 2026.
GOL Airlines is part of the Abra Group and, since its founding in 2001, has remained committed to the purpose of ‘Being the First for Everyone,’ democratizing air travel with smart solutions that satisfy over 30 million guests annually. The Company has a team of 15,000 professionals dedicated to Safety, and operates a standardized fleet of 143 Boeing 737 Family aircraft. Through alliances with Avianca, American Airlines, and Air France-KLM, GOL offers passengers more than 60 codeshare and interline agreements, providing greater convenience and seamless connections to any destination served by these partners. Smiles, the largest loyalty program in the country offering a complete travel platform, and GOLLOG, currently the largest regular cargo operation in Brazil, are also part of GOL’s ecosystem.
Montreal-based Transat A.T. Inc. (TSX: TRZ), the parent company of Air Transat, was founded 37 years ago. The company has 5,000 employees and is a leading leisure airline in Canada, as well as the top integrated tourism company. Transat offers vacation packages, hotel accommodations and air service to destinations across the Americas, Europe, the Caribbean, and North Africa. With codeshare and interline partnerships, Air Transat offers service to over 280 destinations worldwide. In 2025, Air Transat was voted the ‘World’s Best Leisure Airline’ at the Skytrax World Airline Awards. The carrier is currently renewing their fleet with the most fuel-efficient and environmentally aircraft in their class, as part of Air Transat’s commitment to a healthier environment, knowing that this is essential for the preservation of the magnificent destinations they serve.
Source: Transat A.T. Inc./CNW