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Brazil airline Gol taps loyalty program for a $225 million cash advance

Published 07/06/2020, 08:30 AM
Updated 07/06/2020, 08:35 AM
© Reuters. A Boeing 737 airplane of Brazilian airlines GOL Linhas Aereas prepares to land at Santos Dumont airport in Rio de Janeiro

© Reuters. A Boeing 737 airplane of Brazilian airlines GOL Linhas Aereas prepares to land at Santos Dumont airport in Rio de Janeiro

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligents (SA:GOLL4) will tap its loyalty program to get a cash advance of 1.2 billion reais ($225.81 million), the company said on Monday, as airlines worldwide continue to struggle financially due to the pandemic.

The deal will work through advanced ticket sales, trips that Gol will then have to provide to the clients of the loyalty program, Smiles Fidelidade (SA:SMLS3).

Smiles is a separate company but is controlled by the Brazilian airline.

Gol regularly taps Smiles to get cash advances, but this is likely to be the single largest advanced ticket sale yet.

Smiles is a profitable company and Gol has tried to fully absorb it in the past to avoid splitting the dividends with independent investors. But the transaction has run into strong shareholder resistance and regulatory hurdles.

© Reuters. A Boeing 737 airplane of Brazilian airlines GOL Linhas Aereas prepares to land at Santos Dumont airport in Rio de Janeiro

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