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VARIG to fly to St. Maarten

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (Sao Paulo) will begin flying to Saint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles) in the Caribbean as of June 12. These flights, initially under the charter system, will take place on Saturdays under the VARIG brand, although the company has already applied for authorization from the authorities to operate regular flights.

The flights will leave Sao Paulo International Airport/Guarulhos at 2:48 p.m. (1448) on Saturdays, with a stopover in Manaus, from where they will depart for Saint Maarten at 6:10 p.m. (1810), arriving at 9:30 p.m. (2130). The return flight will depart from Saint Maarten at 11:30 p.m. (2330), arriving in Manaus at 2:50 a.m. (0250) and in Guarulhos at 8:35 a.m. (0835) on Sundays.

Copyright Photo: Marcelo F. De Biasi. VARIG’s Boeing 737-76N PR-VBU (msn 29905) arrives back at Sao Paulo (Guarulhos).

VARIG to fly to Barbados

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE:GOL – News), the parent of both Gol Transportes Aereos and VARIG (2nd) (VRG Linhas Aereas), has received approval to start regular flights between Brazil and Barbados, in the Caribbean. Flights will begin on June 26 and will take place once a week, on Saturdays, under the VARIG brand.

The new flight will leave Sao Paulo International Airport/Guarulhos at 4:35 p.m. (local time) (1635) on Saturdays, arriving in Bridgetown, Barbados, at 9:15 p.m. (local time) (2115). The return flight will leave Bridgetown at 10:00 p.m. (local time) (2200), arriving in Brazil at 4:35 a.m. (local time) (0435) on Sundays.

Copyright Photo: Marcelo F. De Biasi. VARIG’s (2nd) Boeing 737-76N PR-VBU (msn 29905) arrives back at Sao Paulo (Guarulhos).