AMSTERDAM, 19 March 2013 – SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, has added Brazilian Portuguese to the selection of languages offered on skyteam.com. Portuguese-speaking customers now benefit from easily accessible information about flights, airports and lounges throughout SkyTeam’s worldwide network of 1,000 destinations.
The website features details of all 19 SkyTeam member airlines and their frequent flyer programs, as well as a number of handy online tools. These include:
“SkyTeam members offer service from 30 cities in Brazil, as well as to a further 10 destinations in Portuguese-speaking nations worldwide, and we’re delighted that these customers can now use skyteam.com in their preferred language,” said Fatima da Gloria, SkyTeam’s Director, Brand and Communications. “Adding Brazilian Portuguese will increase the user-friendliness of our website for thousands more travellers and is one of a number of ways we are working to offer a superior level of service whenever our customers interact with SkyTeam.”
Gateways in Brazil served directly by SkyTeam airlines are Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Porto Alegre and Salvador da Bahia. Additionally, a number of SkyTeam members have commercial agreements which allow them to offer customers access to a further 25 destinations throughout Brazil. SkyTeam airlines also operate service to Portugal, Angola, Macau and Mozambique.
SkyTeam’s website now features a choice of 15 languages which includes: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Czech, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Vietnamese.
For more information:
SkyTeam Corporate Communications
T: +31 (0)20 3333064
E: media@skyteam.com
About SkyTeam
SkyTeam is a global airline alliance providing customers from member airlines access to an extensive global network with more destinations, more frequencies and more connectivity. Passengers can earn and redeem Frequent Flyer Miles throughout the SkyTeam network. SkyTeam member airlines offer customers access to 525 lounges worldwide. The nineteen members are: Aeroflot, Aerolíneas Argentinas, Aeroméxico, Air Europa, Air France, Alitalia, China Airlines, China Eastern, China Southern, Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Kenya Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, Middle East Airlines, Saudia, TAROM, Vietnam Airlines and Xiamen Airlines. SkyTeam offers its 552 million annual customers over 15,000 daily flights to 1,000 destinations in 187 countries.
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