Press Release
Lisbon, January 17th 2014
euroAtlantic sport congratulates Cristiano Ronaldo frequent flyer
euroAtlantic airways (EAA), congratulates the captain of the National football team, Cristiano
Ronaldo and the Portuguese Football Federation, for his second Ballon d´Or of his career,
attributed by the Fédération International de Football Association – FIFA. The team and
Cristiano, were frequent passengers of EAA in the first stage of qualification towards the
World Cup Brazil in 2014. EAA´s Chairman/CEO, Tomaz Metello, introduced some alterations
in the Boeing B767-300 ER (CS-TLO) cabin, such as a wider Executive Class, with 52 seats,
designed as euroAtlantic sport, with exclusive features for high competition teams. Currently
this new version of the executive cabin is sought out by National Teams of other Countries
that will “fight” in the next World Cup.
EAA´s Chairman/CEO, Tomaz Metello said, “EAA has accustomed having Cristiano, who does
not show his feelings, that withdraws in his own secure place, 1A (one Alfa), when his results
are less positive, being more exuberant when he is happy, as the last couple flights (Ireland
and Sweden), when celebrated in our CLS-TLO, the second of two hat-trick and Portugal´s
clearance to Brazil. euroAtlantic´s crew that deprive with Cristiano, players and technical
team, were proud for having granted the best conditions in transport and therefore it was
very rewarding”. Concluding Tomaz Metello noted, “it was a great pleasure looking at the
Ballon d´Or crowd, some athletes in the FIFA Gala, which have flown with EAA , such as the
late Eusébio da Silva Ferreira that flew in euroAtlantic sport.”
euroAtlantic was founded by Chairman/CEO, Tomaz Metello. The company was precursor of
the tourist inter-continental flights to Brazil. EAA started on September 20th 2000 the charter
operations to the Northeast of Brazil to João Pessoa (Paraíba). EAA fleet is American with:
one Boeing B777-200 ER (Triple Seven), four Boeing 767-300ER for passengers, one B767-Er
BDSF (Bedek Special Freighter), one Boeing 737-800 and one Lockheed Tristar L1011-500.
EAA is the biggest shareholder of STP Airways (São Tomé e Princípe), holding 37% of the
company´s equity.
In attachment: pictures of EAA´s CEO, Tomaz Metello with Cristiano Ronaldo and Raul
Meireles, in euroAtlantic sport.