GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, São Paulo Congonhas) has postponed plans to launch Gol Dominicana (Santo Domingo Las Américas) until 2014 pending the issuance of an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Dominican civil aviation authority ( Instituto Dominicano de Aviación Civil - IDAC). According to airline representative, Santiago Mejia, Gol had all the requisite logistics in place for a late-2013 launch but this has now been delayed while the start-up's paperwork is put in order. "We are interested in starting flying early next year; in fact, we had all the logistics in place for a year-end launch, but it was not possible," he told Caribbean News. Once operational, Gol Dominicana plans to establish Santo Domingo Las Américas as a regional Caribbean hub with direct flights to Mexico, Colombia, the eastern United States and Brazil.