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São Paulo, May 28, 2007 GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), Brazils low-cost, low-fare airline, today launched flights to Cruzeiro do Sul, in northwest Acre. With the addition of this new destination, GOLs daily flights from Fortaleza (CE) will reach the furthest regions of Brazil through connecting flights in Belém (PA), Manaus (AM), Porto Velho (RO) and Rio Branco (AC).
Cruzeiro do Sul is the second largest city in Acre and is the main city of the Alto Juruá region. The city is only accessible by road during the June-August summer months via the unpaved BR-364 highway, and boats are the most common mode of transportation for people and goods. GOLs flights will contribute to the development of the region by offering travelers a safe, alternative form of transportation at affordable fares.
Acres main agricultural exports are cassavas, corn, chestnuts and beans. The state also produces rubber and has strong lumber and furniture industries. Cruzeiro do Sul is GOLs second destination in Acre; the Company began regular flights to the capital, Rio Branco, in August 2004. The citys airport, Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport, is located 14 kilometers from the citys center and is a base for commercial jets as well as medium and large cargo aircraft.
The launch of this new destination is a response to customer demand and will allow greater access to tourism and commercial activities in the Amazon region and neighboring countries, particularly with Peru says Tarcísio Gargioni, Vice-President of Marketing and Services at GOL. Cruzeiro do Sul is only 250 kilometers from Pucalpa, Peru by plane.
Tickets to Cruzeiro do Sul are available for purchase through GOLs website (www.voegol.com.br). Please see the destination table below for flight departure schedules:
Origin | Destination | Frequency | Departure | Arrival |
Fortaleza | Cruzeiro do Sul | Daily | 6:30 AM | 1:20 PM |
Belém | Cruzeiro do Sul | Daily | 8:40 AM | 1:20 PM |
Manaus | Cruzeiro do Sul | Daily | 10:00 AM | 1:20 PM |
Porto Velho | Cruzeiro do Sul | Daily | 11:55 AM | 1:20 PM |
Rio Branco | Cruzeiro do Sul | Daily | 12:20 PM | 1:20 PM |
About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes is one of the most profitable and fastest growing low-cost, low-airlines in the industry worldwide. GOL provides frequent service on routes connecting all of major cities as well as primary destinations in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru Uruguay through its more than 630 daily flights to 58 major airports. GOL offers daily flights more destinations in Brazil than any other domestic airline while providing customers with the convenient flight schedules in the country. GOL operates a young, modern fleet of Boeing the safest and most comfortable aircraft of its class, with low maintenance, fuel and training and high aircraft utilization and efficiency ratios. In addition to safe and reliable service, stimulates GOLs brand recognition and customer satisfaction, the Companys single class service is recognized as the best value proposition in the market. GOLs growth plans increasing frequencies in existing markets and adding service to additional markets in both and other high-traffic South American travel destinations. GOL shares are listed on the NYSE the Bovespa. GOL: here everyone can fly!
For more information, flight times and fares, please access our site at www.voegol.com.br or 0300-789-2121 in Brazil, 0810-266-3131 in Argentina, 800-1001-21 in Bolivia, 0004 055 127 Uruguay, 009 800 55 1 0007 in Paraguay, 1 888 0042 0090 or 1230 020 9104 in Chile, 0800 900 in Peru and 55 11 2125-3200 in other countries.
CONTACT: GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.Investor Relations | Corporate Communications |
Ph: (5511) 3169 6800 | Ph: (5511) 3169 6967 |
E-mail: ri@golnaweb.com.br | E-mail: |
Site: www.voegol.com.br/ir | comunicacaocorporativa@golnaweb.com.br |
Media Brazil & Latin America | Media U.S. & Europe |
MVL Comunicação; D. Barbará and E. | Edelman; G. Juncadella and M. Smith |
Oliveira | Ph: +1 (212) 704-4448 / 704-8196 |
Ph: (5511) 3049-0349 / 0341 | E-mail:gabriela.juncadella@edelman.com |
E-mail: daniela.barbara@mvl.com.br; | meaghan.smith@edelman.com |
eduardo.oliveira@mvl.com.br |
This release contains forward-looking statements relating to the prospects of the business, estimates for operating and financial results, and those related to growth prospects of GOL. These are merely projections and, as such, are based exclusively on the expectations of GOLs management concerning the future of the business and its continued access to capital to fund the Companys business plan. Such forward-looking statements depend, substantially, on changes in market conditions, government regulations, competitive pressures, the performance of the Brazilian economy and the industry, among other factors and risks disclosed in GOLs filed disclosure documents and are, therefore, subject to change without prior notice.
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Name: Richard F. Lark, Jr.
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