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GOL Announces New Flight Network for GTA
São Paulo, March 24, 2008 GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), the parent company of Brazilian airlines GOL Transportes Aéreos S.A. (GTA, Brazils low-cost, low-fare airline) and VRG Linhas Aéreas S.A. (VRG, Brazils premium service airline), announces that GTA will today begin operating its new flight network, including connections from Congonhas Airport, considered one of Brazils major airports, to other cities in Brazil. As restrictions on connecting flights through Congonhas have been lifted, flights to nine destinations will now connect through the airport, including Navegantes (Santa Catarina), Uberlândia (MG), Goiânia (GO), Campo Grande (Mato Grosso do Sul), Vitória (Espirito Santo), Cuiabá (MT), Presidente Prudente (São Paulo), Joinville (Santa Catarina) and Rio de Janeiro (Santos Dumonts airport).
Effective immediately, GTA will begin offering twelve new flight options. The Company is increasing the number of daily flights to Cuiabá and Goiania, located in Western Brazil, through Congonhas and is also launching weekly flights to Ilhéus, in Bahia State.
Additionally, the Company is launching a new route to connect Recife, the capital of Pernambuco State, with Salvador, the capital of Bahia State. This flight will operate daily, Monday through Saturday.
Additional connections and flight frequencies through Congonhas will provide our customers with additional options and more convenient travel schedules, says Wilson Maciel Ramos, GOLs vice-president of planning and IT.
To ensure flights continue to operate on-time, GTA also adjusted all of its departure and arrival schedules; passengers are advised to consult the website for changes to existing reservations. GTA operates 640 daily flights to 50 domestic and eight international destinations.
CONTACT: | About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. |
IR | GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4)is the parent company of Brazilian airlines GOL Transportes Aéreos S.A. (GTA, a low-cost, low-fare airline which operates the GOL brand) and VRG Linhas Aéreas S.A. (VRG, a premium service airline which operates the VARIG brand). GTA offers over 640 daily flights to 60 destinations connecting the most important cities in Brazil as well as the main destinations in South America. VGR offers over 120 daily flights to 14 destinations in Brazil. GTA and VRG operate a young, modern fleet of Boeing aircraft, the safest and most comfortable aircraft of its class, with low maintenance, fuel and training costs, and high aircraft utilization and efficiency ratios. The Companys service is recognized as the best value proposition in the market. |
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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. . Such forward-looking statements depend, substantially, on external factors, besides those 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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