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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of March, 2009

(Commission File No. 001-32221) ,
 
 
GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
GOL INTELLIGENT AIRLINES INC.
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 

Praça Comandante Lineu Gomes S/N, Portaria 3,
Aeroporto 
04626-900 São Paulo, São Paulo
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of Regristrant's principal executive offices)


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GOL Announces Traffic Statistics for February 2009

São Paulo, March 6, 2009 - GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), Brazil’s low cost airline, today released preliminary passenger statistics for the month of February 2009. Domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for February 2009 decreased 5.1% and capacity (ASK) decreased 2.7% year-over-year (vs. February 2008). Domestic load factor for the month was 60% and international load factor was 51%. GOL’s total system load factor for the month of February was 59%.

 Consolidated Operating Data    February    February    Change 
  2009 *    2008 *    (%)
Total System             
 ASK (mm) (1)   2,932.8    3,554.2    -17.5% 
 RPK (mm) (2)   1,721.7    2,122.6    -18.9% 
 Load Factor (3)   58.7%    59.7%    -1.0 p.p. 
Domestic Market             
 ASK (mm) (1)   2,465.8    2,533.3    -2.7% 
 RPK (mm) (2)   1,483.8    1,564.3    -5.1% 
 Load Factor (3)   60.2%    61.7%    -1.5 p.p. 
International Market             
 ASK (mm) (1)   467.0    1,020.9    -54.3% 
 RPK (mm) (2)   237.9    558.3    -57.4% 
 Load Factor (3)   50.9%    54.7%    -3.8 p.p. 
 ( * ) February 2009 - preliminary data; final data for February 2008.         
     
 (1) Available seat kilometers represents the aircraft seating capacity multiplied by the number of kilometers the seats are flown.     
 (2) Revenue passenger kilometers represents the numbers of kilometers flown by revenue passengers.     
 (3) Load factor represents the percentage of aircraft seating capacity that is actually utilized (calculated by dividing revenue passenger kilometers by available seat kilometers). 

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CONTACT:    About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. 
 
Investor Relations    GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), Brazil’s low-cost airline, offers nearly 800 daily flights to 49 destinations connecting the most important cities in Brazil and ten major destinations in South America. The Company operates a young, modern fleet of Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft, the safest and most comfortable aircraft of its class that provides high aircraft utilization and efficiency ratios. The Company’s service is recognized as the best value proposition in the market. 
Ph.: 55 (11) 2128-4700   
ri@golnaweb.com.br   
www.voegol.com.br/ir   
   
Corporate Communication   
Ph.: 55 (11) 2128-4413   
comcorp@golnaweb.com.br   
     
Media Contacts     
FSB Comunicações (Brazil):    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 GOL’s management. . Such forward-looking statements depend, substantially, on external factors, besides those disclosed in GOL’s filed disclosure documents and are, therefore, subject to change without prior notice. 
Érica Arruda   
Ph.: 55 (11) 2128-4420   
erica.arruda@fsb.com.br   
   
Media – U.S. and Europe   
Edelman     
Meghan Smith or Noelle Dean     
Ph.: 1 (212) 704-8196 / 704-4484     
meaghan.smith@edelman.com or     
noelle.dean@edelman.com     
   

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SIGNATURE
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 06, 2009

 
GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
By:

/S/ Leonardo Porciúncula Gomes Pereira
 
Name: Leonardo Porciúncula Gomes Pereira
Title:    Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
 

 

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