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GOL Launches Two New Daily Flights to Buenos Aires
São Paulo, July 3, 2006 GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (Bovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), Brazils low cost, low fare airline, announces the addition of two more daily flights to Buenos Aires, Argentina, beginning today. One flight will depart from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires, with a stopover in São Paulo. The second flight will depart from Florianópolis to Buenos Aires, with stopover in Porto Alegre. With these additional frequencies, the Company will operate four daily flights from Brazilian cities to the capital of Argentina.
GOL started its flights to Argentina in 2004. Last May, the load factor in the Companys flights to Ezeiza airport was 82.8% . According to ABAV Brazilian Association of Travel Agents, Buenos Aires is the preferred international destination for Brazilians in Julys vacation.
We are adding these two new flights to fulfill the growing demand of passengers, and to drive the popularization of air transportation in South America. To achieve these objectives, we offer competitive fares and quality services, says Tarcisio Gargioni, GOLs Vice President of Marketing and Services.
Tickets are available for purchase by telephone, through your travel agent, or on GOLs website, www.voegol.com.br. Please see the destination table below for more information on the new flight schedules:
Origin | Stopover | Destination | Frequency | Departure | Arrival |
Rio de Janeiro (Galeão) |
São Paulo (Cumbica) |
Buenos Aires (Ezeiza) |
Daily | 4:00 PM | 8:20 PM |
Buenos Aires (Ezeiza) |
São Paulo (Cumbica) |
Rio de Janeiro (Galeão) |
Daily | 11:20 AM | 3:30 PM |
Florianópolis | Porto Alegre | Buenos Aires (Ezeiza) |
Daily | 7:40 AM | 10:40 AM |
Buenos Aires (Ezeiza) |
Porto Alegre | Florianópolis | Daily | 21:00 PM | 23:50 PM |
About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, a low-cost, low-fare airline, is one of the most profitable and fastest growing airlines in the industry worldwide. GOL operates a simplified fleet with a single class of service. It also has one of
the youngest and most modern fleets in the industry that results in low maintenance, fuel and training costs, with high aircraft utilization and efficiency ratios. In addition, safe and reliable services, which stimulate GOLs brand recognition
and customer satisfaction, allow GOL to have the best value proposition in the market. GOL currently offers over 500 daily flights to 50 airports in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. GOL growth plans include increasing frequencies in
existing markets and adding service to additional markets in both Brazil and other high-traffic South American
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travel destinations. GOL shares are listed on the NYSE and the Bovespa. GOL: here everyone can fly!
For more information, flight times and fares, please access our site at www.voegol.com.br or call: 0300-789-2121 in Brasil, 0810-266-3131 in Argentina, 800-1001-21 in Bolívia, 0004 055 127 in Uruguai, 009 800 55 1 0007 in Paraguai and 55 11 2125-3200 in other countries.
CONTACT: GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.
Ph: (5511) 5033 4393
e-mail: ri@golnaweb.com.br
www.voegol.com.br/ir
Media:
MVL Comunicação (São Paulo)
Ph: (5511) 3049-0343 / 3049-0342
e-mail: roberta.corbioli@mvl.com.br
simone.luciano@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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GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
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Name: Richard F. Lark, Jr.
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