SAO PAULO, Brazil, March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas
Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), the parent company of
Brazilian airlines GOL Transportes Aereos S.A. ("GTA," Brazil's low-cost,
low- fare airline) and VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. ("VRG," Brazil's premium
service airline), announces that GTA will begin operating its new flight
network today, including connections from Congonhas Airport, considered one
of Brazil's 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), Uberlandia (MG), Goiania (GO), Campo Grande (Mato Grosso
do Sul), Vitoria (Espirito Santo), Cuiaba (MT), Presidente Prudente (Sao
Paulo), Joinville (Santa Catarina) and Rio de Janeiro (Santos Dumont's
airport).
Effective immediately, GTA will begin offering twelve new flight
options. The Company is increasing the number of daily flights to Cuiaba
and Goiania, located in Western Brazil, through Congonhas and is also
launching weekly flights to Ilheus, 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, GOL's 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.
About GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4) is
the parent company of Brazilian airlines GOL Transportes Aereos S.A. and
VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. 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. VRG 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.
CONTACT:
IR
Ph.: (5511) 3169-6800
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http://www.voegol.com.br/ir
Media
Ph.: (5511) 3169-6967
comcorp@golnaweb.com.br
Edelman:
G. Juncadella or M. Smith
Ph: 1 (212) 704-4448 / 704-8196
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meaghan.smith@edelman.com
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Investors, +011-5511-3169-6800,
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comcorp@golnaweb.com.br; or G. Juncadella, +1-212-704-4448,
gabriela.juncadella@edelman.com, or M. Smith, +1-212-704-8196,
meaghan.smith@edelman.com, both of Edelman for GOL Linhas Aereas
Inteligentes
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