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GOL Starts Flights to Chapecó, in Santa Catarina
São Paulo, October 16, 2006 – GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (Bovespa: GOLL4 e NYSE: GOL), Brazilian low cost, low fare airline, starts today its operations in Chapecó, in the west of Santa Catarina state. Daily flights will follow the route São Paulo – Florianopolis – Chapecó. Passengers from Porto Alegre may fly to the new destination via connection in Florianopolis.
With nearly 170 thousand inhabitants, Chapecó is one of the main agro industrial centers in Latin America. The city has one of the largest chicken and pork export firms in the Country. Other segments such as metal-mechanic are going through a fast expansion process. Around six thousand passengers use the city’s airport monthly that is located at 630 km from Florianopolis. "Based on the region's potential for economic development, GOL believes connecting west Santa Catarina and its capital with Brazil's major destinations will contribute to the region's continued growth," says Tarcisio Gargioni, Vice President of Marketing and Services of GOL.
Tickets may be purchased at the website www.voegol.com.br. Find bellow the chart with flights to the new destination:
| Origin | Destination | Frequency | Departure | Arrival |
| São Paulo (Guarulhos) |
Chapecó (escala em Florianópolis) |
Daily | 12:20 | 2:40 p.m. |
| Chapecó | São Paulo (Guarulhos) (escala em Florianópolis) |
Daily | 3:00 p.m. | 5:20 p.m. |
| Florianópolis | Chapecó | Daily | 1:40 p.m. | 2:40 p.m. |
| Chapecó | Florianópolis | Daily | 3:00 p.m. | 4:00 p.m. |
| Porto Alegre | Chapecó (conexão em Florianópolis) |
Daily | 12:00 | 2:40 p.m. |
| Chapecó | Porto Alegre (conexão em Florianópolis) |
Daily | 3:00 p.m. | 7:10 p.m. |
About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes is one of the most profitable and fastest growing low-cost, low-fare airlines in the industry worldwide. GOL provides frequent service on routes connecting all of Brazil’s major cities as well as primary destinations in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay through its more than 530 daily flights to 53 major airports. GOL offers daily flights to more destinations in Brazil than any other domestic airline while providing customers with the most convenient flight schedules in the country. GOL operates a young, modern fleet of Boeing 737s, the safest and most comfortable aircraft of its class, with low maintenance, fuel and training costs, and high aircraft utilization and efficiency ratios. In addition to safe and reliable service, which stimulates GOL’s brand recognition and customer satisfaction, the Company’s single class of service is recognized as the best value proposition in the market. GOL’s growth plans include increasing frequencies in existing markets and adding service to additional markets in both Brazil and other high-traffic South American 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 Brazil, 0810-266-3131 in Argentina, 800-1001-21 in Bolivia, 0004 055 127 in Uruguay, 009 800 55 1 0007 in Paraguay, 1 888 0042 0090 or 1230 020 9104 in Chile, and 55 11 2125-3200 in other countries.
CONTACT: GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.
Ph: (5511) 3169 6800
E-mail: ri@golnaweb.com.br
Site: www.voegol.com.br/ir
Corporate Communications
Ph: (5511) 3169 6449
E-mail: rcorbioli@golnaweb.com.br
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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 GOL’s management concerning the future of the business and its continued access to capital to fund the Company’s 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 GOL’s filed disclosure documents and are, therefore, subject to change without prior notice.
GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A. |
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/S/ Richard F. Lark, Jr.
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Name: Richard F. Lark, Jr.
Title: Executive Vice President – Finance, Chief Financial Officer |
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