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GOL Launches “Fly Easy” Purchase Program
São Paulo, November 28, 2005 – GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), Brazil’s low-cost, low-fare airline, launched the Voe Fácil (“Fly Easy”) GOL Program, which allows customers to pay for airline tickets in up to 36 monthly installments.
GOL’s Fly Easy Program offers an innovative new way to purchase airline tickets. “As an innovative low-cost airline, we are always stimulating the market and looking for new ways to allow all Brazilians to benefit from the convenience of air transportation,” says Tarcisio Gargioni, Vice-President of Marketing and Services of GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes.
Applications are available on the Portuguese version of GOL’s website (www.voegol.com.br), for non-corporate legal residents living in Brazil. Interested customers can mail a hard copy of the application for approval and await a 15-day period to receive the GOL Fly Easy card. After credit approval, purchases with the GOL Fly Easy card can be made through the Company’s website, using a password, and can be paid in up to 36 monthly installments. The customer can choose the payment method: check, automatic debit or payment books.
Since beginning operations in January 2001, GOL has generated demand in diverse markets and contributed to the development and growth of the airline sector in Brazil. As a result, over 3.5 million people who fly GOL are first time flyers. “GOL maintains its commitment to popularizing air transportation by offering the lowest fares and the most convenient payment mechanisms in the market,” adds Gargioni.
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. The Company has
one of the youngest and most modern fleets in the industry resulting in low maintenance, fuel and training costs, with high aircraft utilization and efficiency ratios. In addition, safe and reliable services, which stimulate GOL’s brand
recognition and customer satisfaction, allow GOL to have the best value proposition in the market. GOL currently offers over 410 daily flights to 45 major business and travel destinations in Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia. 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’s shares are listed on the NYSE and the Bovespa. GOL: here everyone can
fly!
| 0300-789-2121 | in Brazil | |
| 0810-266-3131 | in Argentina | |
| 800-1001-21 | in Bolivia | |
| 5511 2125-3200 | in other countries |
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Contact: GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.
tel.: (5511) 5033-4393
e-mail: ri@golnaweb.com.br
www.voegol.com.br/ir
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| Media – Brazil and Latin America: | Media – U.S. and Europe: | |
| Roberta Corbioli or Márcia Bertoncello | Meaghan Smith | |
| MVL Comunicação (São Paulo) | Gavin Anderson & Company (New York) | |
| Tel.: (5511) 3049-0343 / 0341 | Tel.: 212-515-1904 | |
| e-mail: roberta.corbioli@mvl.com.br | e-mail: msmith@gavinanderson.com |
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.
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Richard F. Lark, Jr.
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Name: Richard F. Lark, Jr.
Title: Vice President – Finance, Chief Financial Officer
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