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GOL Launches Daily Flights from Santiago, Chile to Lima, Peru
Sao Paulo, February 14, 2007 GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), Brazils low-cost, low-fare airline, announces daily flights begin today on its new route from Santiago, Chile to Lima, Peru. The route, which begins in Buenos Aires, Argentina, connects three important South American countries Argentina, Chile and Peru.
GOL is the only low-cost, low-fare, airline that connects South American countries and our objective is to bring safe and quality air transportation at the lowest prices to more people across the region, says Tarcisio Gargioni, Vice-President of Marketing and Services of GOL. These three countries present a huge potential for common growth, with expanding economies and strong tourism markets, making them important destinations in South America.
Tickets can be purchased over the phone, through a travel agent, or on GOLs website, www.voegol.com.br. Please see the destination table below for more information on flight schedules:
Flight # | Origin | Destination | Frequency | Departure* | Arrival* |
7456 | Buenos Aires |
Santiago, Chile |
Daily | 8:50 PM | 11:05 PM |
Santiago, Chile |
Lima | 11:45 PM | 1:00 AM | ||
7457 | Lima | Santiago, Chile |
Daily | 1:40 AM | 7:00 AM |
Santiago, Chile |
Buenos Aires |
7:40 AM | 9:40 AM |
* Local Times
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 Brazils major cities as well as primary destinations in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay through its more than 610 daily flights to 55 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 GOLs brand recognition and customer satisfaction, the Companys single class of service is recognized as
the best value proposition in the market. GOLs 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, 0800 52 900 in Peru and 55 11 2125-3200 in other countries.
CONTACT: GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.
Investor Relations | Corporate Communications | |
Ph: (5511) 3169 6800 | Ph: (5511) 3169 6449 | |
E-mail: ri@golnaweb.com.br | E-mail: rcorbioli@golnaweb.com.br | |
Site: www.voegol.com.br/ir | ||
Media Brazil & Latin America | Media U.S. & Europe | |
MVL Comunicação; D. Barbará and E. Oliveira | Edelman; G. Juncadella and M. Smith | |
Ph: +1 (212) 704-4448 / 704-8196 | ||
Ph: (5511) 3049-0349 / 0341 | E-mail:gabriela.juncadella@edelman.com | |
E-mail: daniela.barbara@mvl.com.br; | meaghan.smith@edelman.com | |
eduardo.oliveira@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
GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A. |
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Name: Richard F. Lark, Jr.
Title: Executive Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer |
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