GOL Expands Buy on Board Service to 37 Domestic Flights

SAO PAULO, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (Bovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, announces that it is extending its buy on board service in response to client requests and following extensive market research. GOL was the first airline to implement this service in Brazil in early June.

Following the expansion, the number of flights offering buy on board products purchase has tripled. The service is now available on 37 daily flights between the cities of Belem, Brasilia, Fortaleza, Foz do Iguacu, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro (Galeao/Antonio Carlos Jobim Airport), Salvador and Sao Paulo (Guarulhos International Airport). Clients are informed of the new facility while purchasing their tickets through GOL's website (http://www.voegol.com.br/) or the Sales Center, when checking in for those flights offering the service and through on-board announcements. A list of the various products is given to passengers when they are boarding.

The products available for purchase are of high quality with brand names that are well-known in Brazil, and can be paid for in local currency or via credit card.

GOL would like to emphasize that the standard on-board service will continue to be offered free of charge on all its 800 daily flights. Even those passengers who choose to buy on board will receive the regular service offered to all passengers.

About GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. , the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, offers around 800 daily flights to 49 destinations that connect all the important cities in Brazil and ten major destinations in South America and Caribbean. The Company operates a young, modern fleet of Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft, the safest and most comfortable of its class, with high aircraft utilization and efficiency levels. Fully committed to seeking innovative solutions through the use of cutting-edge technology, the Company -- via its GOL, VARIG, GOLLOG, SMILES and VOE FACIL brands -- offers its clients easy payment facilities, a wide range of complementary services and the best cost-benefit ratio in the market.

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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GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.

CONTACT: Leonardo Pereira, CFO and IRO, or Rodrigo Alves, Head of IR,
both of GOL Investor Relations, +011-55-11-2128-4700, [e-mail]; or
GOL Corporate Communications, +011-55-11-2128-4413, [e-mail];
or Media Relations, M. Smith, [e-mail], or N. Dean,
[e-mail], both of Edelman (U.S and Europe), [phone],
[phone], for GOL

Web site: http://www.voegol.com.br/