SAO PAULO, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL) (S&P/Fitch: BB-/BB-, Moody's: Ba3), the largest low-fare and low-cost airline in Latin America, began selling tickets today to its newest domestic destination: Montes Claros, in the state of Minas Gerais. Scheduled flights, already authorized by the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) and other authorities, will begin as of November 1, 2010, flying out of Belo Horizonte/Confins.
The table below contains details of the new operation: Flight Frequency From Departure Arrival To Aircraft G3 1070 Daily Confins 10:43 pm 11:25 pm Montes Claros Boeing 737-700 G3 1071 Daily Montes Claros 05:50 am 06:40 am Confins
Montes Claros is the largest and most important city in the North of Minas Gerais State. Its surrounding area has a population of around two million and houses several large industries in addition to a diversified retail market. It also has a highly developed agricultural sector and an important national university center.
Despite having Brazil's second largest road intersection, the Montes Claros region is far from the country's other major centers and suffers from a lack of air transport options. In addition to shortening travel time and increasing comfort, GOL's new route will offer clients from the entire region the possibility of immediate connections in Confins to Sao Paulo (Congonhas), Rio de Janeiro (Santos Dumont and Tom Jobim/Galeao), Brasília, Curitiba, Salvador, Campinas, Recife and Vitoria.
Tickets to Montes Claros can be purchased on GOL's website (http://www.voegol.com.br/), through the Customer Relationship Center or through travel agencies.
Contact Investor Relations Leonardo Pereira - Vice President / CFO Rodrigo Alves - Head of IR Raquel Kim - Investor Relations Mario Liao - Investor Relations Phone.: (55 11) 2128-4700 E-mail: ri@golnaweb.com.br Website: http://www.voegol.com.br/ir Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/GOLinvest Corporate Communications Phone.: (55 11) 2128-4413 E-mail: comcorp@golnaweb.com.br Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/GOLcomunicacao Media Relations Edelman (USA and Europe): Meaghan Smith and Robby Corrado Phone.: +1 (212) 704-8196 / 704-4590 E-mail: meaghan.smith@edelman.com or robert.corrado@edelman.com
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.
CONTACT: Investor Relations: Leonardo Pereira, Vice President / CFO,
Rodrigo Alves, Head of IR, Raquel Kim, Investor Relations, Mario Liao,
Investor Relations, +55-11-2128-4700, ri@golnaweb.com.br; Corporate
Communications: +55-11-2128-4413; Media Relations: Meaghan Smith,
+1-212-704-8196, meaghan.smith@edelman.com and Robby Corrado, +1-212-704-4590,
robert.corrado@edelman.com, both of Edelman
Web Site: http://www.voegol.com.br/