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Press Release
GOL Signs Commercial Agreement with Unidas Rent a Car
São Paulo, April 29, 2009 – GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (Bovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), Brazil’s low-cost airline, has signed a commercial agreement with Unidas Rent a Car, one of Brazil’s leading car rental companies, to launch a “Fly & Drive” program. This air and ground service package offers a 50 percent discount on Unidas’ daily car-rental charge when customers purchase their GOL tickets through the Company’s website in Brazil and abroad.
“With this agreement, we are integrating two of the main components of the travel and tourism industry,” says Constantino de Oliveira Júnior, GOL’s president and CEO. “This is an unprecedented initiative in Brazil, which will give both GOL and Unidas a competitive edge. We’re providing a more convenient and economical travel option for our customers, since they will be able to access the services online at extremely attractive prices.”
The partnership, available at Brazilian destinations where both GOL and Unidas operate, is available for individual consumers at launch, but there are plans to extend the program to travel agencies and tour operators.
Unidas is Brazil’s leading car-rental player, with a total fleet of 38,000 vehicles: approximately 27,100 vehicles for its more than 900 corporate clients nationwide and approximately 10,900 vehicles for consumer rentals. The company operates nearly 136 points of service, including corporate and consumer rental outlets.
| CONTACT: Investor Relations Leonardo Pereira CFO and IRO Rodrigo Alves IR Manager Tel.: (11) 2128-4700 E-mail: ri@golnaweb.com.br Website: www.voegol.com.br/ri Corporate Communication Tel.: (11) 2128-4413 comcorp@golnaweb.com.br Media Relations FSB Comunicações (Brasil) Erica Arruda Tel.: (11) 2128-4420 erica.arruda@fsb.com.br Edelman (USA and Europe): M. Smith and N. Dean Tel.: 1 (212) 704-8196 / 704-4484 meaghan.smith@edelman.com or noelle.dean@edelman.com |
About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), Brazil’s low-cost airline, offers around 800 daily flights to 49 destinations that connect all the important cities in Brazil and ten major destinations in South America. 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. The Company’s service is recognized as the best value proposition 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. |
GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A. |
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/S/ Leonardo Porciúncula Gomes Pereira |
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Name: Leonardo Porciúncula Gomes Pereira
Title: Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer |
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