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VRG Launches Second Daily Flight to Frankfurt
Sao Paulo, June 4, 2007 VRG Linhas Aéreas S.A., the GOL-controlled airline operating the VARIG brand, will begin offering a second daily flight to Frankfurt on June 16, adding seven additional daily flights per week to the German city. The 11 hour and 45 minute flight will depart from Rio de Janeiros Tom Jobim International Airport at 12:05 PM (local time) and arrive in Frankfurt at 5:05 AM (local time). The return flight will depart Frankfurt at 6:34 AM (local time) and will arrive in Rio de Janeiro at 2:05 PM (local time).
The Company currently operates one daily flight to Frankfurt, which departs from Rio de Janeiro at 7:15 PM (local time) and makes one stop in São Paulo. The 12 hour flight arrives in Frankfurt at 2:30 PM (local time). The return flight departs Frankfurt at 11:05 PM (local time), arriving at Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo at 6:00 AM (local time) and at Tom Jobim International Airport in Rio de Janeiro at 7:45 AM (local time).
In keeping with VRGs expansion plans, we are re-launching the international routes formally operated by VARIG. Frankfurt is one the largest passenger hubs in Europe, and adding a second daily flight will help meet the demand for additional service to Rio de Janeiro. We are confident that our efforts to improve our service offering and expand flight options will be successful, says Lincoln Amano, VRGs Commercial Director.
Please see the destination table below for the new flight departure schedules:
Origin | Destination | Frequency | Departure* | Arrival* |
Rio de Janeiro | Frankfurt | Daily | 12:05 PM | 5:05 AM |
Frankfurt | Rio de Janeiro | Daily | 6:35 AM | 2:05 PM |
*Local time |
Please see also the destination table for the current flights to Frankfurt:
Origin | Destination | Frequency | Departure* | Arrival* |
Rio de Janeiro | Frankfurt | Daily | 7:15 PM | 2:30 PM |
Frankfurt | Rio de Janeiro | Daily | 10: 05 PM | 7:45 AM |
São Paulo | Frankfurt | Daily | 9:15 PM | 2:30 PM |
Frankfurt | São Paulo | Daily | 10:05 PM | 6:00 AM |
*Local time |
About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes
VRG Linhas Aéreas S.A. currently flies to 11 destinations in Brazil: Brasília, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Fernando de Noronha, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and São Paulo. VRG also serves four international destinations in South America and Europe: Buenos Aires, Argentina; Bogotá, Colombia; Caracas, Venezuela; and Frankfurt, Germany.
For more information on VARIG flight tables and fares, access our site at www.varig.com.br or call: + 54 11 4329 9211 in Argentina (Buenos Aires); + 0810 32182744 in Argentina (Other); + 59 1 333 1105 in Bolivia (Santa Cruz de la Sierra); 4003-7000 in Brazil; + 56 2 707 8007 in Chile; + 57 1 350 7100 in Colombia; + 44 207 660 0341 in England; + 33 1 70 48 00 58 in France; + 49 1803 33 43 53 in Germany; + 39 023 859 1250 in Italy; + 52 (55) 5280 9192 in Mexico; + 34 91 754 7014 in Spain; and 1 800 468 2744 or 1 800 GO VARIG in the USA and Canada.
Smiles customers can access the programs web site, www.smiles.com.br, or call: + 54 11 4329 9247 in Argentina (Buenos Aires); 0810 999 7007 in Argentina (Other); 4003 7001 in Brazil (Blue and Silver); 4003 7007 in Brazil (Gold and Diamond); + 44 207 660 02 03 in England; + 33 1 70 48 00 50 in France; + 49 69 29993 205 in Germany; + 39 0 23 859 12 11 in Italy; + 35 1 21 424 5153 in Portugal; + 34 91 754 7011 in Spain; + 41 22 567 5367 in Switzerland; and + 598 2 901 3799 in Uruguay.
For more information on GOL 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.
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, Peru and Uruguay through its more than 630 daily flights to 58 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 aircraft, 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 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 travel destinations. GOL shares are listed on the NYSE and the Bovespa. GOL: here everyone can fly!
CONTACT: GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.
Investor Relations | Corporate Communications | |
Ph: (5511) 3169 6800 | Ph: (5511) 3169 6967 | |
E-mail: ri@golnaweb.com.br | E-mail: | |
Site: www.voegol.com.br/ir | comunicacaocorporativa@golnaweb.com.br | |
Media Brazil & Latin America | Media U.S. & Europe | |
MVL Comunicação; D. Barbará and E. | Edelman; G. Juncadella and M. Smith | |
Oliveira | 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 conditions, government regulations, competitive pressures, the performance of the Brazilian economy and the industry, among other factors and risks disclosed in GOLs filed disclosure documents and are, therefore, subject to change without prior notice.
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Name: Richard F. Lark, Jr.
Title: Executive Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer |
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