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Friday, May 4, 2007

GOL Announces Traffic Statistics for April 2007

SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (NYSE: GOL) (Bovespa: GOLL4), Brazil's low-fare, low-cost airline, today released preliminary passenger statistics for the month of April 2007. For GOL Transportes Aereos S.A., passenger traffic (RPK) increased 49% and capacity (ASK) increased 64% year over year. GOL's system load factor for the month of April 2007 was 71%.

    Domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for April increased 42% and capacity
(ASK) increased 51%. GOL's domestic load factor for the month of April 2007
was 74%.  International passenger traffic (RPK) for April increased 139% and
capacity (ASK) increased 202%.  International load factor for the month of
April 2007 was 55%.  Average fares were reduced approximately 18% versus April
2006.

    Operating Data      April 2007 *     April 2006 *         Change (%)
    Total System
    ASK (mm)              2,352.7          1,439.4              63.5%
    RPK (mm)              1,665.8          1,117.4              49.1%
    Load Factor             70.8%            77.6%          -6.8 p.p.

    Domestic Market
    ASK (mm)              1,986.4          1,318.0              50.7%
    RPK (mm)              1,465.0          1,033.2              41.8%
    Load Factor             73.8%            78.4%          -4.6 p.p.

    International Market
    ASK (mm)                366.3            121.4             201.7%
    RPK (mm)                200.8             84.2             138.5%
    Load Factor             54.8%            69.4%         -14.6 p.p.

     ( * )  April 2007 - preliminary data; final data for April 2006.

For VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. ("VRG", acquired by GOL on April 9, 2007), domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for the month of April was 161 million and capacity (ASK) was 286 million. During the last seven days of April (24-30), domestic load factor was 63%. International passenger traffic (RPK) for the month of April was 128 million and capacity (ASK) was 280 million. During the last seven days of April (24-30), international load factor was 52%.


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