GOL Announces Traffic Statistics for December 2008

SAO PAULO, Brazil, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), Brazil's low-cost airline, today released preliminary passenger statistics for the month of December 2008. Domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for December 2008 decreased 1.7% and capacity (ASK) increased 5.1% year-over-year (vs. December 2007). Domestic load factor for the month was 68% and international load factor was 49%. GOL's total system load factor for the month of December was 65%.

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GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), Brazil's low-cost airline, offers nearly 800 daily flights to 49 destinations, connecting the most 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 aircraft of its class, that provide high aircraft utilization and efficiency ratios. The Company's service is recognized as the best value proposition in the market.