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Tuesday, December 4, 2007

GOL Announces Traffic Statistics for November 2007

SAO PAULO, Brazil, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), the parent company of Brazil's low-cost airlines, GOL Transportes Aereos S.A. ("GTA", that operates the GOL brand) and VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. ("VRG", that operates the VARIG brand), today released preliminary passenger statistics for the month of November 2007. Consolidated domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for November 2007 increased 48% and capacity (ASK) increased 44% year-over-year. Domestic consolidated load factor for the month was 69%, and in the international market consolidated load factor was 53%. GOL's total consolidated load factor for the month of November was 66%. Average fares decreased 4% versus November 2006.

GTA's domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for November 2007 was 1,578mm and capacity (ASK) was 2,225mm. International passenger traffic (RPK) was 173mm and capacity (ASK) was 280mm. VRG's domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for November 2007 was 101mm and capacity (ASK) was 208mm. International passenger traffic (RPK) was 169mm and capacity (ASK) was 361mm.

    Consolidated            November    November   Change
    Operating Data           2007 *      2006 *     (%)
    Total System
     ASK (mm) (1)            3,073.4     1,901.7    61.6%
     RPK (mm) (2)            2,021.1     1,263.9    59.9%
     Load Factor (3)         65.8%       66.5%      -0.7 p.p.
    Domestic Market
     ASK (mm) (1)            2,432.2     1,685.7    44.3%
     RPK (mm) (2)            1,679.1     1,132.9    48.2%
     Load Factor (3)         69.0%       67.2%      +1.8 p.p.
    International Market
     ASK (mm) (1)            641.2       216.0      196.9%
     RPK (mm) (2)            342.0       131.0      161.1%
     Load Factor (3)         53.3%       60.6%      -7.3 p.p.

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

     (1) Available seat kilometers represents the aircraft seating capacity
         multiplied by the number of kilometers the seats are flown.
     (2) Revenue passenger kilometers represents the numbers of kilometers
         flown by revenue passengers.
     (3) Load factor represents the percentage of aircraft seating capacity
         that is actually utilized (calculated by dividing revenue passenger
         kilometers by available seat kilometers).

    CONTACT: GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.

    Investor Relations
    Ph: (5511) 3169 6800
    E-mail: ri@golnaweb.com.br
    Site: www.voegol.com.br/ir

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