SAO PAULO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (Bovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), Latin America's largest low- cost and low-fare airline, announces the launch of new bonuses through SMILES, GOL's relationship program, making it even easier for participants to use their miles and obtain their bonus tickets. For example, participants can fly with no seat limits and obtain their tickets up to 90 minutes before boarding by using their miles only; purchase tickets using a combination of miles and money; or fly with reduced miles.

"The new bonuses, together with the partnerships with foreign airlines and the launch of the co-branded cards, mean that our participants can now enjoy even more advantages and benefits," declared Murilo Barbosa, GOL's Marketing and Card Officer.

    The table below shows the details of each prize:

    SMILES Any Day      SMILES         SMILES & Money     SMILES Reduced Miles

      Travel at       Travel using    Travel without the    Travel with less
       any time          miles      total number of miles       miles

     Participants    SMILES ticket   Participants use a     SMILES ticket
       ensure a         for the     combination of miles    promotions under
    SMILES ticket    Economy and     and money to obtain       special
     with no seat   Comfort classes  their SMILES ticket      conditions
    limits, using
      double the
    number of miles

Further information and the new prize rules are available at the SMILES website (www.smiles.com.br).

* The SMILES Any Day bonus allows participants to travel at any time during the year, without limitation on the number of seats (reserved for the SMILES program), as long as there are seats available on the flight in question. This option is valid only on flights operated by GOL and VARIG.

About SMILES

With more than 6.4 million participants, SMILES (www.smiles.com.br), Latin America's biggest mileage program, is GOL's customer relationship program. It allows customers to accumulate miles when flying with GOL, VARIG or other partner airlines, or when buying services and products from non-airline program partners, such as credit card companies. In addition, some program categories offer other advantages such as special check-in facilities, higher luggage allowances and access to the SMILES VIP rooms at airports.

About GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, offers around 800 daily flights to 49 destinations that connect all the important cities in Brazil and ten major destinations in South America and the Caribbean. 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. Fully committed to seeking innovative solutions through the use of cutting-edge technology, the Company -- via its GOL, VARIG, GOLLOG, SMILES and VOE FACIL brands -- offers its clients easy payment facilities, a wide range of complementary services and the best cost-benefit ratio 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.

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