SAO PAULO, Brazil, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (Bovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), Brazil's low-cost airline company, announces it is launching a new 'Comfort Class' on VARIG's medium- haul international flights.

Beginning October 16, 2008, flights from Rio de Janeiro (Tom Jobim-Galeao) and Sao Paulo (Guarulhos) to Bogota, Caracas and Santiago served by VARIG's Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft will offer the new Comfort Class, which provides passengers with a number of important benefits, including more legroom between seats, increased privacy, a 25 percent bonus to accumulated SMILES miles, additional meal choices and on-demand entertainment during the flight.

'The Comfort Class aims to not only increase our passengers comfort during the flight but throughout their entire trip,' says Tarcisio Gargioni, GOL's vice president - marketing and services.

Comfort Class passengers will also have access to an exclusive check-in desk and priority boarding. Passengers' luggage, which has an extra ten kilo allowance, will also be the first loaded to the aircraft's cargo bay. Additionally, Comfort Class customers can wait for their flight in the Company's International SMILES VIP lounges in Brazil (Guarulhos and Tom Jobim- Galeao airports) or in partner airlines' VIP lounges including Avianca's Bogota lounge, American Airlines' Caracas lounge, and Lan Airlines' Santiago lounge.

Once onboard, service in the Comfort Class includes an advanced system of individual on board entertainment: the Portable Entertainment Appliance (PEA). Through an easy-to-use touch screen, the PEA offers digital images and sound, providing customers with an interactive electronic system where they can view feature films, variety programs, sitcoms, cartoons, video clips and a wide range of music and games.

Comfort Class also provides customers with increased meal options, allowing passengers to choose between hot meals from a wide variety of international cuisines or lighter meals prepared with the health-conscience traveler in mind.