SÃO PAULO, Sept. 13, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. ("GLAI"),
(NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4), Brazil's #1 airline, announces today
preliminary air traffic figures for the month of August, 2017.
Comparisons refer to the same period of 2016.
GOL's Highlights
- The total volume of GOL departures reduced by 0.2%, and the
number of seats was up 0.5%, occasioning an increase in supply of
3.0%. Demand rose by 3.4% in the period. GOL's load factor was
78.1% in August 2017, 0.4 p.p. up
over the same period of 2016.
- In the domestic market, volume of departures reduced by 0.1%,
and the number of seats was up 0.5% over August 2016. GOL increased its supply by 2.6% in
August over the same period the year before. Domestic demand rose
by 3.2% in the month. GOL's load factor was 78.6%, 0.4 p.p. up over
August 2016.
- In August, both international market supply and demand rose by
5.6%, resulting in a load factor of 73.9%, achieving the same level
recorded in August 2016. Passengers
transported were up by 1.6% over the same period of 2016.
|
Monthly Traffic
Figures(¹)
|
Accumulated YTD
Traffic Figures(¹)
|
Accumulated LTM
Traffic Figures(¹)
|
|
Operational
data*
|
Aug/17
|
Aug
/16
|
%
Var.
|
8M17
|
8M16
|
%
Var.
|
Aug
/17
LTM
|
Aug
/16
LTM
|
%
Var.
|
|
Total
GOL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Departures
|
20,598
|
20,630
|
-0.2%
|
165,533
|
177,558
|
-6.8%
|
249,489
|
281,719
|
-11.4%
|
|
Seats
(thousand)
|
3,450
|
3,435
|
0.5%
|
27,704
|
29,588
|
-6.4%
|
41,756
|
46,897
|
-11.0%
|
|
ASK
(million)
|
3,824
|
3,714
|
3.0%
|
30,747
|
30,872
|
-0.4%
|
46,205
|
47,177
|
-2.1%
|
|
RPK
(million)
|
2,986
|
2,887
|
3.4%
|
24,336
|
23,917
|
1.8%
|
36,347
|
36,241
|
0.3%
|
|
Load
Factor
|
78.1%
|
77.7%
|
0.4 p.p
|
79.1%
|
77.5%
|
1.7 p.p
|
78.7%
|
76.8%
|
1.8 p.p
|
|
Pax on board
(thousand)
|
2,611
|
2,618
|
-0.3%
|
21,217
|
21,725
|
-2.3%
|
31,865
|
34,289
|
-7.1%
|
|
Domestic
GOL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Departures
|
19,416
|
19,445
|
-0.1%
|
156,195
|
167,544
|
-6.8%
|
235,574
|
266,291
|
-11.5%
|
|
Seats
(thousand)
|
3,241
|
3,225
|
0.5%
|
26,052
|
27,827
|
-6.4%
|
39,294
|
44,190
|
-11.1%
|
|
ASK
(million)
|
3,378
|
3,292
|
2.6%
|
27,307
|
27,268
|
0.1%
|
41,143
|
41,623
|
-1.2%
|
|
RPK
(million)
|
2,657
|
2,575
|
3.2%
|
21,701
|
21,241
|
2.2%
|
32,491
|
32,170
|
1.0%
|
|
Load
Factor
|
78.6%
|
78.2%
|
0.4 p.p
|
79.5%
|
77.9%
|
1.6 p.p
|
79.0%
|
77.3%
|
1.7 p.p
|
|
Pax on board
(thousand)
|
2,458
|
2,467
|
-0.4%
|
19,964
|
20,440
|
-2.3%
|
30,016
|
32,337
|
-7.2%
|
|
International
GOL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Departures
|
1,182
|
1,185
|
-0.3%
|
9,338
|
10,014
|
-6.8%
|
13,915
|
15,428
|
-9.8%
|
|
Seats
(thousand)
|
209
|
210
|
-0.4%
|
1,652
|
1,762
|
-6.2%
|
2,462
|
2,707
|
-9.1%
|
|
ASK
(million)
|
446
|
422
|
5.6%
|
3,440
|
3,604
|
-4.5%
|
5,062
|
5,555
|
-8.9%
|
|
RPK
(million)
|
329
|
312
|
5.6%
|
2,635
|
2,676
|
-1.5%
|
3,856
|
4,071
|
-5.3%
|
|
Load
Factor
|
73.9%
|
73.9%
|
0.0 p.p
|
76.6%
|
74.2%
|
2.3 p.p
|
76.2%
|
73.3%
|
2.9 p.p
|
|
Pax on board
(thousand)
|
153
|
151
|
1.6%
|
1,253
|
1,285
|
-2.5%
|
1,849
|
1,951
|
-5.2%
|
|
On-time
Departures
|
96.1%
|
93.7%
|
2.4 p.p
|
95.4%
|
94.8%
|
0.6 p.p
|
95.2%
|
95.0%
|
0.2 p.p
|
|
Flight
Completion
|
97.9%
|
98.5%
|
-0.6 p.p
|
98.4%
|
92.6%
|
5.8 p.p
|
98.3%
|
92.0%
|
6.3 p.p
|
|
Cargo
Ton
|
9.2
|
7.6
|
19.9%
|
66.7
|
60.5
|
10.3%
|
102.3
|
96.3
|
6.3%
|
|
|
* Source: Agência
Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) and the Company for the current
month.
|
|
(1) Preliminary
Figures
|
For further information visit
www.voegol.com.br/ir
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About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.
Brazil's largest airline group.
GOL is Brazil's
largest airline, carrying 33 million passengers annually on more
than 700 daily flights to 63 destinations, 52 in Brazil and 11 in South America and the Caribbean, on a fleet of 120 Boeing 737
aircraft, with a further 120 Boeing 737 MAX on order.
GOLLOG is a leading cargo transportation and
logistics business serving more than 2,200 Brazilian municipalities
and, through partners, 205 international destinations in 95
countries. SMILES is one of the largest coalition
loyalty programs in Latin America,
with over 12 million registered participants, allowing clients to
accumulate miles and redeem tickets for more than 700 locations
worldwide. GOL has a team of more than 15,000 highly skilled
aviation professionals delivering Brazil's top on-time performance, and an
industry leading 16 year safety record. GOL's shares are traded on
the NYSE (GOL) and the B3 (GOLL4).
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