SAO PAULO, June 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas
Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL),
(S&P: B, Fitch: B-, Moody's: B3), the largest low-cost
and best-fare airline in Latin
America announces its preliminary air traffic figures for
May 2015. Comparisons refer to
May 2014 and 5M14.
Highlights
- The domestic load factor in May was 77.0%,
up 1.6 p.p. year-over-year. For the first five months of
2015 and in the last 12 months (LTM), the rate was 78.7%, an
increase of 2.2 p.p. and 4.3 p.p, respectively.
- Domestic demand in May increased by 4.3%
year-over-year. From January to May
2015 and in the LTM, domestic demand rose 4.7%, and
5.4%, respectively, compared to the same periods in
2014.
- Domestic capacity rose 2.2% in May and
1.8% in 2015. In the LTM, supply dropped 0.4%
compared to the same period of 2014. GOL reaffirms its zero growth
guidance for 2015.
- International demand in May grew 3.4%, leading to
a load factor of 67.3% representing a decline of 0.7
p.p. versus May 2014. For the
year, demand increased 14.1% and in the LTM, the expansion
was 21.8% compared to the same periods in 2014.
- The number of passengers transported totaled 3.1
million in May, 16.5 million in the year
to date and 40.1 million in the LTM.
- The fares charged in May remained at stable levels over
April 2015.
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ABOUT GOL LINHAS AEREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
GOL Linhas
Aereas Inteligentes, the largest low-cost and best-fare airline in
Latin America, offers around 910
daily flights to 72 destinations, 16 of which international in
South America, the Caribbean and the
United States, using a young, modern fleet of Boeing 737-700
and 737-800 Next Generation aircraft, the safest, most efficient
and most economical of their type. The SMILES loyalty program
allows members to accumulate miles and redeem tickets to more than
700 locations around the world via flights with foreign partner
airlines. The Company also operates Gollog, a logistics service
which retrieves and delivers cargo and packages to and from more
than 3,500 cities in Brazil and
six abroad. With its portfolio of innovative products and services,
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes offers the best cost-benefit ratio
in the market.
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