SÃO PAULO, Nov. 9, 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 October, 2017.
Comparisons refer to the same period of 2016.
GOL's
Highlights
- The total volume of GOL departures increased by 0.5% and the
number of seats was up 0.3% in October, resulting in an increase in
supply of 1.9%. GOL's load factor was 80.6% in October 2017, 4.6 p.p. up over the same period of
2016, due to a growth in demand of 8.1% in the period.
- In the domestic market, volume of departures and the number of
seats increased by 0.5% and 0.4%, respectively over October 2016. In addition, GOL increased its
supply by 1.7% in October over the same period the year before,
while demand grew by 9.1%. GOL's Load factor was up 5.5 p.p. in
comparison to the same month of the previous year, achieving
81.4%.
- In October, GOL's international market supply and demand rose
by 3.9% and 0.3, respectively, reducing load factor by 2.7 p.p. in
relation to the same period of 2016.
|
Monthly Traffic
Figures (¹)
|
Accumulated YTD
Traffic Figures (¹)
|
Accumulated LTM
Traffic Figures (¹)
|
Operational data
*
|
Oct/17
|
Oct
/16
|
%
Var.
|
10M17
|
10M16
|
%
Var.
|
Oct/17
LTM
|
Oct/16
LTM
|
%
Var.
|
Total
GOL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Departures
|
20,893
|
20,791
|
0.5%
|
206,637
|
218,445
|
-5.4%
|
249,706
|
271,747
|
-8.1%
|
Seats
(thousand)
|
3,503
|
3,491
|
0.3%
|
34,583
|
36,434
|
-5.1%
|
41,790
|
45,319
|
-7.8%
|
ASK
(million)
|
3,869
|
3,796
|
1.9%
|
38,349
|
38,325
|
0.1%
|
46,354
|
46,842
|
-1.0%
|
RPK
(million)
|
3,119
|
2,885
|
8.1%
|
30,453
|
29,652
|
2.7%
|
36,729
|
36,073
|
1.8%
|
Load
Factor
|
80.6%
|
76.0%
|
4.6 p.p
|
79.4%
|
77.4%
|
2.0 p.p
|
79.2%
|
77.0%
|
2.2 p.p
|
Pax on board
(thousand)
|
2,794
|
2,581
|
8.3%
|
26,598
|
26,830
|
-0.9%
|
32,123
|
33,286
|
-3.5%
|
Domestic
GOL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Departures
|
19,729
|
19,626
|
0.5%
|
194,960
|
206,156
|
-5.4%
|
235,727
|
256,801
|
-8.2%
|
Seats
(thousand)
|
3,297
|
3,285
|
0.4%
|
32,518
|
34,270
|
-5.1%
|
39,318
|
42,690
|
-7.9%
|
ASK
(million)
|
3,438
|
3,381
|
1.7%
|
34,033
|
33,917
|
0.3%
|
41,220
|
41,495
|
-0.7%
|
RPK
(million)
|
2,800
|
2,567
|
9.1%
|
27,167
|
26,368
|
3.0%
|
32,830
|
32,124
|
2.2%
|
Load
Factor
|
81.4%
|
75.9%
|
5.5 p.p
|
79.8%
|
77.7%
|
2.1 p.p
|
79.6%
|
77.4%
|
2.2 p.p
|
Pax on board
(thousand)
|
2,642
|
2,426
|
8.9%
|
25,038
|
25,249
|
-0.8%
|
30,263
|
31,376
|
-3.5%
|
International
GOL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Departures
|
1,164
|
1,165
|
-0.1%
|
11,677
|
12,289
|
-5.0%
|
13,979
|
14,946
|
-6.5%
|
Seats
(thousand)
|
206
|
206
|
-0.2%
|
2,065
|
2,164
|
-4.6%
|
2,472
|
2,629
|
-6.0%
|
ASK
(million)
|
431
|
414
|
3.9%
|
4,316
|
4,408
|
-2.1%
|
5,134
|
5,348
|
-4.0%
|
RPK
(million)
|
319
|
318
|
0.3%
|
3,286
|
3,284
|
0.1%
|
3,899
|
3,949
|
-1.3%
|
Load
Factor
|
74.1%
|
76.8%
|
-2.7 p.p
|
76.1%
|
74.5%
|
1.6 p.p
|
76.0%
|
73.8%
|
2.2 p.p
|
Pax on board
(thousand)
|
151
|
154
|
-1.9%
|
1,560
|
1,582
|
-1.4%
|
1,860
|
1,909
|
-2.6%
|
On-time
Departures
|
94.1%
|
94.7%
|
-0.6 p.p
|
95.3%
|
95.0%
|
0.3 p.p
|
95.0%
|
94.9%
|
0.1 p.p
|
Flight
Completion
|
98.6%
|
97.8%
|
0.8 p.p
|
98.4%
|
93.7%
|
4.7 p.p
|
98.4%
|
93.2%
|
5.2 p.p
|
Cargo
Ton
|
8.36
|
8.42
|
-0.8%
|
82.5
|
76.6
|
7.7%
|
101.9
|
95.0
|
7.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Source:
Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) and the Company for the
current month.
|
(1) Preliminary Figures
|
Investor Relations
ri@voegol.com.br
www.voegol.com.br/ir
+55(11)2128-4700
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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