SAO PAULO, Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas
Aereas Inteligentes S.A. ("GLAI"), (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 and
NYSE: GOL), (S&P: CCC, Fitch: CC and Moody's: Caa3),
Brazil's largest air
transportation and travel services group, announces today
preliminary air traffic figures for the month of September 2016 and the year-to-date. Comparisons
refer to the same period of 2015.
GOL's Highlights
- The volume of departures in the total system fell 18.9%, while
the number of seats recorded a 18.3% decline in September. In the
first nine months, these indicators fell by 16.4% and 16.2%
respectively.
- In the domestic market, GOL
reduced its supply by 0.5% in
September and 5.7% year to date over the same
periods the year before.
- Domestic demand increased 1.8% in September, reaching a load
factor of 78.3%, 1.8 p.p. up on September
2015. Until the month of September, domestic demand reduced
by 6.6%, accompanied by a load factor of 77.9%.
- In September, GOL's international market
supply and demand fell by 22.7%
and 21.8%, respectively, with load factor of
74.3%. Year to date, supply declined by 17.6% while demand
decreased by 14.9%, reaching a load factor of 74.3%, up by 2.4
p.p.
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CONTACTS
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Phone: +55 (11) 2128-4700
E-mail: ri@voegol.com.br
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Phone: +55 (11) 2128-4183
E-mail: comcorp@voegol.com.br
ABOUT GOL LINHAS AEREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
Brazil's largest air
transportation and travel services group, with annual revenues in
excess of R$10 billion, with three
main businesses: passenger transportation, cargo transportation and
coalition loyalty program. GOL is Latin America's largest low-cost and low-fare
carrier, operating approximately 800 daily flights to 63
destinations, being 11 international in South America and the Caribbean. GOLLOG is the cargo
transportation and logistics business serving more than 3,000
Brazilian municipalities and, through partners, 90 international
destinations in 47 countries. SMILES is one of the
largest coalition loyalty programs in Latin America, with over 11 million registered
participants, allowing clients to accumulate miles and redeem
tickets for more than 800 locations worldwide. GLAI shares are
traded on BM&FBOVESPA (GOLL4) and NYSE (GOL), GLAI has the
following ratings CCC (Standard & Poor's), CC (Fitch) and Caa3
(Moody's).
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SOURCE GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.