SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of September, 2017
(Commission File No. 001-32221) ,
 

 
GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
GOL INTELLIGENT AIRLINES INC.
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 


 
Praça Comandante Linneu Gomes, Portaria 3, Prédio 24
Jd. Aeroporto 
04630-000 São Paulo, São Paulo
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of Regristrant's principal executive offices)

 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F ______

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):

 
GOL discloses its preliminary traffic figures for August 2017

 

 

São Paulo, September 13 th , 2017 - 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.

 

 

 

 

 

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GOL discloses its preliminary traffic figures for August 2017

 

                                          

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 T on

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

 

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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SIGNATURE
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
Date:  September 13 , 2017
 
GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
By:

/S/ Richard Freeman Lark Junior


 
Name: Richard Freeman Lark Junior
Title:   Investor Relations Officer
 

 

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