SÃO PAULO, Sept. 6, 2018
/PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A., (NYSE:
GOL and B3: GOLL4), announces today preliminary air traffic
figures for the month of August, 2018. Comparisons refer to the
same period of 2017.
Highlights
- GOL's domestic demand (RPK) grew by 1.8% and GOL's domestic
supply (ASK) increased 2.7%. GOL's domestic load factor decreased
to 78.0%, a 0.8 p.p. decrease in comparison to August 2017. The volume of departures decreased
by 0.7% and number of seats increased by 3.6%, over August 2017.
- In August 2018, international
demand (RPK) and supply (ASK) decreased by 13.2% and 6.0%,
respectively, and international load factor was 68.4%, a decrease
of 5.7 p.p. in relation to August
2017.
- GOL's total demand (RPK) increased 0.1% in comparison to
August 2017 and consolidated load
factor was 76.9%. Supply (ASKs) increased 1.7% due to a 1.3%
decrease in departures and an 3.0% increase in the number of
seats.
|
Monthly Traffic
Figures (¹)
|
Accumulated Traffic
Figures (¹)
|
LTM Traffic
Figures (¹)
|
Operational data
*
|
Aug/18
|
Aug/17
|
%
Var.
|
8M18
|
8M17
|
%
Var.
|
Aug/18
LTM
|
Aug/17
LTM
|
%
Var.
|
Total
GOL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Departures
|
20,338
|
20,598
|
-1.3%
|
166,811
|
165,533
|
0.8%
|
251,931
|
249,489
|
1.0%
|
Seats
(thousand)
|
3,552
|
3,450
|
3.0%
|
28,424
|
27,704
|
2.6%
|
42,673
|
41,756
|
2.2%
|
ASK
(million)
|
3,893
|
3,827
|
1.7%
|
31,756
|
30,751
|
3.3%
|
47,700
|
46,208
|
3.2%
|
RPK
(million)
|
2,995
|
2,992
|
0.1%
|
25,215
|
24,342
|
3.6%
|
38,104
|
36,353
|
4.8%
|
Load
Factor
|
76.9%
|
78.2%
|
-1.2 p.p
|
79.4%
|
79.2%
|
0.2 p.p
|
79.9%
|
78.7%
|
1.2 p.p
|
Pax on board
(thousand)
|
2,694
|
2,611
|
3.2%
|
21,880
|
21,234
|
3.0%
|
33,205
|
31,882
|
4.2%
|
Domestic
GOL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Departures
|
19,285
|
19,416
|
-0.7%
|
157,451
|
156,195
|
0.8%
|
237,749
|
235,574
|
0.9%
|
Seats
(thousand)
|
3,359
|
3,241
|
3.6%
|
26,839
|
26,052
|
3.0%
|
40,236
|
39,294
|
2.4%
|
ASK
(million)
|
3,474
|
3,381
|
2.7%
|
28,159
|
27,310
|
3.1%
|
42,312
|
41,146
|
2.8%
|
RPK
(million)
|
2,708
|
2,661
|
1.8%
|
22,577
|
21,706
|
4.0%
|
34,121
|
32,496
|
5.0%
|
Load
Factor
|
78.0%
|
78.7%
|
-0.8 p.p
|
80.2%
|
79.5%
|
0.7 p.p
|
80.6%
|
79.0%
|
1.7 p.p
|
Pax on board
(thousand)
|
2,562
|
2,458
|
4.3%
|
20,660
|
19,981
|
3.4%
|
31,351
|
30,033
|
4.4%
|
International
GOL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Departures
|
1,053
|
1,182
|
-10.9%
|
9,360
|
9,338
|
0.2%
|
14,182
|
13,915
|
1.9%
|
Seats
(thousand)
|
194
|
209
|
-7.3%
|
1,585
|
1,652
|
-4.0%
|
2,437
|
2,462
|
-1.0%
|
ASK
(million)
|
419
|
446
|
-6.0%
|
3,597
|
3,441
|
4.5%
|
5,388
|
5,062
|
6.4%
|
RPK
(million)
|
287
|
331
|
-13.2%
|
2,638
|
2,636
|
0.1%
|
3,983
|
3,857
|
3.3%
|
Load
Factor
|
68.4%
|
74.2%
|
-5.7 p.p
|
73.3%
|
76.6%
|
-3.3 p.p
|
73.9%
|
76.2%
|
-2.3 p.p
|
Pax on board
(thousand)
|
132
|
153
|
-14.2%
|
1,220
|
1,253
|
-2.6%
|
1,854
|
1,849
|
0.3%
|
On-time
Departures
|
95.7%
|
96.1%
|
-0.4 p.p
|
93.2%
|
95.4%
|
-2.2 p.p
|
93.2%
|
95.2%
|
-2.0 p.p
|
Flight
Completion
|
98.3%
|
97.9%
|
0.5 p.p
|
98.4%
|
98.4%
|
0.0 p.p
|
98.4%
|
98.3%
|
0.1 p.p
|
Cargo
Ton
|
9.8
|
9.0
|
9.6%
|
71.7
|
65.8
|
9.0%
|
108.7
|
101.4
|
7.2%
|
* Source: Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) and the
Company for the current month.
(1) Preliminary Figures
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www.voegol.com.br/ir
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About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. ("GOL")
GOL serves more than 30 million passengers annually.
With Brazil's largest network,
GOL offers customers more than 700 daily flights to
67 destinations in 10 countries in South
America and the Caribbean.
GOLLOG is a leading cargo transportation and
logistics business serving more than 3,300 Brazilian municipalities
and, through partners, more than 200 international destinations in
95 countries. SMILES is one of the largest coalition
loyalty programs in Latin America,
with over 14 million registered participants, allowing clients to
accumulate miles and redeem tickets for more than 700 locations
worldwide, Headquartered in São Paulo. GOL has a team
of more than 15,000 highly skilled aviation professionals and
operates a fleet of 120 Boeing 737 aircraft, with a further 135
Boeing 737 MAX on order, delivering Brazil's top on-time performance and an
industry leading 17 year safety record. GOL has
invested billions of Reais in facilities, products and services and
technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the
ground. GOL's shares are traded on the NYSE (GOL) and the B3
(GOLL4). For further information, visit www.voegol.com.br/ir.
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