SAO PAULO, May 14, 2014 /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 low-fare
airline in Latin America announces
its preliminary air traffic figures for April 2014.
Domestic Market
Demand for seats increased by 7.9% in April, accompanied
by a 9.1 percentage point increase in the load factor to
76.8%, the highest April figure since 2006. The result reflects
the Company's new load factor level. On the eve of Easter Holiday, GOL transported 140,990
passengers, a record for a single day.
GOL reduced its domestic supply by 5.0%, partially due to the
expansion of the GOL+ product in April. Under the new
configuration, the B737-800 NGs will have 177 seats and the
B737-700 NGs 138 seats. At the end of April, 80 aircraft were
equipped with the new configuration.
International Market
Seat supply increased by 11.0%, while demand grew by
35.2%, pushing up the load factor by 12.6 percentage points
to 70.4%. The international market result underlines the
Company's strategy of gradually increasing its foreign-currency
revenue portion.
For further information visit
www.voegol.com.br/ir
CONTACTS
INVESTOR RELATIONS
Phone: +55 (11)
2128-4700
E-mail: ri@golnaweb.com.br
CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
Phone: +55 (11) 2128-4183
E-mail: comcorp@golnaweb.com.br
ABOUT GOL LINHAS AEREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 and
NYSE: GOL), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in
Latin America, offers around 910
daily flights to 67 destinations in 15 countries in South America, Caribbean and the
United States under the GOL and VARIG brands, 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 560 locations around the world via
flights with foreign partner airlines.
SOURCE GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.
