SAO PAULO, Oct. 10, 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 September,
2017. Comparisons refer to the same period of 2016.
GOL's Highlights
- The total volume of GOL departures increased by 0.6%, and the
number of seats was up 0.7%, occasioning an increase in supply of
2.0%. Demand rose by 5.0% in the period. GOL's load factor was
80.2% in September 2017, 2.3 p.p. up
over the same period of 2016.
- In the domestic market, volume of departures increased by 0.3%,
and the number of seats was up 0.3% over September 2016. GOL increased its supply by 0.7%
in September over the same period the year before. Domestic demand
rose by 4.1% in the month. GOL's load factor was 81.0%, 2.7 p.p. up
over September 2016.
- In September, both international market supply and demand rose
by 13.1%, resulting in a load factor of 74.3%, achieving the same
level recorded in September 2016.
Passengers transported were up by 8.5% over the same period of
2016.
|
Monthly Traffic
Figures (¹)
|
Quarter Traffic
Figures (1)
|
Accumulated YTD
Traffic Figures (¹)
|
|
Operational data
*
|
Sep/17
|
Sep
/16
|
%
Var.
|
3Q17
|
3Q16
|
%
Var.
|
9M17
|
9M16
|
%
Var.
|
|
Total
GOL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Departures
|
20,211
|
20,096
|
0.6%
|
63,761
|
62,492
|
2.0%
|
185,744
|
197,654
|
-6.0%
|
|
Seats
(thousand)
|
3,377
|
3,355
|
0.7%
|
10,667
|
10,416
|
2.4%
|
31,081
|
32,943
|
-5.7%
|
|
ASK
(million)
|
3,730
|
3,658
|
2.0%
|
12,015
|
11,502
|
4.5%
|
34,481
|
34,530
|
-0.1%
|
|
RPK
(million)
|
2,993
|
2,850
|
5.0%
|
9,638
|
9,173
|
5.1%
|
27,334
|
26,767
|
2.1%
|
|
Load
Factor
|
80.2%
|
77.9%
|
2.3 p.p
|
80.2%
|
79.8%
|
0.4 p.p
|
79.3%
|
77.5%
|
1.8 p.p
|
|
Pax on board
(thousand)
|
2,663
|
2,542
|
4.8%
|
8,326
|
8,102
|
2.8%
|
23,827
|
24,267
|
-1.8%
|
|
Domestic
GOL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Departures
|
19,036
|
18,986
|
0.3%
|
60,050
|
58,848
|
2.0%
|
175,231
|
186,530
|
-6.1%
|
|
Seats
(thousand)
|
3,169
|
3,159
|
0.3%
|
10,011
|
9,771
|
2.5%
|
29,221
|
30,985
|
-5.7%
|
|
ASK
(million)
|
3,290
|
3,268
|
0.7%
|
10,582
|
10,188
|
3.9%
|
30,595
|
30,536
|
0.2%
|
|
RPK
(million)
|
2,665
|
2,560
|
4.1%
|
8,558
|
8,193
|
4.5%
|
24,367
|
23,801
|
2.4%
|
|
Load
Factor
|
81.0%
|
78.3%
|
2.7 p.p
|
80.9%
|
80.4%
|
0.5 p.p
|
79.6%
|
77.9%
|
1.7 p.p
|
|
Pax on board
(thousand)
|
2,509
|
2,399
|
4.6%
|
7,832
|
7,634
|
2.6%
|
22,419
|
22,839
|
-1.8%
|
|
International
GOL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Departures
|
1,175
|
1,110
|
5.9%
|
3,711
|
3,644
|
1.8%
|
10,513
|
11,124
|
-5.5%
|
|
Seats
(thousand)
|
208
|
196
|
5.7%
|
656
|
645
|
1.8%
|
1,860
|
1,958
|
-5.0%
|
|
ASK
(million)
|
441
|
390
|
13.1%
|
1,433
|
1,313
|
9.1%
|
3,886
|
3,994
|
-2.7%
|
|
RPK
(million)
|
328
|
290
|
13.1%
|
1,079
|
980
|
10.1%
|
2,967
|
2,966
|
0.1%
|
|
Load
Factor
|
74.3%
|
74.3%
|
0.0 p.p
|
75.3%
|
74.6%
|
0.7 p.p
|
76.4%
|
74.3%
|
2.1 p.p
|
|
Pax on board
(thousand)
|
154
|
142
|
8.5%
|
494
|
469
|
5.3%
|
1,409
|
1,427
|
-1.3%
|
|
On-time
Departures
|
95.2%
|
96.9%
|
-1.7 p.p
|
95.6%
|
95.6%
|
0.0 p.p
|
95.4%
|
95.1%
|
0.3 p.p
|
|
Flight
Completion
|
98.0%
|
98.1%
|
-0.1 p.p
|
98.3%
|
98.3%
|
0.0 p.p
|
98.4%
|
93.2%
|
5.2 p.p
|
|
Cargo
Ton
|
8.5
|
7.7
|
9.7%
|
26.2
|
23.0
|
13.8%
|
75.2
|
68.2
|
10.3%
|
* Source: Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) and the
Company for the current month.
(1) Preliminary Figures
For further information visit
www.voegol.com.br/ir
CONTACTS
INVESTOR RELATIONS
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 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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