SAO PAULO, May 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas
Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL),
(S&P: CC, Fitch: C and Moody's: Caa3) the largest
low-cost and best-fare airline in Latin
America, announces the preliminary numbers of air traffic
for April 2016 and the accumulated of
2016. The comparisons refer to the same period of 2015.
GOL's Highlights
- The number of departures and seats in the total system
decreased by 21.9% and 11.5%, in the month and year-to-date,
respectively. These results represent the major monthly adjustment
already implemented by GOL since its foundation and are in
accordance with its guidance of a decrease of the number of
departures and seats between 15 and 18% for 2016.
- In line with the ongoing Restructuring Plan and due to the new
network fully implemented on May 1,
2016, GOL currently has 16 aircrafts out of operation that
are waiting for the development of its fleet's readjustment
project.
- The domestic supply decreased by 15.2% in April and by 6.6% in
the year, when compared to the same periods of 2015. In turn, the
domestic demand decreased 19.2% in April, with a load factor of
76.1% and, in the year-to-date it fell 9.0%, with a load factor of
77.1%.
- In the international market of the month of April, capacity and
demand fell by 16.8% and 11.9%, respectively, leading the load
factor to 74.4% - which represents an increase of 4.2 p.p.
year-to-date, supply and demand on the same market decreased 18.1%
and 12.0%, respectively, resulting in a load factor 5.4 p.p.
higher, at 77.5%.
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About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.
In 15 years of history, GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes helped
build links, bring people closer and reduce distances with safety
and intelligence. The company played an important role in the
democratization of air travel in Brazil, contributing to enable approximately
17 million people to fly for the first time, becoming the largest
low-cost and best-fare airline in Latin
America. GOL is also the leading company in terms of on-time
performance and number of passengers carried in the domestic
market, both in the leisure and corporate segments – according to
Infraero.
GOL has the highest supply of seats with ANAC's "A" seal,
providing even more comfort in its 800 daily flights to 65 domestic
and international destinations in South
America and the Caribbean.
The company maintains strategic alliances with three major
global partners: Delta Air Lines, Air France and KLM, allowing it
to offer twelve codeshare and more than 70 interline agreements,
bringing more convenience and facilitating connections to any
destination of these alliances.
Through SMILES, GOL's loyalty program, passengers can accumulate
miles and redeem tickets to more than 160 countries and 800
destinations worldwide. The Company also operates Gollog, which
retrieves and delivers cargo and packages to and from approximately
2,500 cities in Brazil and ten
abroad.
Operational
data*
|
Apr/16
|
Apr/15
|
%
Var.
|
4M16
|
4M15
|
%
Var.
|
Apr/16
UDM
|
Apr/15
UDM
|
%
Var.
|
Total
System
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Departures
|
20,194
|
25,843
|
-21.9%
|
94,393
|
106,657
|
-11.5%
|
303,638
|
319,963
|
-5.1%
|
Seats
|
3,359
|
4,299
|
-21.9%
|
15,729
|
17,777
|
-11.5%
|
50,482
|
53,397
|
-5.5%
|
ASK
(mm)
|
3,343
|
3,952
|
-15.4%
|
15,604
|
16,984
|
-8.1%
|
48,362
|
50,040
|
-3.4%
|
RPK
(mm)
|
2,536
|
3,106
|
-18.4%
|
12,033
|
13,278
|
-9.4%
|
37,164
|
38,843
|
-4.3%
|
Load
Factor
|
75.9%
|
78.6%
|
-2.7 p.p
|
77.1%
|
78.2%
|
-1,1 p.p
|
76.8%
|
77.6%
|
-0,8 p.p
|
Pax on
board
|
2,437
|
3,258
|
-25.2%
|
11,480
|
13,379
|
-14.2%
|
36,969
|
40,128
|
-7.9%
|
Domestic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Departures
|
19,041
|
24,496
|
-22.3%
|
89,316
|
100,846
|
-11.4%
|
287,460
|
302,675
|
-5.0%
|
Seats
|
3,157
|
4,063
|
-22.3%
|
14,840
|
16,754
|
-11.4%
|
47,656
|
50,363
|
-5.4%
|
ASK
(mm)
|
2,934
|
3,460
|
-15.2%
|
13,790
|
14,768
|
-6.6%
|
42,469
|
43,620
|
-2.6%
|
RPK
(mm)
|
2,232
|
2,761
|
-19.2%
|
10,627
|
11,682
|
-9.0%
|
32,847
|
34,262
|
-4.1%
|
Load
Factor
|
76.1%
|
79.8%
|
-3.7p.p.
|
77.1%
|
79.1%
|
-2.0 p.p.
|
77.3%
|
78.5%
|
-1.2p.p.
|
Pax on
board
|
2,291
|
3,093
|
-25.9%
|
10,792
|
12,634
|
-14.6%
|
34,926
|
37,975
|
-8.0%
|
International
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Departures
|
1,153
|
1,347
|
-14.4%
|
5,077
|
5,811
|
-12.6%
|
16,178
|
17,288
|
-6.4%
|
Seats
|
202
|
236
|
-14.5%
|
889
|
1,023
|
-13.1%
|
2,826
|
3,034
|
-6.9%
|
ASK
(mm)
|
409
|
491
|
-16.8%
|
1,815
|
2,216
|
-18.1%
|
5,893
|
6,420
|
-8.2%
|
RPK
(mm)
|
304
|
345
|
-11.9%
|
1,406
|
1,597
|
-12.0%
|
4,317
|
4,581
|
-5.8%
|
Load
Factor
|
74.4%
|
70.2%
|
4.2 p.p.
|
77.5%
|
72.1%
|
5.4 p.p.
|
73.3%
|
71.3%
|
2.0 p.p.
|
Pax on
board
|
146
|
165
|
-11.6%
|
688
|
744
|
-7.6%
|
2,043
|
2,154
|
-5.1%
|
|
* Source: Agência
Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) and the Company for the current
month.
|
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