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 January, 2019
(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.

Yes ______ No ___X___

If "Yes" is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
 
 

 

São Paulo, January 4, 2019 - GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4) , Brazil’s premier domestic airline, announces today preliminary air traffic figures for the month of December, 2018 . Comparisons refer to the same period of 2017.

Highlights       

|            GOL’s domestic supply (ASK) decreased by 0.5% and demand (RPK) increased by 3.0%. GOL’s domestic load factor was 84.4%, a 2.8 p.p. increase in comparison to December 2017. The volume of departures decreased by 2.2% and seats increased by 2.5% over December 2017.

|            GOL’s international supply (ASK) and demand (RPK) increased by 33.7% and 31.8%, respectively, and international load factor was 76.3%, a decrease of 1.1 p.p. in relation to December 2017.

|            GOL’s total supply (ASK) increased 3.2% due to a 2.5% increase in seats and a 1.8% decrease in departures. GOL’s total demand (RPK) increased by 5.9% in comparison to December 2017 and consolidated load factor was 83.3%.

 

                                         

Monthly Traffic Figures (¹)

Quarterly Traffic Figures (¹)

Accumulated Traffic Figures (¹)

Operational data *

Dec/18

Dec/17

% Var.

4Q18

4Q17

% Var.

12M18

12M17

% Var.

Total GOL

     

 

 

 

     

Departures

23,050

23,465

-1.8%

63,371

64,910

-2.4%

249,980

250,653

-0.3%

Seats (thousand)

4,030

3,930

2.5%

11,066

10,872

1.8%

42,955

41,953

2.4%

ASK (million)

4,683

4,539

3.2%

12,480

12,214

2.2%

48,031

46,695

2.9%

RPK (million)

3,900

3,681

5.9%

10,207

9,896

3.1%

38,387

37,231

3.1%

Load Factor

83.3%

81.1%

2.2 p.p

81.8%

81.0%

0.8 p.p

79.9%

79.7%

0.2 p.p

Pax on board (thousand)

3,307

3,125

5.8%

8,912

8,652

3.0%

33,415

32,507

2.8%

Domestic GOL

     

 

 

 

     

Departures

21,646

22,137

-2.2%

59,691

61,262

-2.6%

235,857

236,493

-0.3%

Seats (thousand)

3,788

3,696

2.5%

10,429

10,228

2.0%

40,536

39,449

2.8%

ASK (million)

4,025

4,047

-0.5%

10,876

10,863

0.1%

42,402

41,463

2.3%

RPK (million)

3,398

3,300

3.0%

9,004

8,879

1.4%

34,233

33,250

3.0%

Load Factor

84.4%

81.6%

2.8 p.p

82.8%

81.7%

1.1 p.p

80.7%

80.2%

0.5 p.p

Pax on board (thousand)

3,123

2,945

6.0%

8,434

8,169

3.2%

31,574

30,618

3.1%

International GOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Departures

1,404

1,328

5.7%

3,680

3,648

0.9%

14,123

14,160

-0.3%

Seats (thousand)

241

234

3.0%

637

644

-1.0%

2,419

2,503

-3.4%

ASK (million)

658

492

33.7%

1,604

1,351

18.8%

5,629

5,232

7.6%

RPK (million)

502

381

31.8%

1,203

1,017

18.2%

4,154

3,981

4.3%

Load Factor

76.3%

77.4%

-1.1 p.p

75.0%

75.3%

-0.3 p.p

73.8%

76.1%

-2.3 p.p

Pax on board (thousand)

184

180

2.5%

478

482

-0.9%

1,841

1,889

-2.6%

On-time Departures

83.5%

90.6%

-7.1 p.p

87.5%

92.5%

-5.0 p.p

91.8%

94.6%

-2.8 p.p

Flight Completion

98.9%

99.0%

-0.1 p.p

98.6%

98.8%

-0.2 p.p

98.5%

98.5%

0.0 p.p

Cargo Ton

10.8

10.5

2.4%

29.8

28.6

4.2%

110.1

102.8

7.1%

* Source: Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) and the Company for the current month.

  (1) Preliminary Figures

 

 

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GOL Investor Relations

ri@voegol.com.br

www.voegol.com.br/ir

+55 (11) 2128-4700

 

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 69 destinations in 10 countries in South America, Caribbean and the United States. GOLLOG is a leading cargo transportation and logistics business serving more than 3,400 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 133 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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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: January 4 , 2019

 
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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