SÃO PAULO, April 6, 2020
/PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL
and B3: GOLL4), Brazil's
largest domestic airline, announces today preliminary air traffic
figures for the month of March 2020,
compared to the same period in 2019.
During the month of March, GOL adjusted its network in both
domestic and international markets to account for the decrease in
customer demand as Brazilians take responsible steps to socially
distance and avoid travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the period between Monday, March
1 to Friday, March 13, which
was unaffected by COVID-19, the occupancy rate on GOL's domestic
flights was approximately 82%, with preservation of yields in the
same period. GOL's strong discipline in capacity and yield
management, based on our highly adaptable and flexible
single-aircraft type fleet, allowed us to adjust our flight offer
in an agile and rational way. On March
16, we reduced domestic flights by 50% to 60% and
international flights by 90% to 95%, while remaining alert to the
evolving situation. As the effects of COVID-19 reduced demand
further, on March 28, 2020, the
network was reformulated to guarantee essential service to
Brazilian State capitals from the Guarulhos International Airport
(GRU). This resulted in a 92% decrease of domestic flights, and a
temporary halt of all scheduled international flights. New
adjustments will be made to ensure GOL's flight capacity matches
the new levels of demand.
March 2020
Highlights:
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GOL's total flight
offer (ASK) decreased 22.2%. Total seats decreased 23.1% and the
number of departures decreased by 21.2%. GOL's total demand (RPK)
decreased by 29.7% and the occupancy rate was 71.6%.
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GOL's domestic flight
offer (ASK) decreased 20.4% and demand (RPK) decreased by 27.4%.
GOL's domestic occupancy rate was 72.8%. The volume of departures
decreased by 20.8% and seats decreased by 22.7%.
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GOL's international
flight offer (ASK) and demand (RPK) decreased by 31.7% and 42.9%
respectively, and international occupancy rate was
63.8%.
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Monthly Traffic
Figures (¹)
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Quarterly
Traffic Figures(¹)
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LTM Traffic
Figures (¹)
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Operational data
*
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Mar/20
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Mar/19
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%
Var.
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1Q20
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1Q19
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%
Var.
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Mar/20
LTM
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Mar/19
LTM
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%
Var.
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Total
GOL
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Departures
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15,810
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20,071
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-21.2%
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62,969
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63,771
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-1.3%
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258,575
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247,928
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4.3%
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Seats
(thousand)
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2,700
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3,509
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-23.1%
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10,836
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11,148
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-2.8%
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45,262
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43,061
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5.1%
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ASK
(million)
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3,081
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3,957
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-22.2%
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12,464
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13,039
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-4.4%
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50,491
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48,069
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5.0%
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RPK
(million)
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2,205
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3,137
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-29.7%
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9,860
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10,625
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-7.2%
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41,098
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38,597
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6.5%
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Occupancy
Rate
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71.6%
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79.3%
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-7.7 p.p
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79.1%
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81.5%
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-2.4 p.p
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81.4%
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80.3%
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1.1 p.p
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Pax on board
(thousand)
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1,868
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2,811
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-33.5%
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8,346
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8,949
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-6.7%
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35,832
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33,853
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5.8%
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Domestic
GOL
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Departures
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14,794
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18,691
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-20.8%
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58,581
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59,399
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-1.4%
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241,542
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235,151
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2.7%
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Seats
(thousand)
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2,526
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3,267
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-22.7%
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10,086
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10,390
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-2.9%
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42,326
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40,800
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3.7%
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ASK
(million)
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2,667
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3,352
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-20.4%
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10,682
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11,021
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-3.1%
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43,600
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42,668
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2.2%
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RPK
(million)
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1,941
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2,675
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-27.4%
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8,658
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9,090
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-4.8%
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35,989
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34,662
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3.8%
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Occupancy
Rate
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72.8%
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79.8%
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-7.0 p.p
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81.1%
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82.5%
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-1.4 p.p
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82.5%
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81.2%
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1.3 p.p
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Pax on board
(thousand)
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1,756
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2,620
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-33.0%
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7,853
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8,363
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-6.1%
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33,814
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32,214
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5.0%
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International
GOL
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Departures
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1,016
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1,380
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-26.4%
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4,388
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4,372
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0.4%
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17,033
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12,777
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33.3%
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Seats
(thousand)
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173
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242
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-28.4%
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750
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758
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-1.0%
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2,936
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2,261
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29.9%
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ASK
(million)
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414
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606
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-31.7%
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1,781
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2,018
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-11.7%
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6,891
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5,401
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27.6%
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RPK
(million)
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264
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462
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-42.9%
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1,201
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1,534
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-21.7%
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5,108
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3,935
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29.8%
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Occupancy
Rate
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63.8%
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76.2%
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-12.5 p.p
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67.4%
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76.0%
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-8.6 p.p
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74.1%
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72.9%
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1.3 p.p
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Pax on board
(thousand)
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112
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191
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-41.2%
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493
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586
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-15.8%
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2,018
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1,639
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23.1%
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On-time
Departures
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96.7%
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89.6%
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7.1 p.p
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92.6%
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87.1%
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5.5 p.p
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90.9%
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90.2%
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0.6 p.p
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Flight
Completion
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92.2%
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90.3%
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1.9 p.p
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97.5%
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98.2%
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-0.7 p.p
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98.3%
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97.8%
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0.5 p.p
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Cargo
Ton
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6.3
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8.4
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-25.7%
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20.3
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23.2
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-12.5%
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96.9
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106.7
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-9.2%
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* Source: Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) and the Company
for the current month.
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(1) Preliminary Figures
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About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.
("GOL")
GOL serves more than 37 million
passengers annually. With Brazil's
largest network, GOL offers customers more than 750 daily
flights to over 100 destinations in Brazil and in South
America, the Caribbean and
the United States. GOLLOG's
cargo transportation and logistics business serves more than 3,400
Brazilian municipalities and more than 200 international
destinations in 95 countries. SMILES allows over 16 million
registered clients to accumulate miles and redeem tickets to more
than 700 destinations worldwide on the GOL partner network.
Headquartered in São Paulo, GOL has a team of approximately 16,000
highly skilled aviation professionals and operates a fleet of 137
Boeing 737 aircraft, delivering Brazil's top on-time performance and an
industry leading 19-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.
GOL Investor Relations
ri@voegol.com.br
www.voegol.com.br/ir
+55 (11) 2128-4700
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