(MENAFNEditorial) SÃO PAULO, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. ("GLAI"), (NYSE: and B3: GOLL4), Brazil's #1 airline, announces today preliminary air traffic figures for the month of December, 2017. Comparisons refer to the same period of 2016.
GOL's Highlights
The total volume of GOL departures increased by 3.4% and the number of seats was up 3.5% in December, resulting in an increase in supply of 5.5%. GOL's load factor was 81.0% in December 2017, 2.0 p.p. up over the same period of 2016, due to a growth in demand of 8.2% in the period.
In the domestic market, volume of departures and number of seats increased by 3.0% and 3.1%, respectively over December 2016. In addition, GOL increased its supply by 4.5% in December over the same period the year before, while demand grew by 7.0%. GOL's Load factor was up 1.9 p.p. in comparison to the same month of the previous year, achieving 81.4%.
In December 2017, GOL's international market supply and demand rose by 14.5% and 19.3%, respectively, increasing load factor by 3.2 p.p. in relation to the same period of 2016.
Monthly Traffic Figures (¹) Quarter Traffic Figures (¹)
Accumulated YTD Traffic Figures (¹)
Operational data * Dec/17
Dec/16 % Var.
4Q17 4Q16
% Var. 12M17
12M16 % Var.
Total GOL
Departures 23,465
22,684 3.4%
64,910 63,860
1.6% 250,654
261,514 -4.2%
Seats (thousand) 3,930
3,796 3.5%
10,872 10,697
1.6% 41,953
43,641 -3.9%
ASK (million) 4,539
4,303 5.5%
12,212 11,800
3.5% 46,693
46,330 0.8%
RPK (million) 3,675
3,397 8.2%
9,876 9,161
7.8% 37,211
35,928 3.6%
Load Factor 81.0%
79.0% 2.0 p.p
80.9% 77.6%
3.2 p.p 79.7%
77.5% 2.1 p.p
Pax on board (thousand) 3,125
2,939 6.3%
8,667 8,106
6.9% 32,471
32,356 0.4%
Domestic GOL
Departures 22,137
21,485 3.0%
61,262 60,393
1.4% 236,493
246,923 -4.2%
Seats (thousand) 3,696
3,584 3.1%
10,228 10,084
1.4% 39,449
41,069 -3.9%
ASK (million) 4,047
3,873 4.5%
10,863 10,568
2.8% 41,459
41,104 0.9%
RPK (million) 3,295
3,079 7.0%
8,864 8,230
7.7% 33,231
32,031 3.7%
Load Factor 81.4%
79.5% 1.9 p.p
81.6% 77.9%
3.7 p.p 80.2%
77.9% 2.2 p.p
Pax on board (thousand) 2,945
2,784 5.8%
8,186 7,652
7.0% 30,581
30,474 0.4%
International GOL
Departures 1,328
1,199 10.8%
3,648 3,467
5.2% 14,161
14,591 -2.9%
Seats (thousand) 234
212 10.5%
644 613
5.0% 2,503
2,571 -2.6%
ASK (million) 492
430 14.5%
1,348 1,232
9.4% 5,234
5,226 0.2%
RPK (million) 380
318 19.3%
1,012 931
8.7% 3,980
3,897 2.1%
Load Factor 77.2%
74.1% 3.2 p.p
75.1% 75.6%
-0.5 p.p 76.0%
74.6% 1.5 p.p
Pax on board (thousand) 180
155 16.0%
481 454
6.0% 1,890
1,881 0.4%
On-time Departures 90.6%
93.8% -3.2 p.p
92.5% 94.0%
-1.5 p.p 94.7%
94.8% -0.1 p.p
Flight Completion 99.0%
98.7% 0.3 p.p
98.8% 98.3%
0.5 p.p 98.5%
94.2% 4.3 p.p
Cargo Ton 10.5
9.8 7.2%
29.2 27.9
4.7% 103.3
96.1 7.5%
* Source: Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) and the Company for the current month.
(1) Preliminary Figures
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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 64 destinations, 53 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 2,400 Brazilian municipalities and, through partners, 205 international destinations in 95 countries. SMILES is one of the largest coalition loyalty programs in Latin America, with 13 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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