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Domestic load factor reached 81.0% in 2015 and 77.1% in February 2015 |
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São Paulo, March 26, 2015 - GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), (S&P: B, Fitch: B-, Moody’s: B3), the largest low-cost and best-fare airline in Latin America, hereby announces its preliminary air traffic figures for February 2015. Comparisons refer to February 2014.
GOL highlights
The domestic load factor totaled 81.0% in the first two months of 2015, 3.1 p.p. up on the same period last year. In February alone, we recorded a rate of 77.1%, 0,4 p.p. less than in February 2014. The rate in the last 12 months (LTM) stood at 78.3%, an increase of 6.1 p.p. over the previous 12-month period. The fact that the Carnival holiday fell in February in 2015 and in March in 2014 impacted this indicator.
Domestic demand in January and February 2015 increased by 8% over the same period in 2014. In February alone, there was a 2.9% year-on-year upturn, while the LTM figure grew by 6.5% over the previous 12 months.
Domestic market supply increased by 3.9% in 2015 through February and 3.4% in February itself over the same periods last year, while LTM supply fell by 1.9% over the previous 12 months.
International demand in the first two months of 2015 climbed by 25.1%, raising the load factor by 1.1 p.p. over the same period in 2014 to 73.9%, pushed by the 20.7% upturn in February itself.
The number of passengers transported in the entire route network moved up by 4.8% year-on-year in the first two months of 2014, while the LTM number climbed by 11.9% over the 12 months through February 2014.
OPERATING DATA |
Feb/15 |
Feb/14 |
% Var. |
2M15 |
2M14 |
% Var. |
LTM 15 |
LTM 14 |
% Var. |
Total System |
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ASK (mm) |
3,999.6 |
3,788.8 |
5.6% |
8,992.7 |
8,478.3 |
6.1% |
50,018 |
50,035 |
0% |
RPK (mm) |
3,047.8 |
2,905.3 |
4.9% |
7,199.0 |
6,555.0 |
9.8% |
38,729 |
35,698 |
8.5% |
Load Factor |
76.2% |
76.7% |
- 0.5 p.p |
80.1% |
77.3% |
2.8 p.p |
77.4% |
71.3% |
6.1 p.p. |
Pax on board |
3,000.1 |
3,013.7 |
-0.4% |
7,020.3 |
6,697.3 |
4.8% |
40,072 |
37,332 |
7.3% |
Domestic Market |
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ASK (mm) |
3,440.4 |
3,326.6 |
3.4% |
7,798.4 |
7,508.6 |
3.9% |
43,663 |
44,505 |
-1.9% |
RPK (mm) |
2,653.0 |
2,578.2 |
2.9% |
6,315.9 |
5.849.1 |
8.0% |
34,198 |
32,122 |
6.5% |
Load Factor |
77.1% |
77.5% |
-0.4 p.p |
81.0% |
77.9% |
3.1 p.p |
78.3% |
72.2% |
6.1 p.p. |
Pax on board |
2,818.2 |
2,852.1 |
-1.2% |
6,617.2 |
6,348.5 |
4.2% |
37,931 |
35,524 |
6.8% |
International Market |
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ASK (mm) |
559.2 |
462.2 |
21.0% |
1,194.3 |
969.7 |
23.2% |
6,355 |
5,530 |
14.9% |
RPK (mm) |
394.9 |
327.2 |
20.7% |
883.1 |
705.9 |
25.1% |
4,531 |
3,576 |
26.7% |
Load Factor |
70.6% |
70.8% |
-0.2 p.p |
73.9% |
72.8% |
1.1 p.p |
71.3% |
64.7% |
6.6 p.p. |
Pax on board |
181.9 |
161.6 |
12.6% |
403.1 |
348.8 |
15.6% |
2,141 |
1,808 |
18.4% |
*Source: National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and company for the current month.
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ABOUT GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, the largest low-cost and best-fare airline in Latin America, offers around 910 daily flights to 71 destinations, 15 of which international in South America, the Caribbean and the United States, using a young, modern fleet of Boeing 737-700 and 737-800 Next Generation aircraft, the safest, most efficient and most economical of their type. The SMILES loyalty program allows members to accumulate miles and redeem tickets to more than 700 locations around the world via flights with foreign partner airlines. The Company also operates Gollog, a logistics service which retrieves and delivers cargo and packages to and from more than 3,500 cities in Brazil and six abroad. With its portfolio of innovative products and services, GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes offers the best cost-benefit ratio in the market.
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/S/ Edmar Prado Lopes Neto | |
Name: Edmar Prado Lopes Neto
Title: Investor Relations Officer |
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