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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 May, 2017
(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)

 


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GOL discloses its preliminary traffic figures for April 2017

 

 

São Paulo, May 11, 2017 - GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (“GLAI”), (B3: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), Brazil's #1 airline, announces today preliminary air traffic figures for the month of April, 2017. Comparisons refer to the same period of 2016.

 

GOL’s Highlights

 

|           The total volume of departures GOL decreased by 6.2%, and the number of seats declined 5.6%, while supply increased 2.6% due to the 8.8% increase in the average stage length. Demand increased by 6.9% in the period. GOL’s load factor was 79.0% in April 2017, 3.2 p.p. up over the same period of 2016.

|           In the domestic market, GOL increased its supply by 3.2% in April over the same period the year before. Domestic demand increased by 7.4% in the month, and GOL achieved a load factor of 79.2%, 3.1 p.p. up over April 2016.

|           In April, GOL’s international market supply fell by 1.5%, while demand increased by 3.2% resulting in load factor of 78.0%, which represents growth of 3.6 p.p. in relation to the same period of 2016.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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GOL discloses its preliminary traffic figures for April 2017

 

 

                              

 Monthly Traffic Figures (¹)  

Accumulated Traffic Figures (¹)

 LTM Traffic Figures (¹)

Operational data *

Apr/17

Apr/16

% Var.

4M17

4M16

% Var.

Apr/17
LTM

Apr/16 LTM

% Var.

Total GOL

     

 

 

 

     

Departures

18,950

20,194

-6.2%

83,050

94,393

-12.0%

250,171

303,638

-17.6%

Seats (thousand)

3,170

3,359

-5.6%

13,904

15,729

-11.6%

41,815

50,482

-17.2%

ASK (million)

3,430

3,343

2.6%

15,449

15,604

-1.0%

46,174

48,362

-4.5%

RPK (million)

2,711

2,536

6.9%

12,273

12,033

2.0%

36,167

37,164

-2.7%

Load Factor

79.0%

75.9%

3.2 p.p

79.4%

77.1%

2.3 p.p

78.3%

76.8%

1.5 p.p

Pax on board (thousand)

2,433

2,437

-0.1%

10,674

11,328

-5.8%

31,817

36,817

-13.6%

Domestic GOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Departures

17,848

19,041

-6.3%

78,261

89,316

-12.4%

235,868

287,460

-17.9%

Seats (thousand)

2,974

3,157

-5.8%

13,056

14,840

-12.0%

39,285

47,656

-17.6%

ASK (million)

3,028

2,934

3.2%

13,718

13,790

-0.5%

41,032

42,469

-3.4%

RPK (million)

2,397

2,232

7.4%

10,904

10,627

2.6%

32,308

32,847

-1.6%

Load Factor

79.2%

76.1%

3.1 p.p

79.5%

77.1%

2.4 p.p

78.7%

77.3%

1.4 p.p

Pax on board (thousand)

2,283

2,291

-0.4%

10,006

10,643

-6.0%

29,951

34,777

-13.9%

International GOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Departures

1,102

1,153

-4.4%

4,789

5,077

-5.7%

14,303

16,178

-11.6%

Seats (thousand)

195

202

-3.4%

847

889

-4.6%

2,530

2,826

-10.5%

ASK (million)

402

409

-1.5%

1,731

1,815

-4.6%

5,143

5,893

-12.7%

RPK (million)

314

304

3.2%

1,368

1,406

-2.7%

3,860

4,317

-10.6%

Load Factor

78.0%

74.4%

3.6 p.p

79.0%

77.5%

1.6 p.p

75.1%

73.3%

1.8 p.p

Pax on board (thousand)

151

146

3.3%

667

685

-2.6%

1,865

2,040

-8.6%

On-time Departures

96.2%

98.0%

-1.9 p.p

95.0%

95.8%

-0.8 p.p

94.5%

95.8%

-1.2 p.p

Flight Completion

98.2%

85.9%

12.3 p.p

98.6%

87.7%

10.9 p.p

98.1%

90.2%

7.9 p.p

Cargo Ton

6.3

6.1

3.3%

25.2

23.6

7.0%

78.1

73.5

6.2%

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

               (1) Preliminary Figures

 

Investor Relations

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www.voegol.com.br/ir

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About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.

Brazil's largest air transportation and travel services group with three main businesses: passenger transportation, cargo transportation and coalition loyalty program. GOL is Brazil’s largest airline, carrying 33mm p.a. on more than 700 daily flights to 63 destinations in Brazil and 11 destinations in South America and the Caribbean on a fleet of over 120 Boeing 737 aircraft, with a further 120 Boeing 737s on order. GOLLOG is a leading cargo transportation and logistics business serving more than 3,000 Brazilian municipalities and, through partners, 90 international destinations in 47 countries. SMILES is one of the largest coalition loyalty programs in Latin America, with over 11 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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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: May 11, 2017
 
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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