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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 September 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 registrant’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___

 

 

 

GOL discloses preliminary traffic figures for August 2019

 

 
 

 

São Paulo, September 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 August 2019. Comparisons refer to the same period of 2018.

Highlights

|         GOL’s domestic supply (ASK) increased 4.2% and demand (RPK) increased by 11.2%. GOL’s domestic load factor was 83.2%, a 5.2 p.p. increase in comparison to August 2018. The volume of departures increased by 7.0% and seats increased by 7.6% over August 2018.

|         GOL’s international supply (ASK) and demand (RPK) increased by 53.4% and 72.5% respectively, and international load factor was 77.0%, an increase of 8.6 p.p. in relation to August 2018.

|         GOL’s total supply (ASK) was 9.5% higher due to a 9.3% increase in seats and a 9.0% increase in departures. GOL’s total demand (RPK) increased by 17.1% in comparison to August 2018 and consolidated load factor was 82.3%.

  

Monthly Traffic Figures (¹)

Accumulated Traffic Figures (¹)

LTM Traffic Figures (¹)

Operational data *

Aug/19

Aug/18

% Var.

8M19

8M18

% Var.

Aug/19
LTM

Aug/18
LTM

% Var.

Total GOL

      

 

 

 

      

Departures

22,168

20,338

9.0%

169,358

166,817

1.5%

252,527

251,937

0.2%

Seats (thousand)

3,881

3,552

9.3%

29,596

28,425

4.1%

44,127

42,674

3.4%

ASK (million)

4,263

3,893

9.5%

33,596

31,756

5.8%

49,898

47,701

4.6%

RPK (million)

3,508

2,996

17.1%

27,627

25,228

9.5%

40,834

38,118

7.1%

Load Factor

82.3%

77.0%

5.3 p.p

82.2%

79.4%

2.8 p.p

81.8%

79.9%

1.9 p.p

Pax on board (thousand)

3,145

2,676

17.6%

23,805

21,850

8.9%

35,365

33,117

6.8%

Domestic GOL

      

 

 

 

      

Departures

20,626

19,285

7.0%

157,820

157,456

0.2%

236,226

237,754

-0.6%

Seats (thousand)

3,614

3,359

7.6%

27,596

26,749

3.2%

41,294

40,146

2.9%

ASK (million)

3,620

3,474

4.2%

28,640

28,159

1.7%

42,909

42,312

1.4%

RPK (million)

3,013

2,709

11.2%

23,811

22,588

5.4%

35,498

34,133

4.0%

Load Factor

83.2%

78.0%

5.2 p.p

83.1%

80.2%

2.9 p.p

82.7%

80.7%

2.0 p.p

Pax on board (thousand)

2,938

2,544

15.5%

22,330

20,628

8.3%

33,267

31,259

6.4%

International GOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Departures

1,542

1,053

46.4%

11,538

9,361

23.3%

16,301

14,183

14.9%

Seats (thousand)

267

194

37.9%

2,000

1,676

19.3%

2,833

2,528

12.1%

ASK (million)

643

419

53.4%

4,956

3,597

37.8%

6,989

5,389

29.7%

RPK (million)

495

287

72.5%

3,816

2,640

44.5%

5,335

3,985

33.9%

Load Factor

77.0%

68.4%

8.6 p.p

77.0%

73.4%

3.6 p.p

76.3%

73.9%

2.4 p.p

Pax on board (thousand)

208

132

57.8%

1,475

1,222

20.7%

2,097

1,859

12.8%

On-time Departures

92.0%

95.7%

-3.7 pp

90.5%

93.2%

-2.7 p.p

90.2%

93.2%

-3.1 p.p

Flight Completion

98.9%

98.3%

0.6 p.p

97.5%

98.4%

-0.9 p.p

97.9%

98.4%

-0.5 p.p

Cargo Ton (thousand)

8.6

9.6

-10.6%

65.0

71.5

-9.0%

102.7

108.5

-5.3%

* 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 33 million passengers annually. With Brazil's largest network, GOL offers customers more than 750 daily flights to 77 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 15,000 highly skilled aviation professionals and operates a fleet of 127 Boeing 737 aircraft, delivering Brazil's top on-time performance and an industry leading 18 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: September 4, 2019

 

 

GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.

   
   

By:

/s/ Richard F. Lark, Jr.

 

 

Name: Richard F. Lark, Jr.

Title:   Investor Relations Officer

 

 

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