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São Paulo, May 20, 2013 - GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 e NYSE: GOL), (S&P: B, Fitch: B-, Moody’s: B3),the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, hereby announces its preliminary air traffic figures for April 2013.
PRASK, Yield and Fuel Prices
Net PRASK was 8% up year over year*. PRASK grew by 11% year-to-date (YTD).This is the 13th consecutive increase of PRASK.
Netyieldwas13%up in April year-on-year*, between R$20.8 and R$21.3 cents.
Fuel Price*in April was2%up over April 2012.
(*)The per-liter fuel price considers total fuel and lubricant expenses divided by period consumption.
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Operating Data |
March |
Chg.% (YoY) |
April |
April |
Chg.% (YoY) |
|
Total System |
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ASK (mm) |
4,253.6 |
-4.8% |
4,051.4 |
4,217.8 |
-3.9% |
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RPK (mm) |
2,960.5 |
-8.8% |
2,700.9 |
3,020.1 |
-10.6% |
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Load Factor |
69.6% |
-2.9 p.p |
66.7% |
71.6% |
-4.9p.p |
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Domestic Market |
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ASK (mm) |
3,782.7 |
-4.1% |
3,626.5 |
3,893.8 |
-6.9% |
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RPK (mm) |
2,678.3 |
-8.3% |
2,455.1 |
2,810.9 |
-12.7% |
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Load Factor |
70.8% |
-3.1 p.p |
67.7% |
72.2% |
-4.5p.p |
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International Market |
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ASK (mm) |
470.9 |
-9.8% |
424.9 |
323.9 |
31.2% |
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RPK (mm) |
282.2 |
-12.9% |
245.7 |
209.2 |
17.5% |
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Load Factor |
59.9% |
-2.1 p.p |
57.8% |
64.6% |
-6.8p.p |
(*) April 2013 – preliminary figures; April 2012 - adjusted managerial data; March 2013 - National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) figures.
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Operating Data Jan-Apr 2013 |
4M13(*) |
4M12(*) |
Chg.% (YoY) |
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Total System |
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ASK (mm) |
16,380.7 |
18,207.9 |
-10.0% |
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RPK (mm) |
10,992.4 |
12,524.2 |
-12.2% |
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Load Factor |
67.1% |
68.8% |
-1.7 p.p |
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Domestic Market |
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|
|
|
ASK (mm) |
14,523.9 |
16,815.6 |
-13.6% |
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RPK (mm) |
9,870.2 |
11,591.2 |
-14.8% |
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Load Factor |
68.0% |
68.9% |
-1.0 p.p |
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International Market |
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ASK (mm) |
1,856.8 |
1,392.3 |
33.4% |
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RPK (mm) |
1,122.2 |
933.0 |
20.3% |
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Load Factor |
60.4% |
67.0% |
-6.6 p.p |
(*) April 2013 – preliminary figures; April 2012 - adjusted managerial data; March 2013 - National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) figures.
Domestic Market
In April, GOL continued with its strategy to rationalize capacity and recordeda6.9% decrease in the domestic supply, mainly due to the end of Webjet’s operations. The strategy of capacity reduction was initiated in April 2012, thus, there is a lower level of reduction when compared to the previous months.
Load factor in the domestic market was4.5 p.p.down over April 2012, reaching 67.7% in the period. Due to reduced supply mentioned above and price recovery trend in the period, demand in April 2013was12.7% down year-on-year.
International Market
Supply in April was 31.2% up year-on-year, chiefly due to new daily routes to Santo Domingo, Miami and Orlando which started by the end of last year. Demand in same period increased by 17.5%due to same reasons mentioned above.
Load factor on the international market was6.8p.p. down year over year, mainly due to the aging period effect of new routes which started on December, 2012.
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ABOUT GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
GOL LinhasAéreasInteligentes S.A. (Bovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, offers around 970 daily flights to 65 destinations in 10 countries in South America, Caribbean and the United States under the GOL and VARIG brands, 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 560 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 eight 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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GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A. | ||
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By: |
/S/ Edmar Prado Lopes Neto | |
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Name: Edmar Prado Lopes Neto
Title: Investor Relations Officer | ||
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