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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 April, 2013
(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)

 


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___

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registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):

 

 

São Paulo, April 15, 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 March 2013.

PRASK, Yield and Fuel Prices

Net passenger income per available seat-kilometer (PRASK) increased 16% over March 2012*. PRASK increased approximately 12% in 1Q13.  GOL’s strategy of reducing capacity has been in place for a year and this is the fifth month of consecutive double-digit PRASK increases.

Net yield for the month was up 17% over the same period in 2012*, to between R$21.5 and 22.0 centavos. Net yield increased approximately 13% in 1Q13 when compared to 1Q12.

Fuel prices in March were up 11%**  year-on-year. In 1Q13, Fuel Prices increased approximately 13% over 1Q12, to between R$2.40 and R$2.45.

(*) 2012 RPK adjusted in accordance with operating data recalculated based on the current DCA Manual. (**) The per-liter fuel price considers total fuel and lubricant expenses divided by period consumption.

Record Number of Passengers

On March 28, the start of the Easter holiday, GOL transported 132,897 passengers, the highest number in a single day since its inception in 2001, surpassing the previous mark of 128,737 passengers in April/2011. This result demonstrates the Company's focus on increasing its operational efficiency.

Operating Data

Jan-Mar 2013

3M13(*)

3M12(*)

% Chg. (YoY)

Total System

 

 

 

ASK (mm)

12,329.3

13,990.1

-11.9%

RPK (mm)

8,291.5

9,504.1

-12.8%

Load Factor

67.3%

67.9%

-0.6 p.p

Domestic Market

 

 

 

ASK (mm)

10,897.4

12,921.7

-15.7%

RPK (mm)

7,415.0

8,780.3

-15.5%

Load Factor

68.0%

68.1%

+0.1 p.p

International Market

 

 

 

ASK (mm)

1,431.9

1,068.3

34.0%

RPK (mm)

876.5

723.8

21.1%

Load Factor

61.2%

67.7%

-6.5 p.p

 

 

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Operating Data

February
2013
(*) 

% Chg. (MoM)

March
2013
(*) 

March
2012
(*) 

% Chg. (YoY)

Total System

 

 

 

 

 

ASK (mm)

3,776.4

12.6%

4,253.6

4,534.8

-6.2%

RPK (mm)

2,417.8

13.8%

2,751.2

2,982.7

-7.8%

Load Factor

64.0%

+0.7 p.p

64.7%

65.8%

-1.1 p.p

Domestic Market

 

 

 

 

 

ASK (mm)

3,321.3

13.9%

3,782.7

4,194.2

-9.8%

RPK (mm)

2,156.9

14.5%

2,469.0

2,776.7

-11.1%

Load Factor

64.9%

+0.3 p.p

65.3%

66.2%

-0.9 p.p

International Market

 

 

 

 

 

ASK (mm)

455.0

3.5%

470.9

340.6

38.3%

RPK (mm)

260.9

8.2%

282.2

206.0

37.0%

Load Factor

57.3%

+2.6 p.p

59.9%

60.5%

-0.6 p.p

   (*)March 2013 – preliminary figures; March 2012 - adjusted managerial data; February 2013 - National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) figures.

Domestic Market

In March, GOL continued its strategy of rationalizing supply and registered a 9.8% reduction in supply on the domestic market due to the end of Webjet’s operations. The slower decline in supply against previous months was due to supply reduction strategy having started in the month of March 2012.

The domestic market load factor showed a slight decline of 0.9 p.p. from March 2012, reaching 65.3% for the period. Due to the supply reduction cited above, demand for the period dropped 11.1% from the previous year.

International Market

International market supply in March increased 38.3% when compared with the same period last year, mainly due to the new daily operations to Santo Domingo, Miami and Orlando, which began operating at the end of 2012.  Demand during the same period increased 37.3%, driven by the Easter holiday during the month of March.

The international load factor declined by 0.6 p.p., due to the factor cited above combined with the maturation period of the new routes, which began operating at the end of 2012.

 

 

 

 

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ABOUT GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.

GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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: April 15, 2013
 
GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
By:

/S/ Edmar Prado Lopes Neto


 
Name: Edmar Prado Lopes Neto
Title:   Investor Relations Officer
 

 

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