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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, 2016
(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
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GOL announces its air traffic results for the first quarter of 2016

 

 

São Paulo, May 4, 2016 - GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), (S&P: CCC-, Fitch: CCC e Moody’s: Caa1), the largest low-cost and best-fare airline in Latin America hereby announces preliminary air traffic figures for March 2016 and for 2016. Comparisons refer to the same period of 2015.

GOL’s highlights

|           The total volume of departures in the system decreased by 16.6% and 8.2% in March and in 1Q16, respectively. The total number of seats available to the market fell by 16.5% in the month and 8.2% in the quarter.

|           Domestic supply fell by 9.4% in March and 4.0% in 1Q16 compared to the same period in 2015.

|           Domestic demand reduced by 11.5% in March, leading to a load factor of 72.5%. In the quarter, domestic demand fell by 5.9% with load factor of 77.3%, representing a decrease of 1.5 p.p.

|           In the international market, capacity and demand decreased by 19.1% and 9.5% in the month, respectively, leading to a load factor of 77.8% - which represents an increase of 8.3 p.p. In the quarter, capacity and demand in the same market fell by 18.5% and 12.0%, respectively, registering a load factor of 78.4% - an increase of 5.8 p.p.

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

Investor Relations

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About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.

GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), the largest low-cost and best-fare airline in Latin America, offers around 900 daily flights to 68 destinations, 13 international, in South America and the Caribbean, 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 3,192 cities in Brazil and more than 47 countries and 90 foreign destinations through international partnerships. 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 announces its air traffic results for the first quarter of 2016

 

 

Operating data*

Mar/16

Mar/15

% Var.

1Q16

1Q15

% Var.

Mar/16

LTM

Mar/15

LTM

% Var.

Total System

      

 

 

 

      

Departures

22,131

26,530

-16.6%

74,199

80,814

-8.2%

309,287

319,275

-3.1%

Seats

3,693

4,423

-16.5%

12,370

13,479

-8.2%

51,422

53,422

-3.7%

ASK (mm)

3.607

4,040

-10.7%

12,262

13,033

-5.9%

48,971

50,007

-2.1%

RPK (mm)

2,639

2,973

-11.2%

9,497

10,172

-6.6%

37,735

38,717

-2.5%

Load Factor

73.2%

73.6%

-0.4 p.p

77.5%

78.1%

-0.6 p.p

77,1%

77.4%

-0.3 p.p

Pax on board

2,529

3,101

-18.4%

9,043

10,121

-10.7%

37,790

40,042

-5.6%

Domestic

      

 

 

 

      

Departures

20.908

25,117

-16.8%

70,275

76,350

-8.0%

292,915

302,015

-3.0%

Seats

3.479

4,174

-16.7%

11,683

12,691

-7.9%

48,562

50,387

-3.6%

ASK (mm)

3.178

3,510

-9.4%

10,856

11,308

-4.0%

42,996

43,606

-1.4%

RPK (mm)

2.305

2,604

-11.5%

8,396

8,920

-5.9%

33,377

34,149

-2.3%

Load Factor

72,5%

74.2%

-1.7 p.p

77.3%

78.9%

-1.6 p.p

77.6%

78.3%

-0.7 p.p

Pax on board

2.361

2,924

-19.3%

8,501

9,542

-10.9%

35,728

37,889

-5.7%

Internacional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Departures

1,223

1,413

-13.4%

3,924

4,464

-12.1%

16,372

17,260

-5.1%

Seats

214

248

-13.7%

687

787

-12.7%

2,860

3,036

-5.8%

ASK (mm)

429

530

-19.1%

1,406

1,725

-18.5%

5,975

6,401

-6.7%

RPK (mm)

334

369

-9.5%

1,102

1,252

-12.0%

4,358

4,568

-4.6%

Load Factor

77.8%

69.5%

8.3 p.p

78.4%

72.6%

5.8 p.p

72.9%

71.4%

1.5 p.p

Pax on board

168

176

-4.6%

522

579

-6.5%

2,062

2,152

-4.2%

*Source: National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and the Company for the current month.

 

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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 4, 2016
 
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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