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São Paulo, February 5, 2015 - GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), (S&P: B, Fitch: B-, Moody’s: B3), the largest low-cost and best-fare airline in Latin America, hereby announces the preliminary air traffic figures for December 2014, 4Q14 and 2014 figures. Comparisons refer to same period of 2013.
GOL’s highlights
Domestic load factor reached 78% in 2014, a growth of 7 p.p. over 2013. In 4Q14, domestic load factor stood at 80%, higher by 4.3 p.p. in relation to the same period in 2013.
Domestic demand increased by 8.0% in 2014 and 7.5% in 4Q14 when compared to 2013 and 4Q13, respectively.
In 2014, capacity in the domestic market reached -1.7%, in line with the Company’s 2014 guidance of an annual decline of between -3% and -1%. In 4Q14, domestic supply was +1.8% when compared to 4Q13.
In the year, GOL transported 40 million passengers in the domestic and international markets, 9.5% more than in 2013. In 4Q14, the number of paid passengers transported reached 10.7 million, 7.0% up on the same period in 2013.
International demand grew by 25.7% in 2014, driving load factor to 71%, with an upturn of 8.3 p.p. In the quarter, load factor expanded by 2.7 p.p., reaching 70.7%.
In 4Q14, net PRASK declined 5.1% and yield decreased 9.8%. PRASK in 2014, increased by 11.3% to R$18.2, yield came to R$23.7, up 1.1% and RASK grew 12.2% at R$23.7 – in line with the Company’s 2014 guidance of equal to or higher than 10%.
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Dec/14 |
Dec/13 |
%Chg. |
4Q14 |
4Q13 |
%Chg. |
2014 |
2013 |
%Chg. |
(YoY) |
(YoY) |
(YoY) | |||||||
Total System |
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ASK (mm) |
4,821.3 |
4,536.3 |
6.3% |
13,154.6 |
12,677.4 |
3.8% |
49,503.3 |
49,633.0 |
-0.3% |
RPK (mm) |
3,804.1 |
3,419.1 |
11.3% |
10,352.2 |
9,484.4 |
9.1% |
38,084.6 |
34,683.9 |
9.8% |
Load Factor |
78.9% |
75.4% |
3.5 p.p. |
78.7% |
74.8% |
3.9 p.p. |
76.9% |
69.9% |
7 p.p. |
Pax on board (‘000) |
3,800.9 |
3,518.2 |
8% |
10,709.2 |
10,007.4 |
7% |
40,101.5 |
36,622.5 |
9.5% |
Domestic Market |
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ASK (mm) |
4,219.7 |
4,037.1 |
4.5% |
11,497.4 |
11,293.8 |
1.8% |
43,373.2 |
44,110.4 |
-1.7% |
RPK (mm) |
3,383.1 |
3,071.2 |
10.2% |
9,181.0 |
8,543.3 |
7.5% |
33,730.8 |
31,219.0 |
8.0% |
Load Factor |
80.2% |
76.1% |
4.1 p.p. |
79.9% |
75.6% |
4.3 p.p. |
77.8% |
70.8% |
7 p.p. |
Pax on board (‘000) |
3,612.0 |
3,350.0 |
7.8% |
10,169.0 |
9,544.0 |
6.5% |
37,662.0 |
34,536.0 |
9.1% |
International Market |
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ASK (mm) |
601.6 |
499.2 |
20.5% |
1,657.2 |
1,383.6 |
19.8% |
6,130.1 |
5,522.6 |
11% |
RPK (mm) |
421 |
347.9 |
21% |
1,171.2 |
941.1 |
24.5% |
4,353.8 |
3,464.9 |
25.7% |
Load Factor |
70.0% |
69.7% |
0.3p.p. |
70.7% |
68.0% |
2.7 p.p. |
71.0% |
62.7% |
8.3 p.p. |
Pax on board (‘000) |
188.9 |
168.2 |
12.3% |
540.2 |
463.4 |
16.6% |
2,439.5 |
2,086.5 |
16.9% |
Source: National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC).
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ABOUT GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, the largest low-cost and best-fare airline in Latin America, offers around 910 daily flights to 71 destinations, 15 of which international in South America, the Caribbean and the United States, 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 3,500 cities in Brazil and six 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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/S/ Edmar Prado Lopes Neto | |
Name: Edmar Prado Lopes Neto
Title: Investor Relations Officer |
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