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GOL discloses preliminary traffic figures for December 2018
PRNewswire 4-Jan-2019 4:00 PM
SÃO PAULO, Jan. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE:GOL), Brazil's premier domestic airline, announces today preliminary air traffic figures for the month of December, 2018. Comparisons refer to the same period of 2017.
Highlights
- GOL's domestic supply (ASK) decreased by 0.5% and demand (RPK) increased by 3.0%. GOL's domestic load factor was 84.4%, a 2.8 p.p. increase in comparison to December 2017. The volume of departures decreased by 2.2% and seats increased by 2.5% over December 2017.
- GOL's international supply (ASK) and demand (RPK) increased by 33.7% and 31.8%, respectively, and international load factor was 76.3%, a decrease of 1.1 p.p. in relation to December 2017.
- GOL's total supply (ASK) increased 3.2% due to a 2.5% increase in seats and a 1.8% decrease in departures. GOL's total demand (RPK) increased by 5.9% in comparison to December 2017 and consolidated load factor was 83.3%.
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Monthly Traffic Figures (¹)
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Quarterly Traffic Figures (¹)
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Accumulated Traffic Figures (¹)
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Operational data *
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Dec/18
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Dec/17
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% Var.
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4Q18
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4Q17
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% Var.
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12M18
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12M17
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% Var.
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Total GOL
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Departures
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23,050
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23,465
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-1.8%
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63,371
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64,910
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-2.4%
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249,980
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250,653
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-0.3%
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Seats (thousand)
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4,030
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3,930
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2.5%
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11,066
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10,872
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1.8%
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42,955
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41,953
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2.4%
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ASK (million)
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4,683
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4,539
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3.2%
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12,480
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12,214
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2.2%
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48,031
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46,695
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2.9%
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RPK (million)
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3,900
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3,681
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5.9%
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10,207
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9,896
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3.1%
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38,387
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37,231
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3.1%
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Load Factor
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83.3%
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81.1%
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2.2 p.p
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81.8%
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81.0%
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0.8 p.p
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79.9%
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79.7%
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0.2 p.p
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Pax on board (thousand)
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3,307
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3,125
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5.8%
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8,912
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8,652
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3.0%
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33,415
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32,507
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2.8%
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Domestic GOL
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Departures
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21,646
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22,137
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-2.2%
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59,691
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61,262
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-2.6%
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235,857
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236,493
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-0.3%
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Seats (thousand)
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3,788
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3,696
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2.5%
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10,429
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10,228
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2.0%
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40,536
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39,449
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2.8%
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ASK (million)
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4,025
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4,047
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-0.5%
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10,876
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10,863
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0.1%
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42,402
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41,463
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2.3%
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RPK (million)
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3,398
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3,300
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3.0%
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9,004
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8,879
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1.4%
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34,233
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33,250
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3.0%
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Load Factor
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84.4%
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81.6%
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2.8 p.p
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82.8%
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81.7%
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1.1 p.p
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80.7%
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80.2%
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0.5 p.p
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Pax on board (thousand)
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3,123
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2,945
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6.0%
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8,434
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8,169
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3.2%
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31,574
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30,618
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3.1%
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International GOL
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Departures
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1,404
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1,328
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5.7%
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3,680
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3,648
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0.9%
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14,123
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14,160
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-0.3%
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Seats (thousand)
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241
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234
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3.0%
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637
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644
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-1.0%
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2,419
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2,503
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-3.4%
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ASK (million)
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658
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492
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33.7%
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1,604
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1,351
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18.8%
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5,629
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5,232
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7.6%
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RPK (million)
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502
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381
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31.8%
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1,203
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1,017
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18.2%
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4,154
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3,981
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4.3%
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Load Factor
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76.3%
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77.4%
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-1.1 p.p
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75.0%
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75.3%
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-0.3 p.p
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73.8%
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76.1%
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-2.3 p.p
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Pax on board (thousand)
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184
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180
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2.5%
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478
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482
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-0.9%
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1,841
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1,889
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-2.6%
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On-time Departures
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83.5%
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90.6%
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-7.1 p.p
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87.5%
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92.5%
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-5.0 p.p
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91.8%
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94.6%
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-2.8 p.p
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Flight Completion
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98.9%
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99.0%
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-0.1 p.p
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98.6%
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98.8%
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-0.2 p.p
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98.5%
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98.5%
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0.0 p.p
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Cargo Ton
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10.8
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10.5
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2.4%
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29.8
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28.6
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4.2%
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110.1
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102.8
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7.1%
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* Source: Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) and the Company for the current month.
(1) Preliminary Figures
GOL Investor Relations
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www.voegol.com.br/ir
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About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. ("GOL")
GOL serves more than 30 million passengers annually. With Brazil's largest network, GOL offers customers more than 700 daily flights to 69 destinations in 10 countries in South America, Caribbean and the United States. GOLLOG is a leading cargo transportation and logistics business serving more than 3,400 Brazilian municipalities and, through partners, more than 200 international destinations in 95 countries. SMILES is one of the largest coalition loyalty programs in Latin America, with over 14 million registered participants, allowing clients to accumulate miles and redeem tickets for more than 700 locations worldwide, Headquartered in São Paulo. GOL has a team of more than 15,000 highly skilled aviation professionals and operates a fleet of 120 Boeing 737 aircraft, with a further 133 Boeing 737 MAX on order, delivering Brazil's top on-time performance and an industry leading 17 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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