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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 thepreliminary air traffic figures for December 2014, 4Q14 and 2014 figures. Comparisons refer to same period of 2013.
GOL’s highlights
Domestic load factorreached78%in 2014, a growth of7 p.p. over 2013. In 4Q14, domestic load factor stood at80%, higher by4.3 p.p. in relation to the same period in 2013.
Domestic demandincreased by8.0% in 2014 and7.5%in 4Q14 when compared to 2013 and 4Q13, respectively.
In 2014, capacity in thedomestic market reached-1.7%,in line with the Company’s 2014 guidance of an annualdecline of between-3% and -1%. In 4Q14,domestic supply was+1.8%when compared to 4Q13.
In the year,GOL transported40 millionpassengers in the domestic and international markets,9.5% morethan in 2013. In 4Q14, the number ofpaid passengers transportedreached10.7 million,7.0%upon the same period in 2013.
International demand grew by25.7%in 2014, driving load factor to71%, with an upturn of8.3 p.p.In the quarter, load factor expanded by2.7 p.p., reaching70.7%.
In 4Q14, netPRASK declined5.1% andyielddecreased9.8%.PRASK in 2014, increased by11.3% toR$18.2,yield came toR$23.7, up1.1% andRASK grew12.2% atR$23.7 – in line with the Company’s 2014 guidance ofequal to or higher than 10%.
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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% |
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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 700locations 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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