SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION
Washington,D.C.20549
FORM6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month ofApril, 2015
(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)
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annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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First-quarter domestic load factor of 78.9%, 2.1 p.p. up on 1Q14 |
São Paulo, April 27, 2015 – GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), (S&P: B, Fitch: B-, Moody’s: B3),the largestlow-cost and best-fare airline in Latin America announces itspreliminaryair traffic figures for March 2015. Comparisons refer to March 2014 and 1Q14.
GOL Highlights
Thedomestic load factorreached78.9%in1Q15,2.1 p.p.up year-on-year. The rate came to74.2%in March,0.2 p.p. down on March 2014 and78.3%in the last 12 months (LTM),5.4 p.p. more than in the previous 12-month period.
Domestic demand in the first quarter increased by4.9% over 1Q14, fell by1.8% in March and climbed by5.7% in the LTM over the same periods last year.
Domestic capacity moved up by2.1% in 1Q15 and fell by1.6%in March. The LTM figure fell by1.5%over the previous 12 months.
International demandclimbed by20.7% in the first quarter, leading to a load factor of72.6%, up by1.2 p.p.
The number ofpassengers transported in the entire route networktotaled10.1 millionin 1Q15,3%more than in 1Q15, and40 million in the LTM,11.5% up on the same period the year before.
In the first quarter, netPRASK fell by8.0% and yield by5.7% over 1Q14.
On 1Q15, jet fuel prices was betweenR$ 1.95 andR$ 2.02 per liter.
OPERATING DATA* | Mar/15 | Mar/14 | % Var. | 1Q15 | 1Q14 | % Var. | LTM 15 | LTM 14 | % Var. |
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ASK (mm) | 4,039.9 | 4,050.4 | -0.3% | 13,032.7 | 12,528.7 | 4.0% | 50,008 | 49,831 | 0.4% |
RPK (mm) | 2,973.1 | 2,984.3 | -0.4% | 10,172.1 | 9,539.3 | 6.6% | 38,717 | 35,931 | 7.8% |
Load Factor | 73.6% | 73.7% | -0.1p,p, | 78.1% | 76.1% | 2.0 p,p, | 77.4% | 72.1% | 5.3p,p, |
Pax on Board | 3,100.6 | 3,130.6 | -1.0% | 10,120.9 | 9,828.0 | 3.0% | 40,041 | 35,925 | 11.5% |
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ASK (mm) | 3,509.5 | 3,566.8 | -1.6% | 11,307.9 | 11,075.4 | 2.1% | 43,606 | 44,288 | -1.5% |
RPK (mm) | 2,604.2 | 2,652.7 | -1.8% | 8,920.1 | 8,501.8 | 4.9% | 34,149 | 32,306 | 5.7% |
Load Fact | 74.2% | 74.4% | -0.2p,p, | 78.9% | 76.8% | 2.1p,p, | 78.3% | 72.9% | 5.4p,p, |
Pax on board | 2,924.4 | 2,965.9 | -1.4% | 9,541.6 | 9,314.5 | 2.4% | 37,889 | 34,267 | 10.6% |
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ASK (mm) | 530.4 | 483.6 | 9.7% | 1,724.8 | 1,453.3 | 18.7% | 6,402 | 5,543 | 15.5% |
RPK (mm) | 368.9 | 331.6 | 11.2% | 1,252.0 | 1,037.5 | 20.7% | 4,568 | 3,625 | 26.0% |
Load Factor | 69.5% | 68.6% | 0.9p,p, | 72.6% | 71.4% | 1.2 p,p, | 71.4% | 65.4% | 6.0p,p, |
Pax on board | 176.2 | 164.7 | 7.0% | 579.3 | 513.5 | 12.8% | 2,152 | 1,658 | 29.8% |
*Source: National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and company for the current month.
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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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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:April27, 2015
GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A. |
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By: | /S/ Edmar Prado Lopes Neto |
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Name: Edmar Prado Lopes Neto | ||
Title: Investor Relations Officer |
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