Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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 January 2020

(Commission File No. 001-32221)

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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)

 

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Praça Comandante Linneu Gomes, Portaria 3, Prédio 24
Jd. Aeroporto 
04630-000 São Paulo, São Paulo
Federative Republic of Brazil

(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file 
annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. 

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F ______

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the 
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the 
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 

Yes ______ No ___X___

 

 

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GOL discloses preliminary traffic figures for December 2019

 

 

São Paulo, January 7, 2020 - GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4), Brazil’s premier domestic airline, announces today preliminary air traffic figures for the month of December 2019. Comparisons refer to the same period of 2018.

Highlights  

|           GOL’s total supply (ASK) was 3.1% higher, with an 8.2% increase in seats and a 7.3% increase in departures. GOL’s total demand (RPK) increased by 1.1% in comparison to December 2018 and consolidated load factor was 82.0%.

|           GOL’s domestic supply (ASK) increased 5.2% and demand (RPK) increased by 3.1%. GOL’s domestic load factor was 83.0%, a 1.7 p.p. decrease in comparison to December 2018. The volume of departures increased by 7.5% and seats increased by 8.5% over December 2018.

|           GOL’s international supply (ASK) and demand (RPK) decreased by 9.3% and 12.0% respectively, and international load factor was 74.6%, a decrease of 2.3 p.p. in relation to December 2018.

 

	Monthly Traffic Figures (¹)			Quaterly Traffic Figures (¹)			Accumulated Traffic Figures (¹)
Operational data *	Dec/19	Dec/18	% Var.	4Q19	4Q18	% Var.	12M19	12M18	% Var.
Total GOL
Departures	24,741	23,050	7.3%	68,247	63,371	7.7%	259,396	249,986	3.8%
Seats (thousand)	4,361	4,030	8.2%	12,142	11,066	9.7%	45,573	42,956	6.1%
ASK (million)	4,857	4,709	3.1%	13,267	12,506	6.1%	51,075	48,058	6.3%
RPK (million)	3,980	3,936	1.1%	10,812	10,244	5.5%	41,868	38,435	8.9%
Load Factor	82.0%	83.6%	-1.6 p.p	81.5%	81.9%	-0.4 p.p	82.0%	80.0%	2.0 p.p
Pax on board (thousand)	3,530	3,314	6.5%	9,670	8,919	8.4%	36,445	33,410	9.1%
Domestic GOL
Departures	23,259	21,646	7.5%	64,265	59,691	7.7%	242,398	235,862	2.8%
Seats (thousand)	4,108	3,788	8.5%	11,455	10,429	9.8%	42,631	40,446	5.4%
ASK (million)	4,260	4,051	5.2%	11,677	10,901	7.1%	43,939	42,428	3.6%
RPK (million)	3,535	3,431	3.1%	9,638	9,037	6.6%	36,421	34,276	6.3%
Load Factor	83.0%	84.7%	-1.7 p.p	82.5%	82.9%	-0.4 p.p	82.9%	80.8%	2.1 p.p
Pax on board (thousand)	3,341	3,128	6.8%	9,189	8,440	8.9%	34,336	31,565	8.8%
International GOL
Departures	1,482	1,404	5.6%	3,982	3,680	8.2%	16,998	14,124	20.3%
Seats (thousand)	252	241	4.5%	687	637	7.9%	2,943	2,510	17.2%
ASK (million)	597	658	-9.3%	1,589	1,605	-1.0%	7,136	5,630	26.8%
RPK (million)	445	506	-12.0%	1,174	1,207	-2.7%	5,447	4,159	31.0%
Load Factor	74.6%	76.9%	-2.3 p.p	73.9%	75.2%	-1.3 p.p	76.3%	73.9%	2.5 p.p
Pax on board (thousand)	189	185	2.1%	481	479	0.3%	2,110	1,844	14.4%
On-time Departures	81.3%	83.5%	-2.3 p.p	86.2%	87.5%	-1.4 p.p	89.0%	92.0%	-3.0 p.p
Flight Completion	99.4%	98.9%	0.5 p.p	99.2%	98.6%	0.6 p.p	98.1%	98.5%	-0.4 p.p
Cargo Ton (thousand)	9.4	10.1	-7.0%	26.9	28.9	-7.1%	99.8	109.2	-8.6%

     * Source: Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) and the Company for the current month.

     (1) Preliminary Figures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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GOL Investor Relations

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About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (“GOL”)

GOL serves more than 36 million passengers annually. With Brazil's largest network, GOL offers customers more than 750 daily flights to over 100 destinations in Brazil and in South America, the Caribbean and the United States. GOLLOG’s cargo transportation and logistics business serves more than 3,400 Brazilian municipalities and more than 200 international destinations in 95 countries. SMILES allows over 16 million registered clients to accumulate miles and redeem tickets to more than 700 destinations worldwide on the GOL partner network. Headquartered in São Paulo, GOL has a team of approximately 15,000 highly skilled aviation professionals and operates a fleet of 125 Boeing 737 aircraft, delivering Brazil's top on-time performance and an industry leading 18-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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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: January 7, 2020

 

 

GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
By:	/s/ Richard F. Lark, Jr.
	Name: Richard F. Lark, Jr. Title:   Investor Relations Officer

 

 

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