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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
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, 2017
(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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GOL discloses its preliminary traffic figures for December 2016

 

São Paulo, January 12, 2017 - GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (“GLAI”), (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), (S&P: CCC, Fitch: CC and Moody’s: Caa3), Brazil's largest air transportation and travel services group, announces today preliminary air traffic figures for the month of December and full year of 2016. Comparisons refer to the same period of 2015.

GOL’s Highlights

|           The volume of departures in the total system decreased by 19.0%, while the number of seats recorded an 18.8% decline in December, resulting in a 5.7% reduction in the total supply. In 2016, these indicators were reduced by 17.2% and 16.9% respectively, leading to capacity in ASK terms to be 6.9% lower than 2015.

|           In  the  domestic  market,  GOL  reduced  its  supply  by  5.4% in  December  and  5.4%  in 2016 over the same periods a year before.

|           Domestic demand reduced 3.5% in December, reaching a load factor of 79.5%, 1.5 p.p. up on December 2015. From January to December, domestic demand was 5.5% lower, accompanied by a stable load factor of 78.0%.

|           In December, GOL’s  international  market  supply  and  demand  fell  by  8.9%  and  5.8%, respectively,  with  load factor of 74.1%, which represents an increase of 2.4 p.p. in comparison to the same period of 2015. In 2016, supply declined by 17.0% while demand decreased by 13.6%, reaching a load factor of 74.6%, up by 2.9 p.p.

 

 



 



 

 

Investor Relations

ri@voegol.com.br

www.voegol.com.br/ir

+55(11)2128-4700

About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.

Brazil's largest air transportation and travel services group, with operation in passenger transportation, cargo transportation and coalition loyalty programs. GOL is Latin America's largest low-cost and low-fare carrier, operating approximately 800 daily flights to 63 destinations, being 11 international in South America and the Caribbean. GOLLOG  is the cargo transportation and logistics business serving more than 3,000 Brazilian municipalities and, through partners, 90 international destinations in 47 countries. SMILES  is one of the largest coalition loyalty programs in Latin America, with over 11 million registered participants, allowing clients to accumulate miles and redeem tickets for more than 700 locations worldwide. GLAI shares are traded on BM&FBOVESPA (GOLL4) and NYSE (GOL), GLAI has the following ratings CCC (Standard & Poor's), CC (Fitch) and Caa3 (Moody's).

 

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GOL discloses its preliminary traffic figures for December 2016

 

 

 

Operational data *

Dec/16

Dec/15

% Var.

4Q16

4Q15

% Var.

2016

2015

% Var.

Total System

     

 

 

 

     

Departures

22,684

28,006

-19.0%

63,860

79,377

-19.5%

261,514

315,902

-17.2%

Seats (thousand)

3,796

4,673

-18.8%

10,697

13,200

-19.0%

43,641

52,530

-16.9%

ASK (million)

4,303

4,565

-5.7%

11,800

12,518

-5.7%

46,329

49,742

-6.9%

RPK (million)

3,397

3,529

-3.7%

9,161

9,440

-3.0%

35,928

38,410

-6.5%

Load Factor

79.0%

77.3%

1.6 p.p

77.6%

75.4%

2.2 p.p

77.5%

77.2%

0.3 p.p

Pax on board (thousand)

2,939

3,484

-15.7%

8,106

9,584

-15.4%

32,623

38,868

-16.1%

Domestic

     

 

 

 

     

Departures

21,485

26,686

-19.5%

60,393

75,326

-19.8%

246,923

298,990

-17.4%

Seats (thousand)

3,584

4,442

-19.3%

10,084

12,493

-19.3%

41,069

49,570

-17.1%

ASK (million)

3,873

4,093

-5.4%

10,568

11,072

-4.6%

41,104

43,448

-5.4%

RPK (million)

3,079

3,191

-3.5%

8,230

8,416

-2.2%

32,031

33,901

-5.5%

Load Factor

79.5%

78.0%

1.5 p.p

77.9%

76.0%

1.9 p.p

77.9%

78.0%

-0.1 p.p

Pax on board (thousand)

2,784

3,319

-16.1%

7,652

9,088

-15.8%

30,737

36,768

-16.4%

International

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Departures

1,199

1,320

-9.2%

3,467

4,051

-14.4%

14,591

16,912

-13.7%

Seats (thousand)

212

231

-8.1%

613

707

-13.3%

2,571

2,960

-13.1%

ASK (million)

430

472

-8.9%

1,232

1,446

-14.8%

5,226

6,294

-17.0%

RPK (million)

318

338

-5.8%

931

1,024

-9.1%

3,897

4,508

-13.6%

Load Factor

74.1%

71.7%

2.4 p.p

75.6%

70.8%

4.8 p.p

74.6%

71.6%

2.9 p.p

Pax on board (thousand)

155

165

-5.9%

454

495

-8.3%

1,886

2,100

-10.2%

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

 
 

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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 12, 2017
 
GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
By:

/S/ Richard Freeman Lark Junior


 
Name: Richard Freeman Lark Junior
Title:   Investor Relations Officer
 

 

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