GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. News
GOL Announces Traffic Statistics for April 2008
SAO PAULO, May 5 PRNewswire-FirstCall — GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), the parent company of Brazilian airlines GOL Transportes Aereos S.A. ("GTA") and VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. ("VRG"), today released preliminary passenger statistics for the month of April 2008. Consolidated domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for April 2008 increased 14% and capacity (ASK) increased 23% year-over-year (vs. April 2007). Domestic consolidated load factor for the month was 66% and international consolidated load factor was 53%. GOL's total system load factor for the month of April was 63%.
GTA's domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for April 2008 was 1,534mm and capacity (ASK) was 2,329mm. International passenger traffic (RPK) was 145mm and capacity (ASK) was 235mm. VRG's domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for April 2008 was 318mm and capacity (ASK) was 463mm. International passenger traffic (RPK) was 309mm and capacity (ASK) was 623mm.
Consolidated Operating Data April April Change 2008 * 2007 * (%) Total System ASK (mm) 3,650.3 2,918.0 25.1% RPK (mm) 2,305.6 1,957.2 17.8% Load Factor 63.2% 67.1% -3.9 p.p. Domestic Market ASK (mm) 2,792.1 2,272.9 22.8% RPK (mm) 1,851.9 1,626.5 13.9% Load Factor 66.3% 71.6% -5.3 p.p. International Market ASK (mm) 858.2 645.1 33.0% RPK (mm) 453.7 330.7 37.2% Load Factor 52.9% 51.3% +1.6 p.p. (*) April 2008 - preliminary data; final data for April 2007.
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4) is the parent company of Brazilian airlines GOL Transportes Aereos S.A. and VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. GTA offers over 640 daily flights to 58 destinations connecting the most important cities in Brazil as well as the main destinations in South America. VRG offers over 120 daily flights to 12 destinations in Brazil and 7 international destinations. GTA and VRG operate a young, modern fleet of Boeing aircraft, with low maintenance, fuel and training costs, and high aircraft utilization and efficiency ratios.
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