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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 June, 2018
(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)

 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):

 
 
 

 

São Paulo, June 6, 2018 - GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A., (NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4), announces today preliminary air traffic figures for the month of May, 2018. Comparisons refer to the same period of 2017.

Highlights       

|           The total volume of GOL departures increased by 1.2% and the number of seats was up 1.9% in May, resulting in an increase in total supply (ASKs) of 0.4%. GOL’s total load factor was 76.8% in May 2018, 0.2 p.p up over the same period of 2017, due to the growth in GOL's total demand (RPK) of 0.7% in the period.

|           In the domestic market, volume of departures and number of seats increased by 2.1% and 2.9%, respectively over May 2017, resulting in an increase in GOL domestic supply (ASK) of 1.5%. GOL domestic demand (RPK) grew by 2.6% and GOL’s domestic load factor was up 0.8 p.p in comparison to the same month of the previous year, achieving 77.7%.

|           In May 2018, GOL’s international market supply (ASK) and demand (RPK) decreased by 9.2% and 16.5%, respectively, decreasing international load factor by 5.9 p.p. in relation to May 2017.

                                          

Monthly Traffic Figures (¹)

Accumulated Traffic Figures (¹)

LTM Traffic Figures (¹)

Operational data *

May/18

May/17

% Var.

5M18

5M17

% Var.

May/18

LTM

May/17

LTM

% Var.

Total GOL

     

 

 

 

     

Departures

20,164

19,918

1.2%

103,686

102,968

0.7%

251,371

249,490

0.8%

Seats (thousand)

3,394

3,329

1.9%

17,394

17,233

0.9%

42,114

41,714

1.0%

  ASK (million)

3,584

3,571

0.4%

19,462

19,020

2.3%

47,137

46,004

2.5%

  RPK (million)

2,752

2,734

0.7%

15,505

15,007

3.3%

37,729

36,101

4.5%

  Load Factor

76.8%

76.6%

0.2 p.p

79.7%

78.9%

0.8 p.p

80.0%

78.5%

1.5 p.p

Pax on board (thousand)

2,543

2,483

2.4%

13,364

13,157

1.6%

32,825

31,807

3.2%

Domestic GOL

     

 

 

 

     

Departures

19,270

18,874

2.1%

97,416

97,135

0.3%

236,774

235,359

0.6%

Seats (thousand)

3,236

3,145

2.9%

16,379

16,201

1.1%

39,628

39,214

1.1%

  ASK (million)

3,245

3,197

1.5%

17,094

16,915

1.1%

41,637

40,925

1.7%

  RPK (million)

2,522

2,458

2.6%

13,688

13,363

2.4%

33,571

32,260

4.1%

  Load Factor

77.7%

76.9%

0.8 p.p

80.1%

79.0%

1.1 p.p

80.6%

78.8%

1.8 p.p

Pax on board (thousand)

2,437

2,351

3.7%

12,524

12,357

1.4%

30,896

29,949

3.2%

International GOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Departures

894

1,044

-14.4%

6,270

5,833

7.5%

14,597

14,131

3.3%

Seats (thousand)

158

185

-14.5%

1,015

1,032

-1.7%

2,486

2,500

-0.5%

  ASK (million)

339

373

-9.2%

2,369

2,105

12.5%

5,500

5,079

8.3%

  RPK (million)

230

276

-16.5%

1,817

1,644

10.5%

4,157

3,840

8.3%

  Load Factor

68.0%

73.9%

-5.9 p.p

76.7%

78.1%

-1.4 p.p

75.6%

75.6%

0.0 p.p

Pax on board (thousand)

106

132

-19.9%

840

800

5.1%

1,929

1,858

3.8%

On-time Departures

93.8%

95.8%

-2.0 p.p

94.2%

95.2%

-1.0 p.p

94.3%

94.6%

-0.3 p.p

Flight Completion

98.8%

98.0%

0.8 p.p

98.3%

98.5%

-0.2 p.p

98.4%

98.2%

0.2 p.p

Cargo Ton

9.3

9.1

3.2%

43.9

40.6

8.9%

106.4

98.7

7.8%

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

               (1) Preliminary Figures

 

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Investor Relations

ri@voegol.com.br

www.voegol.com.br/ir

+55 (11) 2128-4700

About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.

GOL serves more than 30 million passengers annually. With Brazil’s largest network, GOL offers customers more than 700 daily flights to 66 destinations in 10 countries in South America and the Caribbean. GOLLOG is a leading cargo transportation and logistics business serving more than 3,400 Brazilian municipalities and, through partners, more than 200 international destinations in 95 countries. SMILES is one of the largest coalition loyalty programs in Latin America, with over 13 million registered participants, allowing clients to accumulate miles and redeem tickets for more than 700 locations worldwide. Headquartered in São Paulo, GOL has a team of more than 15,000 highly skilled aviation professionals and operates a fleet of 120 Boeing 737 aircraft, with a further 120 Boeing 737 MAX on order, delivering Brazil's top on-time performance and an industry leading 17 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: June 6, 2018
 
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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