SÃO PAULO, July 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Azul S.A., "Azul," (B3: AZUL4, NYSE: AZUL), the
largest airline in Brazil by number of cities served, announces today its preliminary traffic
results for June 2018.
Consolidated passenger traffic (RPKs) increased 21.0% compared to June 2017 on a capacity
increase (ASKs) of 24.7%. Load factor was 78.8%, 2.4 percentage points lower than June 2017.
In the 2Q18, load factor was 80.1%, slightly lower than the year before, even with the truckers' strike and the World Cup.
Domestic load factor was 77.8% and international was 86.7%.
"We ended the quarter with 15 A320neos, which continue to significantly expand margins in the markets where they are
deployed," says John Rodgerson, Azul's CEO. "Although load factor was impacted by non-recurring
events including the truckers' strike and the FIFA World Cup, we are expecting a healthy demand environment ahead of us
for the second half of this year."
Azul continues to be the most on-time airline in Brazil in the first half of 2018, with 89%
of flights departing within 15 minutes of departure time, according to FlightStats.
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Jun-18
|
Jun-17
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% ∆
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2Q18
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2Q17
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% ∆
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YTD 2018
|
YTD 2017
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% ∆
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|
Total
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|
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|
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RPK (million)
|
1,944
|
1,606
|
21.0%
|
5,656
|
4,818
|
17.4%
|
11,547
|
10,015
|
15.3%
|
|
ASK (million)
|
2,465
|
1,978
|
24.7%
|
7,062
|
5,956
|
18.6%
|
14,227
|
12,340
|
15.3%
|
|
Load factor
|
78.8%
|
81.2%
|
-2.4 p.p.
|
80.1%
|
80.9%
|
-0.8 p.p.
|
81.2%
|
81.2%
|
+0.0 p.p.
|
|
Domestic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RPK (million)
|
1,374
|
1,264
|
8.7%
|
4,091
|
3,875
|
5.6%
|
8,448
|
8,168
|
3.4%
|
|
ASK (million)
|
1,786
|
1,600
|
11.7%
|
5,256
|
4,913
|
7.0%
|
10,648
|
10,313
|
3.2%
|
|
Load factor
|
76.9%
|
79.0%
|
- 2.1 p.p.
|
77.8%
|
78.9%
|
-1.1 p.p.
|
79.3%
|
79.2%
|
+0.1 p.p.
|
|
International
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RPK (million)
|
570
|
342
|
66.6%
|
1,565
|
943
|
66.0%
|
3,099
|
1,846
|
67.9%
|
|
ASK (million)
|
679
|
378
|
79.6%
|
1,806
|
1,043
|
73.1%
|
3,579
|
2,027
|
76.6%
|
|
Load factor
|
83.9%
|
90.5%
|
-6.6 p.p.
|
86.7%
|
90.4%
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-3.7 p.p.
|
86.6%
|
91.1%
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-4.5 p.p.
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About Azul
Azul S.A. (B3: AZUL4, NYSE: AZUL), the largest airline in Brazil by number of cities served,
offers 780 daily flights to 107 destinations. With an operating fleet of 118 aircraft and more than 10,000 crewmembers, the
company has a network of 217 non-stop routes as of June 30, 2018. This year, Azul was awarded best
airline in Latin America by TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice and in 2017, the Company was elected
best low cost carrier in South America for the seventh consecutive time by Skytrax. Azul also
ranked as most on-time airline in Brazil and most on-time low-cost carrier in the Americas in
2017 according to OAG's Punctuality League, the industry's most comprehensive annual ranking of on-time performance. For more
information visit www.voeazul.com.br/ir.
Glossary
Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPK)
One-fare paying passenger transported one kilometer. RPK is calculated by multiplying the number of revenue passengers
by the number of kilometers flown.
Available Seat Kilometers (ASK)
Number of aircraft seats multiplied by the number of kilometers flown.
Contact
Investor Relations
Tel: +55-11-4831-2880
invest@voeazul.com.br
Media Relations
Tel: +55-11-4831-1245
imprensa@voeazul.com.br
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forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, they are subject to many significant risks, uncertainties and
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"will," "estimate," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "should" and similar words are intended to identify forward-looking
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because of new information, future events or other factors. Our independent public auditors have neither examined nor
compiled the forward-looking statements and, accordingly, do not provide any assurance with respect to such statements. In
light of the risks and uncertainties described above, the future events and circumstances discussed in this release might not
occur and are not guarantees of future performance. Because of these uncertainties, you should not make any investment decision
based upon these estimates and forward-looking statements.
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