Azul Reports October Traffic
Azul S.A., “Azul”, (B3: AZUL4), (NYSE:AZUL), the largest airline in Brazil by number of cities served and flight departures,
announces today its preliminary traffic results for October 2018.
Consolidated passenger traffic (RPKs) increased 15.9% compared to October 2017 on a capacity increase (ASKs) of 16.6% resulting
on a load factor of 82.4%, slightly lower than October 2017. Domestic load factor was 81.6%, an increase of 0.7 p.p. compared to
the same period last year and international load factor was 84.9%, down 5.6 p.p..
“Year to date, we increased capacity by an impressive 16.7% while increasing load factor to 82.1%, demonstrating a robust demand
environment, especially in domestic flights. International load factor remained at a healthy 85%. We are impressed with the
performance of the 18 A320neos in our fleet, they are essential to strengthen our network while reducing unit cost,” says John
Rodgerson, Azul’s CEO.
Year to date we continue to be the number one on-time airline in Brazil and one of the top five in the world, with an on-time
arrival rate of 87.3% according to FlightStats.
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Oct-18
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Oct-17
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% ?
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YTD 2018
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YTD 2017
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% ?
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| Total |
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| RPK (million) |
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1,957 |
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1,689 |
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15.9% |
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19,951 |
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17,067 |
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16.9% |
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| ASK (million) |
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2,376 |
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2,038 |
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16.6% |
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24,304 |
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20,832 |
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16.7% |
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| Load factor |
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82.4% |
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82.9% |
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-0.5 p.p. |
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82.1% |
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81.9% |
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+0.2 p.p. |
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| Domestic |
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| RPK (million) |
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1,511 |
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1,306 |
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15.7% |
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14,699 |
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13,622 |
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7.9% |
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| ASK (million) |
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1,851 |
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1,615 |
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14.6% |
|
18,247 |
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17,012 |
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7.3% |
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| Load factor |
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81.6% |
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80.9% |
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+0.7 p.p. |
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80.6% |
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80.1% |
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+0.5 p.p. |
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| International |
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| RPK (million) |
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446 |
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383 |
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16.4% |
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5,252 |
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3,445 |
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52.4% |
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| ASK (million) |
|
526 |
|
424 |
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24.1% |
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6,057 |
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3,820 |
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58.6% |
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| Load factor |
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84.9% |
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90.5% |
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-5.6 p.p. |
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86.7% |
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90.2% |
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-3.5 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 766 daily flights to 110
destinations. With an operating fleet of 120 aircraft and more than 10,000 crewmembers, the Company has a network of 218 non-stop
routes as of September 30, 2018. This year, Azul was awarded best airline in Latin America by TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice and by
Kayak’s Flight Hacker Guide, and also best regional carrier in South America for the eighth 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.
This traffic release includes estimates and forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities
laws. These estimates and forward-looking statements are based mainly on our current expectations and estimates of future events
and trends that affect or June affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flow, liquidity, prospects and
the trading price of our preferred shares, including in the form of ADSs. Although we believe that these estimates and
forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, they are subject to many significant risks, uncertainties and
assumptions and are made in light of information currently available to us. In addition, in this release, the words “June,” “will,”
“estimate,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should” and similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You
should not place undue reliance on such statements, which speak only as of the date they were made. Azul is not under the
obligation to update publicly or to revise any forward-looking statements after we distribute this press release 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.
Azul S.A.
Andrea Bottcher, Tel: +55 11 4831 2880
Investor Relations
invest@voeazul.com.br
or
Media Relations
Tel: +55 11 4831 1245
imprensa@voeazul.com.br
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