SÃO PAULO, Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4) , Brazil's largest domestic airline, announces today preliminary air traffic figures for the month of December 2020 , compared to the same period in 2019.
During December, GOL operated an average of 476 flights per day, reopened three bases (Jericoacoara, Caldas Novas and Cabo Frio ) and added 2,052 frequencies at the Guarulhos and Congonhas (São Paulo), Santos Dumont and Galeão ( Rio de Janeiro ), Brasília ( Distrito Federal ), Fortaleza (Ceará) and Salvador (Bahia) airports. GOL remains disciplined in its leadership of the market.
December/20 x November/20 Highlights:
- In the domestic market in December 2020 , demand (RPK) for GOL's flights was up by 33% over November 2020 and supply (ASK) increased by 38% over November 2020 . GOL's domestic load factor was 81.0% in December.
- GOL did not operate regular international flights during the month.
December/20 Preliminary Traffic Figures:
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Monthly Traffic Figures (¹)
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Quarterly Traffic Figures(¹)
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Accumulated Traffic Figures (¹)
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Operating data *
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Dec/20
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Dec/19
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% Var.
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4Q20
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4Q19
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% Var.
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12M20
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12M19
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% Var.
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Total GOL
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Departures
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14,754
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24,721
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-40.3%
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37,087
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68,228
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-45.6%
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124,527
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259,377
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-52.0%
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Seats (thousand)
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2,591
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4,361
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-40.6%
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6,524
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12,142
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-46.3%
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21,539
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45,574
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-52.7%
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ASK (million)
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3,123
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4,847
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-35.6%
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7,696
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13,257
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-41.9%
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25,140
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51,067
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-50.8%
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RPK (million)
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2,530
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3,975
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-36.4%
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6,240
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10,807
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-42.3%
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20,124
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41,863
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-51.9%
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Load factor
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81.0%
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82.0%
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-1.0 p.p
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81.1%
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81.5%
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-0.4 p.p
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80.0%
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82.0%
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-1.9 p.p
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Pax on board (thousand)
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2,074
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3,520
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-41.1%
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5,198
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9,660
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-46.2%
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16,775
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36,435
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-54.0%
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Domestic GOL
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Departures
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14,754
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23,233
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-36.5%
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37,087
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64,227
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-42.3%
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120,135
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242,360
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-50.4%
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Seats (thousand)
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2,591
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4,108
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-36.9%
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6,524
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11,454
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-43.0%
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20,788
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42,630
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-51.2%
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ASK (million)
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3,123
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4,259
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-26.7%
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7,696
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11,677
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-34.1%
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23,355
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43,939
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-46.8%
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RPK (million)
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2,530
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3,536
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-28.5%
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6,240
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9,638
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-35.3%
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18,834
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36,421
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-48.3%
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Load factor
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81.0%
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83.0%
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-2.0 p.p
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81.1%
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82.5%
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-1.5 p.p
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80.6%
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82.9%
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-2.2 p.p
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Pax on board (thousand)
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2,074
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3,330
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-37.7%
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5,198
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9,178
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-43.4%
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16,281
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34,325
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-52.6%
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International GOL
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Departures
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0
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1,488
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N.A.
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0
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4,001
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N.A.
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4,392
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17,017
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-74.2%
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Seats (thousand)
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0
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253
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N.A.
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0
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688
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N.A.
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751
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2,944
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-74.5%
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ASK (million)
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0
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588
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N.A.
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0
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1,580
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N.A.
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1,784
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7,128
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-75.0%
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RPK (million)
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0
|
439
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N.A.
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0
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1,169
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N.A.
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1,290
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5,442
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-76.3%
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Load factor
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0
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74.7%
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N.A.
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0
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74.0%
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N.A.
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72.3%
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76.3%
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-4.1 p.p
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Pax on board (thousand)
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0
|
190
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N.A.
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0
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482
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N.A.
|
494
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2,111
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-76.6%
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On-time Departures
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88.3%
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81.3%
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7.0 p.p
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92.5%
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86.2%
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6.3 p.p
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93.2%
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89.4%
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3.8 p.p
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Flight Completion
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99.5%
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99.4%
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0.2 p.p
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99.2%
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99.2%
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0.0 p.p
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97.9%
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98.0%
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-0.1 p.p
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Cargo Ton
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4.4
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9.4
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-53.6%
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11.1
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26.9
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-58.6%
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41.0
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99.8
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-58.9%
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* Source: Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) and the Company for the current month.
(1) Preliminary Figures
GOL Investor Relations
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www.voegol.com.br/ir
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About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. ("GOL")
GOL serves more than 36 million passengers annually. With Brazil's largest network, GOL offers customers more than 750 daily flights to over 100 destinations in Brazil and in South America , the Caribbean and the United States . GOLLOG 's cargo transportation and logistics business serves more than 3,400 Brazilian municipalities and more than 200 international destinations in 95 countries. SMILES allows over 16 million registered clients to accumulate miles and redeem tickets to more than 700 destinations worldwide on the GOL partner network. Headquartered in São Paulo, GOL has a team of approximately 15,000 highly skilled aviation professionals and operates a fleet of 127 Boeing 737 aircraft, delivering Brazil's top on-time performance and an industry leading 19-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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