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 May, 2019
(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
annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F ______

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes ______ No ___X___

If "Yes" is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
 
 

GOL discloses preliminary traffic figures for April 2019

 

 

São Paulo, May 6, 2019 - GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4) , Brazil’s premier domestic airline, announces today preliminary air traffic figures for the month of April, 2019 . Comparisons refer to the same period of 2018.

Highlights

|          GOL’s domestic supply (ASK) increased by 3.6% and demand (RPK) increased by 4.3%. GOL’s domestic load factor was 81.1%, a 0.5 p.p. increase in comparison to April 2018. The volume of departures decreased by 0.5% and seats increased by 2.8% over April 2018.

|          GOL’s international supply (ASK) and demand (RPK) increased by 31.1% and 36.9%, respectively, and international load factor was 78.4%, an increase of 3.3 p.p. in relation to April 2018.

|          GOL’s total supply (ASK) was 6.7% higher due to a 3.8% increase in seats, a 0.7% increase in departures and an increase in stage length. GOL’s total demand (RPK) increased by 7.8% in comparison to April 2018 and consolidated load factor was 80.8%.

                                         

Monthly Traffic Figures (¹)

Accumulated Traffic Figures (¹)

LTM Traffic Figures (¹)

Operational data *

Apr/19

Apr/18

% Var.

4M19

4M18

% Var.

Apr/19
LTM

Apr/18 LTM

% Var.

Total GOL

     

 

 

 

     

Departures

19,203

19,073

0.7%

82,986

83,522

-0.6%

249,454

251,125

-0.7%

Seats (thousand)

3,322

3,200

3.8%

14,472

14,000

3.4%

43,302

42,049

3.0%

ASK (million)

3,689

3,457

6.7%

16,728

15,879

5.3%

48,907

47,124

3.8%

RPK (million)

2,979

2,764

7.8%

13,604

12,765

6.6%

39,274

37,723

4.1%

Load Factor

80.8%

80.0%

0.8 p.p

81.3%

80.4%

0.9 p.p

80.3%

80.1%

0.2 p.p

Pax on board (thousand)

2,636

2,482

6.2%

11,585

10,796

7.3%

34,198

32,630

4.8%

Domestic GOL

     

 

 

 

     

Departures

17,941

18,036

-0.5%

77,347

78,146

-1.0%

235,062

236,378

-0.6%

Seats (thousand)

3,102

3,017

2.8%

13,493

13,052

3.4%

40,768

39,446

3.4%

ASK (million)

3,179

3,068

3.6%

14,200

13,848

2.5%

42,779

41,593

2.9%

RPK (million)

2,579

2,472

4.3%

11,670

11,177

4.4%

34,769

33,523

3.7%

Load Factor

81.1%

80.6%

0.5 p.p

82.2%

80.7%

1.5 p.p

81.3%

80.6%

0.7 p.p

Pax on board (thousand)

2,462

2,345

5.0%

10,825

10,059

7.6%

32,331

30,670

5.4%

International GOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Departures

1,262

1,037

21.7%

5,639

5,376

4.9%

14,392

14,747

-2.4%

Seats (thousand)

220

183

20.1%

979

948

3.3%

2,534

2,604

-2.7%

ASK (million)

510

389

31.1%

2,528

2,030

24.5%

6,128

5,531

10.8%

RPK (million)

400

292

36.9%

1,934

1,588

21.8%

4,505

4,201

7.2%

Load Factor

78.4%

75.1%

3.3 p.p

76.5%

78.2%

-1.7 p.p

73.5%

75.9%

-2.4 p.p

Pax on board (thousand)

174

137

26.9%

760

737

3.1%

1,867

1,960

-4.8%

On-time Departures

90.2%

94.6%

-4.4 p.p

87.1%

94.3%

-7.2 p.p

89.8%

94.4%

-4.6 p.p

Flight Completion

97.9%

98.4%

-0.5 p.p

98.2%

98.1%

0.1 p.p

98.4%

98.3%

0.1 p.p

Cargo Ton

8.3

8.9

-7.2%

31.5

34.6

-9.0%

106.1

106.1

0.0%

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

               (1) Preliminary Figures

 

 

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GOL discloses preliminary traffic figures for April 2019

 

 

GOL Investor Relations

ri@voegol.com.br

www.voegol.com.br/ir

+55 (11) 2128-4700

 

About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (“GOL”)

GOL serves more than 33 million passengers annually. With Brazil's largest network, GOL offers customers more than 750 daily flights to 72 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 15 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 120 Boeing 737 aircraft, delivering Brazil's top on-time performance and an industry leading 18 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 .

 

This report on Form 6-K shall be deemed TO BE incorporated by reference in the registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-224546), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2018, and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is furnished, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

 

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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:  May 6 , 2019

 
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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