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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 September, 2015
(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)

 


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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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São Paulo, September 29, 2015 - GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), (S&P: B-, Fitch: B-, Moody’s: B3), the largest low-cost and best-fare airline in Latin America, hereby announces its preliminary air traffic figures for August and year to date (8M15). Comparisons refer to the same period in 2014.

GOL Highlights

|           GOL decreased domestic supply in August by 0.6%, in line with its forecast fall of between 2 and 4% in the second half, equivalent to a fall by up to 1% in 2015.

|           Domestic demand reduced by 2.8% in the month, leading to a load factor of 76.1%, a drop of 1.7 p.p. compared to August 2014. Year to date, the increase is 4.7%, 2.0 p.p. higher over the same period in 2014, totaling 79.0% in 2015.

|           The international market capacity increased by 2.2% and demand showed an improvement of 3.5% in the month, registering a load factor of 72.9%, up 1.0 p.p. compared to August 2014.

|           We recorded a total of 3.1 million passengers transported in the month, a decrease of 7.5% compared to August 2014. Year to date, we transported 26.3 million passengers, 1.7% higher if compared to the same period 2014.

|           The average applied fares in August were higher than those in the second quarter of 2015.

 

 

 

 

Investor Relations

ri@golnaweb.com.br

www.voegol.com.br/ri

+55(11)2128-4700

About GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.

GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), the largest low-cost and best-fare airline in Latin America, offers around 900 daily flights to 73 destinations, 17 international, in South America, the Caribbean and the United States, using a young, modern fleet of Boeing 737-700 and 737-800 Next Generation aircraft, the safest, most efficient and most economical of their type. The SMILES loyalty program allows members to accumulate miles and redeem tickets to more than 700 locations around the world via flights with foreign partner airlines. The Company also operates Gollog, a logistics service which retrieves and delivers cargo and packages to and from more than 3,500 cities in Brazil and eight abroad. With its portfolio of innovative products and services, GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes offers the best cost-benefit ratio in the market.

 

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Operating data*

Aug/15

Aug/14

% Var.

8M15

8M14

% Var.

Aug/15 LTM

Aug/15 LTM

% Var.

Total System

     

 

 

 

     

ASK (mm)

4,043

4,054

-0.3%

33,436

32,468

3.0%

50,472

49,085

2.8%

RPK (mm)

3,059

3,123

-2.0%

26,085

24,771

5.3%

39,398

37,077

6.3%

Load Factor

75.7%

77.0%

-1.3 p.p

78.0%

76.3%

1.7 p.p

78.1%

75.5%

2.6 p.p

Pax on board

3,063

3,310

-7.5%

26,304

25,862

1.7%

40,191

38,871

3.4%

Domestic

     

 

 

 

     

ASK (mm)

3,479

3,501

-0.6%

29,093

28,500

2.1%

43,966

43,307

1.5%

RPK (mm)

2,647

2,725

-2.8%

22,971

21,949

4.7%

34,753

33,044

5.2%

Load Factor

76.1%

77.8%

-1.7 p.p

79.0%

77.0%

2.0 p.p

79.0%

76.3%

2.7 p.p

Pax on board

2,877

3,122

-7.8%

24,871

24,486

1.6%

38,047

36,895

3.1%

International

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASK (mm)

565

553

2.2%

4,343

3,968

9.5%

6,506

5,777

12.6%

RPK (mm)

412

398

3.5%

3,114

2,822

10.3%

4,645

4,033

15.2%

Load Factor

72.9%

71.9%

1.0 p.p

71.7%

71.1%

0.6 p.p

71.4%

69.8%

1.6 p.p

Pax on board

186

189

-1.8%

1,434

1,376

4.2%

2,144

1,976

8.5%

*Source: National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and the Company for the current month.

 

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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: September 29, 2015
 
GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
By:

/S/ Edmar Prado Lopes Neto


 
Name: Edmar Prado Lopes Neto
Title:   Investor Relations Officer
 

 

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