SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (Bovespa: GOLL4), Brazil's low-fare, low-cost airline, today released preliminary passenger statistics for the month of April 2007. For GOL Transportes Aereos S.A., passenger traffic (RPK) increased 49% and capacity (ASK) increased 64% year over year. GOL's system load factor for the month of April 2007 was 71%.
Domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for April increased 42% and capacity (ASK) increased 51%. GOL's domestic load factor for the month of April 2007 was 74%. International passenger traffic (RPK) for April increased 139% and capacity (ASK) increased 202%. International load factor for the month of April 2007 was 55%. Average fares were reduced approximately 18% versus April 2006.
Operating Data April 2007 * April 2006 * Change (%)
Total System
ASK (mm) 2,352.7 1,439.4 63.5%
RPK (mm) 1,665.8 1,117.4 49.1%
Load Factor 70.8% 77.6% -6.8 p.p.
Domestic Market
ASK (mm) 1,986.4 1,318.0 50.7%
RPK (mm) 1,465.0 1,033.2 41.8%
Load Factor 73.8% 78.4% -4.6 p.p.
International Market
ASK (mm) 366.3 121.4 201.7%
RPK (mm) 200.8 84.2 138.5%
Load Factor 54.8% 69.4% -14.6 p.p.
( * ) April 2007 - preliminary data; final data for April 2006.
For VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. ("VRG", acquired by GOL on April 9, 2007), domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for the month of April was 161 million and capacity (ASK) was 286 million. During the last seven days of April (24-30), domestic load factor was 63%. International passenger traffic (RPK) for the month of April was 128 million and capacity (ASK) was 280 million. During the last seven days of April (24-30), international load factor was 52%.
