SAO PAULO, Brazil, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. , the parent company of Brazilian airlines GOL Transportes Aereos S.A. ("GTA," Brazil's low-cost, low-fare airline) and VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. ("VRG," Brazil's premium service airline), today released preliminary passenger statistics for the month of December 2007. Consolidated domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for December 2007 increased 56% and capacity (ASK) increased 54% year-over-year. Domestic consolidated load factor for the month was 72% and international consolidated load factor was 56%. GOL's total system load factor for the month of December was 68%.
GTA's domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for December 2007 was 1,741mm and capacity (ASK) was 2,337mm. International passenger traffic (RPK) was 190mm and capacity (ASK) was 293mm. VRG's domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for December 2007 was 144mm and capacity (ASK) was 268mm. International passenger traffic (RPK) was 302mm and capacity (ASK) was 582mm.
Consolidated December December Change
Operating Data 2007* 2006* (%)
Total System
ASK (mm) (1) 3,480.5 2,262.9 53.8%
RPK (mm) (2) 2,376.7 1,526.1 55.7%
Load Factor (3) 68.3% 67.4% +0.9 p.p.
Domestic Market
ASK (mm) (1) 2,605.2 1,987.7 31.1%
RPK (mm) (2) 1,884.9 1,370.3 37.6%
Load Factor (3) 72.4% 68.9% +3.5 p.p.
International Market
ASK (mm) (1) 875.3 275.2 218.1%
RPK (mm) (2) 491.8 155.8 215.7%
Load Factor (3) 56.2% 56.6% -0.4 p.p.
( * ) December 2007 -- preliminary data; final data for December 2006.
(1) Available seat kilometers represents the aircraft seating capacity
multiplied by the number of kilometers the seats are flown.
(2) Revenue passenger kilometers represents the numbers of kilometers
flown by revenue passengers.
(3) Load factor represents the percentage of aircraft seating capacity
that is actually utilized (calculated by dividing revenue passenger
kilometers by available seat kilometers).
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