SAO PAULO,
Brazil,
Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas
Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), the parent company of
Brazil's low-cost airlines, GOL Transportes Aereos S.A. ("GTA", that operates
the GOL brand) and VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. ("VRG", that operates the VARIG
brand), today released preliminary passenger statistics for the month of
November 2007. Consolidated domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for
November 2007
increased 48% and capacity (ASK) increased 44% year-over-year. Domestic
consolidated load factor for the month was 69%, and in the international
market consolidated load factor was 53%. GOL's total consolidated load factor
for the month of November was 66%. Average fares decreased 4% versus
November
2006.
GTA's domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for November 2007 was 1,578mm and
capacity (ASK) was 2,225mm. International passenger traffic (RPK) was 173mm
and capacity (ASK) was 280mm. VRG's domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for
November 2007 was 101mm and capacity (ASK) was 208mm. International passenger
traffic (RPK) was 169mm and capacity (ASK) was 361mm.
Consolidated November November Change
Operating Data 2007 * 2006 * (%)
Total System
ASK (mm) (1) 3,073.4 1,901.7 61.6%
RPK (mm) (2) 2,021.1 1,263.9 59.9%
Load Factor (3) 65.8% 66.5% -0.7 p.p.
Domestic Market
ASK (mm) (1) 2,432.2 1,685.7 44.3%
RPK (mm) (2) 1,679.1 1,132.9 48.2%
Load Factor (3) 69.0% 67.2% +1.8 p.p.
International Market
ASK (mm) (1) 641.2 216.0 196.9%
RPK (mm) (2) 342.0 131.0 161.1%
Load Factor (3) 53.3% 60.6% -7.3 p.p.
( * ) November 2007 -- preliminary data; final data for November 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).
CONTACT: GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.
Investor Relations
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