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Gol Linhas Traffic Rises, Load Factor Falls in February

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Gol Linhas Aereas  Inteligentes S.A.’s reported mixed traffic numbers for February, 2020.  Domestic demand and supply increased on a year-over-year basis despite sluggish performance on the international front. Moreover, consolidated load factor (% of seats filled by passengers) declined in the month.

Traffic Statistics in Detail

Consolidated traffic, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), moved up 7.2% to 3.4 billion. While international RPK declined 3.3%, domestic RPK rose 9.1% in February.

On a year-over-year basis, consolidated capacity (measured in available seat kilometers/ASKs) increased 7.7% to approximately 4.2 billion. While international capacity contracted 3.2%, domestic capacity expanded 9.9%.

Internationally, volumes of departures and seats increased 14.3% and 11.5%, respectively, on a year-over-year basis. On the domestic front, volumes of departures and seats rose 10.4% and 8.7%, respectively.

Meanwhile, since capacity expansion outweighed traffic increase consolidated load factor decreased 40 basis points to 80.7%.

 

Zacks Rank & Key Picks

GOL Linhas carries a Zacks Rank #3(Hold).

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