GOL Announces Traffic Statistics for April 2006

11 May 2006 6:00am

GOL, Brazil´s low-cost airline, released last week preliminary passenger statistics for the month of April 2006. System-wide passenger traffic (RPK) increased 56 percent, while capacity (ASK) increased 50 percent y-o-y. GOL´s system load factor for the month of April 2006 was 78 percent.

Domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for April climbed 52 percent, and capacity (ASK) jumped 46 percent. GOL´s domestic load factor for the month of April 2006 was 78 percent.

International passenger traffic (RPK) for April soared a whopping 125 percent, while capacity (ASK) spiked 117 percent. International load factor for the month of April 2006 was 69 percent.

Yield per passenger kilometer plummeted 3 percent vs. April 2005, while average stage length (passenger trip) jacked up 10 percent.

GOL, a low-cost, low-fare airline, is one of the most profitable and fastest growing airlines in the industry worldwide. GOL currently offers over 500 daily flights to 50 major business and travel destinations in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.