GOL Announces Traffic Statistics for February 2006

16 March 2006 5:00am

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, Brazil´s low-fare, low-cost airline, today released preliminary passenger statistics for the month of February 2006. System-wide passenger traffic (RPK) increased 58 percent, while capacity (ASK) increased 60 percent. GOL´s system load factor for the month of February 2006 was 70 percent.

Domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for January ramped up 56 percent, and capacity (ASK) hiked 56 percent. GOL´s domestic load factor for the month of February 2006 was 71 percent.

International passenger traffic (RPK) for February climbed 94 percent, while capacity (ASK) increased a whopping 123 percent. International load factor for the month of February 2006 was 66 percent.

Yield per passenger kilometer plummeted by approximately 9 percent, due principally to a 7 percent increment in average stage length (passenger trip).