GOL pax traffic and load factor down in Jan-2012, yield up 4%

GOL reports (17-Feb-2012) the following traffic highlights in Jan-2012:

• Passenger traffic (RPKs): -3.6% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: -1.8%;
  • International: -18.9%;
• Load factor: 70.4%, -4.2 ppts;
  • Domestic: 70.0%, -6.2 ppts;
  • International: 74.5%, +10.6 ppts. [more - original PR]

GOL: "January's yields ranged between BRL21.1 and BRL21.6 cents, 4% higher than in Jan-2011 and flat over the previous month. Since the change in the industry's behavior at the end of the second half of 2011, yields have recorded a progressive improvement, mainly on the major domestic routes, which are largely composed of business passengers. The Company expects this scenario to continue in 2012." Source: Company statement, 17-Feb-2012.