Demand for Gol flights increases 518.6% in May
Gol Linhas Aereas reported on June 4, through a previous results report, that the demand measured by passengers per paid kilometers transported (RPK) increased by 518.6% in May 2021, compared to the same month last year. The offer, measured by the indicator seat per kilometer offered (ASK), grew 425.4% in the same comparison analysis. The load factor increased 13.3 percentage points (p.p.) year-on-year, from 74.8% to 88%. The number of passengers transported grew 547.3%. Take-offs were also up 401% on the same basis of comparison. The numbers take into account only the domestic segment, as the company did not carry out international flights during the month. From January to May, however, Gol found a drop in total indicators. The RPK dropped 26.9%, while the ASK retreated 28.4%. The number of passengers transported was also reduced by 28.2%, as well as departures suffered a retraction of 32.3%. The occupancy rate, on the other hand, increased by 1.7 p.p., to 81.4%. – https://valor.globo.com/empresas/noticia/2021/06/04/demanda-por-voos-da-gol-aumenta-5186percent-em-maio.ghtml