GOL Linhas Aereas August Domestic Load Factor Drops - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Brazilian low-cost low-fare airline GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (GOL) said that domestic load factor for the month of August 2015 declined 1.7 percentage points to 76.1 percent from August 2014.

Domestic demand for the month decreased 2.8 percent over last year, and domestic supply edged down 0.6 percent in August.

The international market increased capacity by 2.2 percent and demand improved 3.5 percent, leading to a load factor of 72.9 percent, up 1.0 percentage point.

In August, the airline reached a total of 3.1 million passengers transported, a decline of 7.5 percent from August 2014.