ALTA Member Airlines Passenger Traffic Increases 9.1% in September

Miami, December 3, 2010 – The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announced that its member airlines carried 11.6 million passengers in October, up 3.5% from the previous year.

In addition to passengers increasing 3.5%, traffic (RPK) grew 6.0% and capacity (ASK) increased 2.6%. The load factor climbed to 76.6%, 2.5 percentage points higher than in October 2009.

The number of passengers carried year-to-date (January to October) increased 13.3% versus the same period of the previous year, reaching 113.3 million passengers. During the aforementioned period traffic (RPK) rose 13.2%, capacity (ASK) increased 7.6%, and the passenger load factor reached 73.0%, 3.6 percentage points higher than the previous year.

Freight ton kilometers increased 7.8% in October and 30.6% year to date.

About ALTA:

ALTA (Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association) is a private, non-profit organization, whose member airlines represent more than 90 percent of the region’s commercial air traffic. ALTA coordinates the collaborative efforts of its members in order to facilitate the development of safer, more efficient and environmentally friendly air transport in the Latin America and Caribbean region for the mutual benefit of the association’s members, their customers and the industry. Founded in 1980, ALTA is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary. Visit ALTA at www.alta.aero.

Member Airlines: Aerolíneas Argentinas, Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Aerosur, Air Jamaica, Avianca, Bahamas Air, Caribbean Airlines, Cayman Airways, COPA Airlines, COPA Airlines Colombia, Cubana, GOL, LAN, LAN Ecuador, LAN Peru, LIAT, Mexicana, Mexicana Click, PLUNA, TACA, TACA Peru, TAM, TAM Mercosur, TAME, Volaris, VRG Linhas Aéreas -GOL Group. Associate Members: Air Canada, Continental Airlines, Iberia, United Airlines, UPS, WestJet. Affiliate Members: Airbus, Airline Business Magazine, Amadeus, AON, ARINC, ATR, AvGroup, Bain, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Chevron Aviation, Embraer, Hahn Air, HEICO, Lufthansa Consulting, Lufthansa Systems, MARSH Aviation, Mercator, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation, OAG, Petrobras, Pratt & Whitney, ROUTES, SABRE Air Solutions, SH&E, SHELL Aviation, SITA, SNECMA, Spencer Stuart, Superjet International, Travelport, UATP, Wencor, Willis Aerospace.

Contact: +1-786 388-0222 – Hernan Sznycer (hsznycer@alta.aero) or Yvette Batalla (ybatalla@alta.aero).

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