PANAMA CITY, July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for June 2011:
For the month of June 2011, Copa Holdings’ system-wide passenger traffic (RPM) increased 28.3%, while capacity (ASM) increased 21.7%. System load factor for June 2011 was 77.0%, a 4.0 percentage point increase when compared to June 2010.
International passenger traffic grew 34.9%, while capacity increased 27.7%. This resulted in a load factor of 76.9%, a 4.1 percentage point increase when compared to June 2010. For the month, International capacity represented 91.8% of total capacity.
Domestic traffic, represented wholly by Colombian domestic service, decreased 16.6%, as capacity decreased 20.2%. As a result, domestic load factor for the month increased 3.4 percentage points to 78.7%. For the month, domestic capacity represented 8.2% of total capacity.