LATAM Airlines Group Sees Passenger Traffic Increase for 2015

LATAM Airlines Group had reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for January 2016 compared to January 2015. System passenger traffic increased by 1.9 percent while capacity increased by two percent.

As a result, the company’s load factor for the month decreased 0.1 points to 85.6 percent. International passenger traffic accounted for approximately 53 percent of the month’s total passenger traffic.

Domestic passenger traffic in LATAM Airlines Group’s Spanish speaking operations (Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia) rose 6.4 percent, while capacity increased by 4.5 percent.

As a consequence, the domestic passenger load factor increased 1.5 points to 84.8 percent. Domestic passenger traffic in Brazil decreased 11.0 per cent, while capacity decreased by 8.6 per cent, with load factors falling 2.3 points to 84.4 percent as a result.

International passenger traffic increased by 9.2 per cent, while capacity increased by 8.2 percent. Accordingly, the international passenger load factor for the month increased 0.8 points to 86.6 percent.

International traffic includes international operations of both LAN and TAM on regional and long haul routes.