LATAM Airlines Sees Traffic Increase in South America

LATAM Airlines Group and its subsidiaries, the leading airline group in Latin America, has reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for July 2015 compared to July 2014.

System passenger traffic increased by 6.7 percent while capacity increased by 7.6 percent. As a result, the company’s load factor for the month decreased 0.8 points to 84 percent.

International passenger traffic accounted for approximately 51 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 7.5 percent, while capacity increased by 4.9 percent.

As a consequence, the domestic passenger load factor increased two points to 82.9 percent. Domestic passenger traffic in Brazil rose 5.9 percent, while capacity increased by 7.5 percent, resulting in a load factor decrease of 1.2 points to 82.6 percent.

The 7.5 percent capacity increase over July 2014 is affected by the World Cup soccer tournament which took place in Brazil last year. Passenger capacity in Brazil is flat with respect to July 2013.

International passenger traffic increased by 6.9 percent, while capacity increased by 8.6 percent. Accordingly, the international passenger load factor for the month decreased 1.4 points to 85.2 percent.

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