Chile reports 14% jump in Jan-2011 pax

Chile’s Civil Aviation Board reported air passenger traffic increased 14.2% year-on-year to 1.2 million Jan-2011. Details include:

• Passenger numbers: 1.2 million, +14.2% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 661,057, +17.9%;
    • LAN Express: 303,112, +12.7%;
    • LAN Airlines: 200,266, +7.5%;
    • Sky Airline: 123,467, +38.8%;
    • PAL Airlines: 30,912, +155.4%;
    • Aerovias: 3300, -3.7%;
• International: 582,144, +10.3%;
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    • LAN Airlines: 272,523 passengers, +3.3%;
    • TAM Lineas Aereas: 29,690, +0.5%;
    • American Airlines: 26,732, +20.4%;
    • Sky Airline: 25,752, +235.6%%;
    • Iberia: 19,417, +0.7%;
    • COPA: 18,883, +41.1%;
    • LAN Peru: 18,188, stable%;
    • LAN Ecuador: 17,179, -0.3%%;
    • LAN Argentina: 16,739, +26.8%;
    • Aerol Argentinas: 16,717, +16.8%;
    • Air France: 14,965, -3.2%;
    • Air Canada: 14,767, -3.2%;
    • TACA Peru: 14,665, +45.1%;
    • PAL Airlines: 14,372, +51.3%;
    • LAN Express: 14,145, +11.3%;
    • Pluna: 12,986, +8.6%;
    • Delta: 11,238, +7.3%;
    • GOL: 8,601, -4.9%;
    • Avianca: 7,763, stable;
    • TAM: 3,248, +12.7%;
    • Aeromexico: 3,196, -11.9%;
    • LACSA: 378, +26.4%;
• Cargo volume: 24,288 tons, +3%;
  • Domestic: 2204 tons, -11.5%;
  • International: 22,084 tons, +4.7%.

The aviation authority also reported the following domestic and international market shares in Jan-2011:

• Domestic:
  • LAN Express: 45.9%;
  • LAN Airlines: 30.3%
  • Slky Airline: 18.7%
  • PAL Airlines: 4.7%
  • Aerovias: 0.5%
• International:
  • LAN Airlines: 46.8%;
  • TAM: 5.1%;
  • American Airlines: 4.6%;
  • Sky Airline: 4.4%;
  • Iberia: 3.3%;
  • COPA: 3.2%;
  • LAN Peru: 3.1%;
  • LAN Ecuador: 3.0%;
  • LAN Argentina: 2.9%;
  • Aerol Argentinas: 2.9%;
  • Air France: 2.6%;
  • Air Canada: 2.5%;
  • TACA Peru: 2.5%;
  • PAL Airlines: 2.5%;
  • LAN Express: 2.4%;
  • Pluna: 2.2%;
  • Delta: 1.9%;
  • GOL: 1.5%;
  • Avianca: 1.3%;
  • TAM: 0.6%;
  • Aeromexico: 0.5%;
  • LACSA: 0.1%.

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