LATAM Airlines Group pax up 11%, load factor also up in Aug-2012

LATAM Airlines Group reported (10-Sep-2012) the following traffic highlights for Aug-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 5.6 million, +11.0% year-on-year;
  • Domestic SSC*: 1.6 million, +15.4%;
  • Domestic Brazil**: 2.8 million, +8.7%;
  • International***: 1.1 million, +10.9%;
• Passenger load factor: 79.3%, +5.6 ppts;
  • Domestic SSC*: 79.9%, +1.8 ppt;
  • Domestic Brazil**: 74.4%, +10.2 ppts;
  • International***: 82.7%, +3.0 ppts;
• Cargo traffic:
  • LAN Airlines:
    • Cargo traffic (FTKs): -1.2%;
    • Cargo load factor: 68.3%, +0.5 ppt. [more - original PR]

*Domestic passenger operations in Spanish speaking countries where LATAM Airlines Group operates. Passenger statistics include domestic operations in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador and Colombia
**Domestic passenger operations of TAM in Brazil
***International passenger operations of LAN and TAM