Brazil airlines reports 24% rise in Apr-2010 domestic pax traffic, TAM up 6%

Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) reports (11-May-2010) the following traffic highlights in Apr-2010:

• Passenger traffic (RPKs):
  • Domestic: +23.5% year-on-year;
    • TAM: +5.7%;
    • GOL: +29.6%;
    • Webjet: +96.5%;
    • Azul: +89.3%;
    • Avianca: +9.2%;
    • Trip: +126.6%;
    • Passaredo: +152.2%;
    • Pantanal: +13.4%;
    • TOTAL: -4.6%;
    • Puma Air: +30,602%;
    • META: +37.7%;
    • Air Minas: +36.8%;
    • SETE*: n/a;
    • NHT: -21.9%;
    • SOL**: n/a;
    • TEAM: -32.6%;
    • Abaete: -8.3%;
  • International: -0.2%;
    • TAM: -1.2%;
    • GOL: +5.6%;
    • Meta: +14.7%;
• Load factor:
  • Domestic: 64.8%, +1.8 ppt;
    • TAM: 62.7%, -1.3 ppt;
    • GOL: 63.7%, +3.6 ppts;
    • Webjet: 71.5%, +8.2 ppts;
    • Azul: 87.1%, +9.6 ppts;
    • Avianca: 73.9%, +0.3 ppt;
    • TRIP: 63.6%, +3.4 ppts;
    • Passaredo: 64.3%, -5.8 ppts;
    • Pantanal: 61.1%, +5.8 ppts;
    • TOTAL: 86.3%, +4.6 ppts;
    • Puma Air: 17.1%, -20.2 ppts;
    • META: 87.7%, stable;
    • Air Minas: 53.2%, +9.2 ppts;
    • SETE*: 61.8%, n/a;
    • NHT: 45.6%, +4.3 ppts;
    • SOL**: 38.8%, n/a;
    • TEAM: 32.8%, -4.3 ppts;
    • Abaete: 49.5%, -7.1 ppts;
  • International: 71.8%, 3.2 ppts;
    • TAM: 74.4%, +1.7 ppt;
    • GOL: 59.4%, +8.7 ppts;
    • META: 87.7%, stable;
    • Webjet^: 98.2%.

*SETE started reporting their results in Jun-2009

**Commenced operations in Oct-2009

^Did not operate international services in Apr-2009