Lan Airlines passenger numbers soar in Aug-2011, cargo up

Lan Airlines reports (09-Sep-2011) the following traffic highlights in Aug-2011:

• Passenger numbers: 2.0 million, +30.1% year-on-year;
  • Domestic*: 1.4 million, +41.4%;
  • International: 604,000, +10.1%;
• Passenger load factor: 78.7%, +0.9 ppt;
  • Domestic: 78.1%, +1.3 ppts;
  • International: 79%, +0.8 ppt;
• Cargo traffic (FTKs): +9.9%;
• Cargo load factor: 67.8%, -0.7 ppts. [more - original PR]

*Domestic passenger statistics include domestic operations in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador and Colombia (starting from Jan-2011).