Latam carriers report 10.9% rise in Sep-2009 pax numbers; +19.4% on trans-Atlantic

Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) reports (10-Nov-2009) the following traffic highlights for its member airlines in Sep-2009:

• Passenger numbers: 10.3 million, +10.9% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 7.2 million, +15.9%;
  • Asia Pacific: 31,661, -2.7%;
  • Trans-Atlantic: 269,107, +19.4%;
  • Latin America: 2.0 million, +0.7%;
  • North America: 801,539, +0.7%;
• Load factor: 70.7%, +1.2 ppt;
  • Domestic: 66.6%, +2.8 ppts;
  • Asia Pacific: 74.4%, -4.4 ppts;
  • Trans-Atlantic: 81.4%, -2.1 ppts;
  • Latin America: 71.9%, +0.8 ppt;
  • North America: 71.4%, +1.1 ppt. [more]