Copa Holdings Announces Monthly Traffic Statistics for November 2011

For the month of November 2011, Copa Holdings’ system-wide passenger traffic (RPM) increased 12.9%, while capacity increased 21.2%. System load factor for November 2011 was 74.8%, a 5.5 percentage point decline when compared to November 2010. 

International passenger traffic grew 17.7%, while capacity increased 28.2%. This resulted in a load factor of 74.4%, a 6.6 percentage point decrease when compared to November 2010. For the month, International capacity represented 94.3% of total capacity. 

Domestic traffic, represented wholly by Colombian domestic service, decreased 30.3%, while capacity decreased 36.2%. As a result, domestic load factor for the month increased 6.8 percentage points to 80.8%. For the month, domestic capacity represented 5.7% of total capacity.