ALTA Member Airlines Passenger Traffic Increased 3.4% in March

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ALTA Member Airlines Passenger Traffic Increased 3.4%
in March 2015
Miami, May 5, 2015
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announced that its member
airlines carried 15.0 million passengers in March, up 3.4% -or 500,000 additional passengers- from the
previous year.
Traffic (RPK) grew 3.6% and capacity (ASK) increased 4.1%, bringing down the load factor to 77.1%,
0.3 percentage points lower than in March 2014.
Year-to-date, the number of passengers carried from January to March increased 6.6% versus the
same period of the previous year, reaching 47.0 million passengers. During the aforementioned period,
traffic (RPK) rose 6.7%, capacity (ASK) increased 5.7%, and the passenger load factor reached 79.8%,
0.7 percentage points higher than the previous year.
Freight ton kilometers declined 7.2% in March and 8.0% year to date.
March
2015
2014
Year to date
Change
2015
2014
Change
Passengers
14,964,043
14,471,312
3.4%
47,027,759
44,102,548
6.6%
Intra-LatAm*
13,576,325
13,147,431
3.3%
42,840,870
40,171,287
6.6%
Extra-LatAm
1,387,718
1,323,881
4.8%
4,186,889
3,931,261
6.5%
RPK
(millions)
22,276.1
21,500.2
3.6%
70,146.5
65,731.1
6.7%
Intra-LatAm*
15,666.8
14,997.3
4.5%
49,995.0
46,452.8
7.6%
Extra-LatAm
6,609.3
6,502.9
1.6%
20,151.5
19,278.2
4.5%
ASK
(millions)
28,883.1
27,751.4
4.1%
87,923.2
83,159.8
5.7%
Intra-LatAm*
20,545.2
19,679.3
4.4%
62,896.2
59,329.7
6.0%
Extra-LatAm
8,337.9
8,072.1
3.3%
25,027.0
23,830.1
5.0%
PLF
77.1%
77.5%
-0.3 pts.
79.8%
79.0%
0.7 pts.
Intra-LatAm*
76.3%
76.2%
0.1 pts.
79.5%
78.3%
1.2 pts.
Extra-LatAm
79.3%
80.6%
-1.3 pts.
80.5%
80.9%
-0.4 pts.
FTK
(thousands)
420,651
453,149
-7.2%
1,160,858
1,261,814
-8.0%
Intra-LatAm*
143,125
144,932
-1.2%
398,418
405,793
-1.8%
Extra-LatAm
277,526
308,217
-10.0%
762,440
856,021
-10.9%
* International and domestic flights
Reporting airlines: Aerolíneas Argentinas (includes Austral), Aeromar, Aeromexico, Aeromexico
Connect, Avianca, Copa Airlines, Copa Airlines Colombia, GOL, Insel Air, LATAM Airlines Group, and
Volaris.
Glossary:
RPK (Revenue Passenger Kilometers) number of passengers carried times the distance traveled |
ASK (Available Seat Kilometers) number of seats available for sale times the distance traveled | PLF
Passenger Load Factor, obtained by dividing the RPKs by the ASKs | FTK (Freight Ton Kilometers)
number of tons of freight carried times the distance traveled
About ALTA
ALTA (Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association) is a private, non-profit organization,
whose member airlines represent more than 90 percent of the region's commercial air traffic. ALTA
coordinates the collaborative efforts of its members in order to facilitate the development of safer, more
efficient and environmentally friendly air transport in the Latin America and Caribbean region for the
mutual benefit of the association's members, their customers and the industry. Visit ALTA at
www.alta.aero
FULL MEMBERS: Aerolíneas Argentinas | Aeromar | AeroMéxico | AeroMéxico Connect | Avianca |
Avianca Brasil | Bahamasair | BoA - Boliviana de Aviacion | Caribbean Airlines | Cayman Airways |
Copa Airlines | Copa Airlines Colombia | Cubana de Aviacion | GOL | InselAir | LAN | LATAM Airlines
Group | LIAT | Sky Airline | Surinam Airways | TAM | TAME | Volaris
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: Air Canada | Air Europa | Air Transat | Delta Air Lines | Iberia | jetBlue
Airways | Omni Air International | TAP Portugal | Turkish Airlines | United Airlines | UPS
AFFILIATE MEMBERS: AerCap Aviation Solutions | Airbus | Air Lease Corp. | Amadeus | Ascend |
ATR | Avio-Diepen | Barfield | Boeing | Bombardier | CFM | Embraer | Flight Global | GE Aviation | Hahn
Air | HEICO | Holland & Knight | ICF International | Intercargo S.A.C. | Kellstrom Materials | Lufthansa
Systems | Lufthansa Technik | MERCATOR | Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation | OAG | Petrobras Aviation
| Pratt & Whitney | Raizen | Rockwell Collins | Rolls-Royce | SABRE Airline Solutions | Seabury | SITA |
SNECMA | SpencerStuart | Superjet International | Travelport | UATP | Wencor | Willis Lease | World
Fuel Services
English Version
Tráfico de Pasajeros de las Aerolíneas ALTA Aumentó 3,4%
en Marzo 2015
Miami, 5 de mayo de 2015
ALTA, la Asociación Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Transporte Aéreo, informa que el número de
pasajeros transportados por sus aerolíneas miembros durante el mes de marzo se incrementó un
3,4%, alcanzando los 15,0 millones de pasajeros -500.000 pasajeros más que en marzo de 2014-.
El tráfico (RPK) se incrementó un 3,6% y la capacidad (ASK) creció un 4,1%, reduciendo el factor de
ocupación al 77.1%, 0.3 puntos porcentuales menos que en marzo de 2014.
La cantidad de pasajeros transportados acumulada de enero a marzo 2015 aumentó un 6,6% con
respecto al mismo período del año anterior (enero-marzo 2014), alcanzando los 47,0 millones de
pasajeros. Durante el período mencionado el tráfico (RPK) se incrementó un 6,7%, la capacidad (ASK)
aumentó un 5,7%, y el factor de ocupación alcanzó el 79,8%, 0,7 puntos porcentuales por arriba del
período anterior.
Las toneladas-kilómetros de carga se redujeron un 7,2% en marzo de 2015 y un 8,0% en 2015.
Marzo
2015
2014
Acumulado
Variación
2015
2014
Variación
Pasajeros
14.964.043
14.471.312
3,4%
47.027.759
44.102.548
6,6%
IntraLatAm*
13.576.325
13.147.431
3,3%
42.840.870
40.171.287
6,6%
ExtraLatAm
1.387.718
1.323.881
4,8%
4.186.889
3.931.261
6,5%
RPK
(millones)
22.276,1
21.500,2
3,6%
70.146,5
65.731,1
6,7%
IntraLatAm*
15.666,8
14.997,3
4,5%
49.995,0
46.452,8
7,6%
ExtraLatAm
6.609,3
6.502,9
1,6%
20.151,5
19.278,2
4,5%
ASK
(millones)
28.883,1
27.751,4
4,1%
87.923,2
83.159,8
5,7%
IntraLatAm*
20.545,2
19.679,3
4,4%
62.896,2
59.329,7
6,0%
ExtraLatAm
8.337,9
8.072,1
3,3%
25.027,0
23.830,1
5,0%
PLF
77,1%
77,5%
-0,3 pts.
79,8%
79,0%
0,7 pts.
IntraLatAm*
76,3%
76,2%
0,1 pts.
79,5%
78,3%
1,2 pts.
ExtraLatAm
79,3%
80,6%
-1,3 pts.
80,5%
80,9%
-0,4 pts.
FTK
(miles)
420.651
453.149
-7,2%
1.160.858
1.261.814
-8,0%
IntraLatAm*
143.125
144.932
-1,2%
398.418
405.793
-1,8%
ExtraLatAm
277.526
308.217
-10,0%
762.440
856.021
-10,9%
* Vuelos internacionales y domésticos
Aerolíneas que reportan información: Aerolíneas Argentinas (y Austral), Aeromar, Aeroméxico,
Aeroméxico Connect, Avianca, Copa Airlines, Copa Airlines Colombia, GOL, Insel Air, LATAM Airlines
Group y Volaris.
Glosario:
RPK (Revenue Passenger Kilometers) cantidad de pasajeros pagos transportados multiplicado por la
distancia recorrida | ASK (Available Seat Kilometers) cantidad de asientos disponibles para la venta
multiplicado por la distancia recorrida | PLF factor de ocupación, se obtiene dividiendo los RPK por los
ASK | FTK (Freight Tonne Kilometers) cantidad de toneladas de carga transportadas multiplicada por
la distancia recorrida
Acerca de ALTA
ALTA (Asociación Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Transporte Aéreo) es una organización sin fines de
lucro, con aerolíneas miembros representando más del 90 por ciento del tráfico aéreo comercial de la
región. ALTA coordina los esfuerzos de colaboración de sus miembros con el fin de facilitar el
desarrollo de una industria aérea más segura, eficiente y ecológica en la región de Latinoamérica y del
Caribe, para el beneficio mutuo de los miembros de la Asociación, sus clientes y la industria. Visite
ALTA en www.alta.aero
FULL MEMBERS: Aerolíneas Argentinas | Aeromar | AeroMéxico | AeroMéxico Connect | Avianca |
Avianca Brasil | Bahamasair | BoA - Boliviana de Aviacion | Caribbean Airlines | Cayman Airways |
Copa Airlines | Copa Airlines Colombia | Cubana de Aviacion | GOL | InselAir | LAN | LATAM Airlines
Group | LIAT | Sky Airline | Surinam Airways | TAM | TAME | Volaris
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: Air Canada | Air Europa | Air Transat | Delta Air Lines | Iberia | jetBlue
Airways | Omni Air International | TAP Portugal | Turkish Airlines | United Airlines | UPS
AFFILIATE MEMBERS: AerCap Aviation Solutions | Airbus | Air Lease Corp. | Amadeus | Ascend |
ATR | Avio-Diepen | Barfield | Boeing | Bombardier | CFM | Embraer | Flight Global | GE Aviation | Hahn
Air | HEICO | Holland & Knight | ICF International | Intercargo S.A.C. | Kellstrom Materials | Lufthansa
Systems | Lufthansa Technik | MERCATOR | Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation | OAG | Petrobras Aviation
| Pratt & Whitney | Raizen | Rockwell Collins | Rolls-Royce | SABRE Airline Solutions | Seabury | SITA |
SNECMA | SpencerStuart | Superjet International | Travelport | UATP | Wencor | Willis Lease | World
Fuel Services
CONTACT:
Hernan Sznycer - [email protected]
Eduardo Iglesias - [email protected]
www.alta.aero
6355 NW 36st, Suite 601 | Miami, FL 33166 | USA
Tel. +1 786-388-0222