SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
Report
of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Report
on Form 6-K dated for
the month of November,
2007
Copa
Holdings, S.A.
(Translation
of Registrant's Name Into English)
Boulevard
Costa del Este, Avenida Principal y Avenida de la Rotonda
Urbanización
Costa del Este
Parque
Lefevre
Panama
City, Panama
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to
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Enclosure:
Press
Release - COPA
HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES 10.8% TRAFFIC GROWTH FOR OCTOBER 2007
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PRESS
RELEASE
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CONTACT:
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Joseph
Putaturo - Panamá
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Director-Investor
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(507)
304-2677
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COPA
HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES 10.8% TRAFFIC GROWTH FOR OCTOBER 2007
PANAMA
CITY, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:
CPA), and its
Copa Airlines and Aero Republica operating subsidiaries, today released
preliminary passenger traffic statistics for October
2007:
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October
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October
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Change
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Copa
Holdings (Consolidated)
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2007
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2006
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(%)
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ASM
(mm) (1)
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697.4
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591.4
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17.9
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RPM
(mm) (2)
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483.2
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436.0
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10.8
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Load
Factor (3)
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69.3
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% |
73.7
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-4.4
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p.p. | |
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Copa
Airlines
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ASM
(mm) (1)
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561.9
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461.8
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21.7
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RPM
(mm) (2)
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405.4
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349.2
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16.1
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% | |||
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Load
Factor (3)
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72.2
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% |
75.6
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% |
-3.5
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p.p. | |
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Aero
Republica
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ASM
(mm) (1)
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135.4
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129.6
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4.5
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RPM
(mm) (2)
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77.8
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86.9
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-10.5
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Load
Factor (3)
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57.4
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% |
67.0
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% |
-9.6
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p.p. |
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1.
Available seat miles - represents the aircraft seating capacity
multiplied
by the number of miles the seats are flown.
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2.
Revenue passenger miles - represents the numbers of miles flown
by revenue
passengers
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3.
Load factor - represents the percentage of aircraft seating
capacity that
is actually utilized
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For
the
month of October 2007, Copa Holdings’ system-wide passenger traffic (RPM)
increased 10.8%, while capacity (ASM) increased 17.9%. System load factor
for
October 2007 was 69.3%, a 4.4 percentage point decrease when compared
to October
2006.
Copa
Airlines passenger traffic (RPM) for October 2007 increased 16.1% while
capacity
(ASM) increased 21.7%. This resulted in a load factor of 72.2%, a 3.5
percentage
point decrease when compared to October 2006.
Aero
Republica passenger traffic (RPM) for October 2007 decreased 10.5%, while
capacity (ASM) increased 4.5%. Aero Republica’s load factor for the month was
57.4%, a 9.6 percentage point decrease when compared to October
2006.
Copa
Holdings, through its Copa Airlines and Aero Republica operating subsidiaries,
is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo service.
Copa
Airlines currently offers approximately 126 daily scheduled flights to
40
destinations in 21 countries in North, Central and South America and
the
Caribbean. In addition, Copa Airlines provides passengers with access to
flights to more than 120 other international destinations through code
share
agreements with Continental Airlines and other airlines. Aero Republica,
the
second-largest domestic carrier in Colombia, provides service to 12 cities
in
Colombia as well as international connectivity with Copa Airlines’ Hub of the
Americas through flights from Bogota, Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena and
Medellin.
CPA-G
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto
duly authorized.
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Copa
Holdings, S.A.
(Registrant)
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| Date: 11/12/2007 | By: | /s/ Victor Vial |
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Name: Victor Vial |
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| Title: CFO | ||