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 April,
2008
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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Enclosure:
Press Release - COPA
HOLDONGS ANNOUNCES MONTHLY TRAFFIC STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH
2008
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PRESS
RELEASE
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CONTACT:
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Joseph
Putaturo - Panamá
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Director-Investor
Relations
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(507)
304-2677
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COPA
HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES MONTHLY TRAFFIC STATISTICS FOR MARCH
2008
PANAMA
CITY, April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA),
and its Copa Airlines and Aero Republica operating subsidiaries, today
released
preliminary passenger traffic statistics for March 2008:
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Copa
Holdings (Consolidated)
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March
2008
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March
2007
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Change
(%)
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ASM
(mm) (1)
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701.5
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636.2
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10.3
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%
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RPM
(mm) (2)
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535.1
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478.0
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12.0
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%
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Load
Factor (3)
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76.3
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%
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75.1
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%
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1.1
p.p.
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Copa
Airlines
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ASM
(mm) (1)
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581.5
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503.5
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15.5
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%
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RPM
(mm) (2)
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466.4
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411.9
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13.2
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%
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Load
Factor (3)
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80.2
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%
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81.8
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%
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-1.6
p.p.
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Aero
Republica
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ASM
(mm) (1)
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120.1
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132.6
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-9.4
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%
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RPM
(mm) (2)
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68.8
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66.0
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4.1
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%
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Load
Factor (3)
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57.2
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%
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49.8
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%
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7.4
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.
2.
Revenue
passenger miles - represents the numbers of miles flown by revenue
passengers
3.
Load
factor - represents the percentage of aircraft seating capacity
that is actually
utilized
For
the
month of March 2008, Copa Holdings’ system-wide passenger traffic (RPM)
increased 12.0%, while capacity (ASM) increased 10.3%. System load
factor for
March 2008 was 76.3%, a 1.1 percentage point increase when compared
to March
2007.
Copa
Airlines passenger traffic (RPM) for March 2008 increased 13.2%,
while capacity
(ASM) increased 15.5%. This resulted in a load factor of 80.2%, a
1.6 percentage
point decrease when compared to March 2007.
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Aero
Republica passenger traffic (RPM) for March 2008 increased 4.1%,
while capacity
(ASM) decreased 9.4%. Aero Republica’s load factor for the month was 57.2%, a
7.4 percentage point increase when compared to March 2007. Capacity
reduction
came as a result of Aero Republica’s ongoing transition to smaller gauge
EMBRAER-190 aircraft.
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 41
destinations in 22 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: 04/10/2008 | By: | /s/ Victor Vial |
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Name:
Victor Vial
Title: CFO
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