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
September, 2009
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
Complejo
Business Park, Torre Norte
Parque
Lefevre
Panama
City, Panama
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Indicate
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
Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
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is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b);82- )
Enclosure:
COPA HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES 6.6% TRAFFIC
GROWTH FOR AUGUST 2009
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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 6.6% TRAFFIC GROWTH FOR AUGUST 2009
Panama, September 8, 2009 - Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:
CPA), and its Copa Airlines and Aero Republica operating subsidiaries, today
released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for
August 2009:
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August
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August
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Change
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2009
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2008
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(%)
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Copa
Holdings (Consolidated)
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ASM
(mm) (1)
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869.0 | 790.6 | 9.9 | % | ||||||||
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RPM
(mm) (2)
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659.7 | 618.8 | 6.6 | % | ||||||||
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Load
Factor (3)
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75.9 | % | 78.3 | % |
-2.3
p.p.
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Copa
Airlines Segment
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ASM
(mm) (1)
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730.4 | 657.1 | 11.1 | % | ||||||||
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RPM
(mm) (2)
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556.0 | 528.7 | 5.2 | % | ||||||||
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Load
Factor (3)
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76.1 | % | 80.5 | % |
-4.3
p.p.
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Aero
Republica Segment
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ASM
(mm) (1)
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138.6 | 133.5 | 3.8 | % | ||||||||
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RPM
(mm) (2)
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103.7 | 90.1 | 15.0 | % | ||||||||
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Load
Factor (3)
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74.8 | % | 67.5 | % |
7.3
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 August 2009, Copa Holdings’ system-wide passenger traffic (RPM)
increased 6.6% while capacity (ASM) increased 9.9%. System load
factor for August 2009 was 75.9%, a 2.3 percentage point decrease when compared
to August 2008.
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Copa
Airlines passenger traffic (RPM) for August 2009 increased 5.2%, while capacity
(ASM) increased 11.1%. This resulted in a load factor of 76.1%, a 4.3 percentage
point decrease when compared to August 2008.
Aero
Republica passenger traffic (RPM) for August 2009 increased 15.0%, while
capacity (ASM) increased 3.8%. Load factor for the month was 74.8%, a
7.3 percentage point increase when compared to August 2008.
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 144 daily
scheduled flights to 45 destinations in 24 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, Medellin and Pereira. Additionally, Aero
Republica has direct flights to Caracas, Venezuela from Cartagena and Medellin,
Colombia.
CPA-G
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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.
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(Registrant)
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Date: 09/08/2009
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By:
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/s/
Victor Vial
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Name: Victor
Vial
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Title:
CFO
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