SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
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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, 2010
Copa
Holdings, S.A.
(Translation
of Registrant's Name Into English)
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PRESS
RELEASE
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CONTACT: | Joseph Putaturo – Panamá |
| Director-Investor Relations | ||
| (507) 304-2677 |
COPA
HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES MONTHLY TRAFFIC STATISTICS FOR MARCH 2010
Consolidated
traffic increases 13.5%
Panama, April
8,
2010 - Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), and
its Copa Airlines and Aero Republica operating subsidiaries, today released
preliminary passenger traffic statistics for March 2010:
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Copa
Holdings (Consolidated)
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March
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March
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Change
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2010
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2009
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(%)
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ASM (mm) (1)
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854.8
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828.0
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3.2%
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RPM (mm) (2)
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663.8
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584.7
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13.5%
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Load Factor (3)
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77.7%
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70.6%
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7.0 p.p.
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Copa
Airlines
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ASM (mm) (1)
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720.1
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696.4
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3.4%
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RPM (mm) (2)
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574.4
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512.0
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12.2%
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Load Factor (3)
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79.8%
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73.5%
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6.2 p.p.
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Aero
Republica
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ASM (mm) (1)
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134.7
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131.6
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2.4%
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RPM (mm) (2)
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89.4
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72.7
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23.0%
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Load Factor (3)
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66.4%
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55.2%
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11.1
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 March 2010, Copa Holdings’ system-wide passenger traffic (RPM)
increased 13.5%, while capacity (ASM) increased 3.2%. System load
factor for March 2010 was 77.7%, a 7.0 percentage point increase when compared
to March 2009.
Copa
Airlines passenger traffic (RPM) for March 2010 increased 12.2%, while capacity
(ASM) increased 3.4%. This resulted in a load factor of 79.8%, a 6.2 percentage
point increase when compared to March 2009.
Aero
Republica passenger traffic (RPM) for March 2010 increased 23.0%, while capacity
(ASM) increased 2.4%. Load factor for the month reached 66.4%, an
11.1 percentage point increase when compared to March 2009.
Copa
Holdings, through its Copa Airlines and Aero Republica operating subsidiaries,
is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo services. Copa
Airlines currently offers approximately 152 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
provides service to 12 cities in Colombia as well as international connectivity
with Copa Airlines' Hub of the Americas through flights from Barranquilla,
Bogota, Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena, Medellin and Pereira. Additionally, Aero
Republica has international flights from Colombia to Caracas, Guayaquil and
Quito. For more information, visit www.copaair.com.
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.
| Copa Holdings, S.A. | |
| (Registrant) | |
| Date: 04/08/2010 | |
| By: /s/ Victor Vial | |
| Name: Victor Vial | |
| Title: CFO | |