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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 June, 2010
 
 
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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Enclosure:  Press Release: COPA HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES MONTHLY TRAFFIC STATISTICS FOR MAY 2010

 
 
 

       
       
      
    
       
PRESS RELEASE
 
  
 

COPA HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES MONTHLY TRAFFIC STATISTICS FOR MAY 2010
 
Panama, June 7, 2010 - Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), and its Copa Airlines and Aero Republica operating subsidiaries, today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for May 2010:
 
   
May
    
May
    
Change
  
Copa Holdings  (Consolidated)
  
2010
    
2009
    
(%)
  
ASM (mm) (1)
     861.9       812.7       6.1 %
RPM (mm) (2)
     626.7       518.2       20.9 %
Load Factor (3)
     72.7 %     63.8 %  
8.9 p.p.
  
Copa Airlines
  
ASM (mm) (1)
     732.0       686.9       6.6 %
RPM (mm) (2)
     543.2       445.6       21.9 %
Load Factor (3)
     74.2 %     64.9 %  
9.3 p.p.
  
Aero Republica
  
ASM (mm) (1)
     129.8       125.7       3.2 %
RPM (mm) (2)
     83.6       72.6       15.1 %
Load Factor (3)
     64.4 %     57.8 %  
6.6 p.p.
  
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 May 2010, Copa Holdings’ system-wide passenger traffic (RPM) increased 20.9%, while capacity (ASM) increased 6.1%.  System load factor for May 2010 was 72.7%, an 8.9 percentage point increase when compared to May 2009.
 
Copa Airlines passenger traffic (RPM) for May 2010 increased 21.9%, while capacity (ASM) increased 6.6%. This resulted in a load factor of 74.2%, a 9.3 percentage point increase when compared to May 2009.
 
Aero Republica passenger traffic (RPM) for May 2010 increased 15.1%, while capacity (ASM) increased 3.2%.  Load factor for the month reached 64.4%, a 6.6 percentage point increase when compared to May 2009.

 
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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.
 
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CONTACT:
Joseph Putaturo – Panamá
Director-Investor Relations
(507) 304-2677
 
 
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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.
 
   
Copa Holdings, S.A.
   
   (Registrant)
     
Date: 06/07/2010
    
   
By:
/s/ Victor Vial
   
Name: Victor Vial
   
Title:   CFO