Source: Copa Holdings
Copa Holdings, S.A., today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for December 2021:
| Operating Data | December 2021 |
December 2019 |
% Change |
| Copa Holdings (Consolidated) | |||
| ASM (mm) (1) | 1,873.1 | 2,124.5 | -11.8% |
| RPM (mm) (2) | 1,569.6 | 1,814.0 | -13.5% |
| Load Factor (3) | 83.8% | 85.4% | -1.6p.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 |
Given the irregular nature of the Company’s operations starting in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we will compare this and future traffic reports to 2019 statistics.
Consolidated capacity (ASMs) came in 11.8% lower than December 2019, while passenger traffic (RPMs) decreased 13.5%, which resulted in a 83.8% load factor.