14 Sep 2023
14 September 2023 - LATAM Airlines reports a significant uptick in its passenger numbers for the month of August. Compared to August 2022, the airline saw a 16.3% year-over-year increase in total passengers, reaching a new high of 6.7 million. The most notable growth was in international travel, which soared by 44.1%. Meanwhile, the airline also reported solid growth in domestic markets, with SSC flights (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru) rising 14.2% and Brazil's domestic flights experiencing a 9.7% increase.
Over the first eight months of 2023, LATAM has now transported an impressive 47 million passengers.
Operations measured in available seats – kilometers (ASK) grew by 16% compared to August 2022 and during the first eight months of 2023, capacity increased by 23.7% compared to the same period of 2022.
Passenger traffic measured in revenue passenger-kilometers (RPK) grew 18.6% compared to the same month in 2022, highlighting the 33.9% increase on international routes. So far this year, the LATAM group increased its RPK by 25.3%.
For LATAM Cargo, capacity (measured in available ton-kilometers - ATK) increased by 9.3% compared to August 2022, reaching 596 million available ton-kilometers.
The following table summarises the traffic activity in August and the accumulated traffic of 2023 compared to 2022.
ABOUT LATAM GROUP
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiaries are the leading airline group in Latin America, with a presence in five domestic markets in the region: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, in addition to international operations within Latin America and to Europe, the United States, the Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand.
The group has a fleet of Boeing 767, 777, 787, Airbus A321, A320, A320neo and A319 aircraft. LATAM Cargo Chile, LATAM Cargo Colombia and LATAM Cargo Brazil are the LATAM group's cargo subsidiaries, having a combined fleet of 18 freighter aircraft, which will gradually increase to a total of 19 cargo aircraft by 2024. These cargo subsidiaries have access to the group's passenger aircraft and operate within the LATAM group network, as well as on exclusive international routes for cargo transportation. In addition, it offers a modern infrastructure and a wide variety of services and support options to meet the needs of its customers.
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