Wednesday, July 17, 2024 LATAM Airlines Group’s capacity surged by 15.9% in June, fueled by robust international and domestic demand. In June, the LATAM group experienced a 15.
9% increase in total capacity compared to the same period in 2023, fueled by a significant 25.2% rise in international capacity and a 9.4% uptick in domestic operations across its affiliates in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Additionally, LATAM Airlines Brazil saw its domestic capacity climb by 5.7%, despite the ongoing shutdown of Porto Alegre airport following flooding events in May. Passenger traffic for the group, gauged by revenue-passenger kilometers (RPK), surged by 17.
6% in June. This increase was led by a 25.5% jump in international demand and boosted by an 11.
5% rise in domestic demand from its affiliates in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, along with an 8.6% growth in Brazil’s domestic market. Consequently, the overall load factor for June climbed to 84.
2%, up by 1.2 percentage points from June 2023. The international segment excelled, achieving an 85.
4% load factor. Moreover, in the month of June, LATAM group transported more than 6.5 million passengers, marking a 10.
3% rise from June 2023. Over the second quarter, passenger numbers reached 19.1 million, reflecting an 11.
7% increase from the previous year. In terms of cargo, the group’s capacity, measured in available ton-kilometers (ATK), expanded by 17.2% in June 2024, totaling 670 million available ton-kilometers.
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