Wednesday, February 16, 2011

TAM Brazil .- 0.6 reduces the international load factor in January, up 81.3%

SAO PAULO (BRAZIL), 16 Feb. TAM Airlines fell 0.6 percentage point load factor through its international flights in January to 81.3%, the Brazilian airline, which achieved a 11.2% increase its offerings in this market and saw a 10.4% increase demand. TAM said that the demand of passengers between Brazil and abroad remained "strong and consistent," motivated by the appreciation of the Brazilian real and the strengthening of the country's economy, boosting the business travel segment.

The share of the company in this market reached 85.2% in January, 0.8 percentage points lower than the same month last year, according to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC). In the Brazilian market, its load factor increased 3.4 percentage points in January to 79.1%, the best rate since July 2006, having increased by 12.3% offer and register an increase demand of 17.3%.

The market share of the company, including its subsidiary flights Pantanal, stood at 43.4%, 0.3 percentage points higher than a year ago. "These figures reflect the growth of leisure flights and advance reservations, so that the revenue per passenger - yield - are lower than December," the airline said.

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