LAN Airlines Monthly Statistics Report for March 2010
System passenger traffic for March decreased 8.2% as capacity declined 4.1%. As a result, the Company's load factor decreased 3.2 points to 72.9%. International passenger traffic accounted for approximately 70% of total passenger traffic. March 2010 traffic was affected by flight cancellations due to the shutdown of the Santiago International Airport as a result of the earthquake that affected Chile on February 27, 2010.
LAN Airlines S.A. (NYSE: LFL; IPSA: LAN), one of the leading airlines in Latin America, and its subsidiaries today reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics and punctuality indicators for March 2010.
System passenger traffic for March decreased 8.2% as capacity declined 4.1%. As a result, the Company's load factor decreased 3.2 points to 72.9%. International passenger traffic accounted for approximately 70% of total passenger traffic. March 2010 traffic was affected by flight cancellations due to the shutdown of the Santiago International Airport as a result of the earthquake that affected Chile on February 27, 2010.
Domestic passenger traffic in Chile, Argentina, Peru and Ecuador fell 2.9% as capacity decreased 5.3%.
