Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for April 2017:
Operating Data
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Apr
2017
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Apr
2016
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% Change
(YOY)
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YTD
2017
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YTD
2016
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% Change
(YOY)
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Copa Holdings (Consolidated)
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ASM (mm) (1)
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1,865.0
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1,754.1
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6.3%
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7,671.3
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7,320.0
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4.8%
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RPM (mm) (2)
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1,554.8
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1,334.7
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16.5%
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6,286.5
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5,641.4
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11.4%
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Load Factor (3)
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83.4%
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76.1%
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7.3p.p.
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81.9%
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77.1%
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4.9p.p.
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1. Available seat miles - represents the aircraft seating capacity multiplied by the number of miles the seats are flown.
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2. Revenue passenger miles - represents the numbers of miles flown by revenue passengers
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3. Load factor - represents the percentage of aircraft seating capacity that is actually utilized
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For the month of April 2017, Copa Holdings' system-wide passenger traffic (RPMs) increased 16.5% year over year, while capacity (ASMs) increased 6.3%. As a result, system load factor for April 2017 was 83.4%, a 7.3 percentage point increase when compared to April 2016.
