In July, LATAM group transported 6.8 million passengers, 19.2% more than in 2022 and 2% more than in 2019.
LATAM group continues to provide more and better connectivity to its passengers and it has transported 41 million passengers in the first seven months of the year, which represents a growth of 20.1% compared to the same period last year. In July, the group transported 6.8 million passengers, 19.2% more than in 2022 and 2% more than in 2019.
During the month, LATAM group load factor posted a 4.4 percentage points increase compared to the same month last year, reaching 86.8%, the highest level since 2019. The load factor of international flights operated by the group’s affiliates stood out, reaching 88.8%, while the load factor for the domestic flights of the Brazilian affiliate was 84.9% and for the domestic operations of Spanish-speaking affiliates (Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru) was 84.8 %.
These operational statistics are part of the traffic report that LATAM group delivers monthly, which also includes some operational updates from recent weeks.
Several announcements stand out such as the Santiago – Melbourne routes (3 weekly frequencies operated by LATAM Airlines Group SA) and Guarulhos – Johannesburg (3 weekly frequencies operated by LATAM Airlines Brazil) from September and the Lima – Caracas and Lima – Havana routes from October 29 operated by LATAM Airlines Peru. In addition, LATAM Airlines Colombia will operate Medellin-Miami, LATAM Airlines Peru will operate Lima-Atlanta and Delta Air Lines will add a second daily flight between Atlanta and Bogotá starting in October. Additionally, the Cartagena-Atlanta route, operated by Delta Airlines, will begin operations in December.
An important milestone in August was the launch of the Guarulhos – Los Angeles route by LATAM Airlines Brazil, the first route in the Brazilian market in the context of the JV between LATAM and Delta. With an average duration of 12 hours, the direct flight between Sao Paulo and Los Angeles will have the capacity to transport an average of 110,000 passengers per year directly between the two destinations.
Passenger traffic
In July 2023, passenger traffic (measured in revenue passenger-kilometers – RPK) increased by 19.6% compared to the same period in 2022, and operations measured in ASK (available seat-kilometers) increased by 13.5 %. In cargo, capacity (measured in available ton-kilometers – ATK) increased by 8.8% compared to June 2022.
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