LATAM Airlines Group reports slight fall in passenger numbers

LATAM Airlines Group and its subsidiaries, the leading airline group in Latin America, have reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for March 2015 compared to March 2014.

System passenger traffic decreased by 0.5 per cent while capacity increased by 1.3 per cent.

As a result, the company’s load factor for the month decreased 1.4 points to 80.3 per cent.

International passenger traffic accounted for approximately 51 per cent of the month’s total passenger traffic.

Domestic passenger traffic in LATAM Airlines Group’s Spanish speaking operations - Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia - rose four per cent, while capacity increased by 3.5 per cent.Read More 14/04/2015 Breaking Travel News