PANAMA CITY, Oct. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for September 2015:

For the month of September 2015, Copa Holdings' system-wide passenger traffic (RPM) increased 2.3% year over year, while capacity decreased 0.5%.  As a result, system load factor for September 2015 was 72.8%, a 2.0 percentage point increase when compared to September 2014.

YTD reported traffic figures (January-August 2015) have been adjusted as per 6-K filed on October 14, 2015.    

Copa Holdings is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo services.  The Company, through its operating subsidiaries, provides service to 74 destinations in 31 countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean with one of the youngest and most modern fleets in the industry, consisting of 100 aircraft: 74 Boeing 737NG aircraft and 26 EMBRAER-190s. For more information visit www.copa.com.

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CONTACT:
Rafael Arias - Panama 
Director-Investor Relations 
(507) 304-2431

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