SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM
6-K
Report
of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Report
on Form 6-K dated for
the month of May,
2007
Copa
Holdings, S.A.
(Translation
of Registrant's Name Into English)
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Urbanización
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Panama
City, Panama
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Enclosure:
Press
Release - COPA
HOLDONGS ANNOUNCES MONTHLY TRAFFIC STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL
2008
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| PRESS RELEASE | CONTACT: | Joseph Putaturo - Panamá |
| Director-Investor Relations | ||
| (507) 304-2677 |
COPA
HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES MONTHLY TRAFFIC STATISTICS FOR APRIL
2008
PANAMA
CITY,
May
9,
2008
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/
--
Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), and its Copa Airlines and Aero
Republica
operating subsidiaries, today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics
for April 2008:
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Copa
Holdings (Consolidated)
|
April
2008
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April
2007
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Change
(%)
|
|
ASM
(mm) (1)
|
662.6
|
617.5
|
7.30%
|
|
RPM
(mm) (2)
|
472.5
|
443.5
|
6.50%
|
|
Load
Factor (3)
|
71.30%
|
71.80%
|
-0.5
p.p.
|
|
ASM
(mm) (1)
|
553.4
|
488.3
|
13.30%
|
|
RPM
(mm) (2)
|
419.3
|
375.9
|
11.50%
|
|
Load
Factor (3)
|
75.80%
|
77.00%
|
-1.2
p.p.
|
|
ASM
(mm) (1)
|
109.2
|
129.3
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-15.50%
|
|
RPM
(mm) (2)
|
53.2
|
67.6
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-21.30%
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|
Load
Factor (3)
|
48.70%
|
52.30%
|
-3.6
p.p.
|
1.
Available seat miles - represents the aircraft seating capacity multiplied
by
the number of miles the seats are flown.
2.
Revenue
passenger miles - represents the numbers of miles flown by revenue
passengers
3.
Load
factor - represents the percentage of aircraft seating capacity that is
actually
utilized
For
the
month of April 2008, Copa Holdings’ system-wide passenger traffic (RPM)
increased 6.5%, while capacity (ASM) increased 7.3%. System load factor for
April 2008 was 71.3%, a 0.5 percentage point decline when compared to April
2007.
Copa
Airlines passenger traffic (RPM) for April 2008 increased 11.5%, while capacity
(ASM) increased 13.3%. This resulted in a load factor of 75.8%, a 1.2 percentage
point decline when compared to April 2007.
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|
Aero
Republica passenger traffic (RPM) for April 2008 decreased 21.3%, while capacity
(ASM) decreased 15.5%. Aero Republica’s load factor for the month was 48.7%, a
3.6 percentage point decline when compared to April 2007. Capacity reduction
came as a result of Aero Republica’s ongoing transition to smaller gauge
EMBRAER-190 aircraft.
Copa
Holdings, through its Copa Airlines and Aero Republica operating subsidiaries,
is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo service. Copa
Airlines currently offers approximately 126 daily scheduled flights to 41
destinations in 22 countries in North, Central and South America and the
Caribbean. In addition, Copa Airlines provides passengers with access to
flights to more than 120 other international destinations through code share
agreements with Continental Airlines and other airlines. Aero Republica,
the
second-largest domestic carrier in Colombia, provides service to 12 cities
in
Colombia as well as international connectivity with Copa Airlines’ Hub of the
Americas through flights from Bogota, Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena and
Medellin.
CPA-G
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto
duly authorized.
| Copa Holdings, S.A. | |
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|
(Registrant)
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| Date: 05/09/2008 | By: /s/ Victor Vial |
| Name: Victor Vial | |
|
Title:
CFO
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