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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
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 September, 2011
 
 
Copa Holdings, S.A.
(Translation of Registrant's Name Into English)
 
 
Boulevard Costa del Este, Avenida Principal y Avenida de la Rotonda
Urbanización Costa del Este
Complejo Business Park, Torre Norte
Parque Lefevre
Panama City, Panama
 (Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
 
Form 20-F x     Form 40-F o
 
(Indicate by check whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
 
Yes o     No x
 
(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b);82-             )
 
Enclosure:  Press Release: COPA HOLDINGS’ CONSOLIDATED TRAFFIC FOR AUGUST GROWS 17.8%
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
(Registrant)
  
       
Date: 09/07/2011
By:
/s/ Victor Vial  
  Name:   Victor Vial  
  Title: CFO  
       
 
 
 
 
 

Copa Holdings' Consolidated Traffic for August Grows 17.8%

PANAMA CITY, Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for August 2011:


Copa Holdings  (Total System)

August

August

Change

2011

2010

(%)

ASM (mm) (1)

1,160.7

985.9

17.7%

RPM (mm) (2)

871.4

739.9

17.8%

Load Factor (3)

75.1%

75.0%

0.0p.p.

International Service  

ASM (mm) (1)

1,091.31

877.1

24.4%

RPM (mm) (2)

816.6

655.1

24.6%

Load Factor (3)

74.8%

74.7%

0.1p.p.

Domestic Service

ASM (mm) (1)

69.4

108.8

-36.2%

RPM (mm) (2)

54.9

84.8

-35.3%

Load Factor (3)

79.1%

77.9%

1.1p.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 August 2011, Copa Holdings' system-wide passenger traffic (RPM) increased 17.8%. System load factor for August 2011 was 75.1%, in line with August 2010, despite significant capacity growth.

International passenger traffic grew 24.6%, while capacity increased 24.4%. This resulted in a load factor of 74.8%, a 0.1 percentage point increase when compared to August 2010. For the month, International capacity represented 94% of total capacity.

Domestic traffic, represented wholly by Colombian domestic service, decreased 35.3%, while capacity decreased 36.2%. As a result, domestic load factor for the month increased 1.1 percentage points to 79.1%. For the month, domestic capacity represented 6% of total capacity.

Copa Holdings is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo services. The Company, through its operating subsidiaries, provides service to 55 destinations in 27 countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean with one of the youngest and most modern fleets in the industry, consisting of 70 aircraft: 44 Boeing 737NG aircraft and 26 EMBRAER-190s. For more information visit www.copaair.com.

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