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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 January, 2012
 
   
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.)
 
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Enclosure:  Press Release: COPA HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES MONTHLY TRAFFIC STATISTICS FOR DECEMBER 2011
 
 
 
 

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:
01/10/2012
  
 
By:
/s/ Victor Vial
  
 
Name:  Victor Vial
 
Title:     CFO
 
 
 
 
 

Copa Holdings Announces Monthly Traffic Statistics for December 2011

PANAMA CITY, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for December 2011:

Operating Data

December

December

% Change

FY

FY

% Change

2011

2010

(YOY)

2011

2010

(YOY)

Copa Holdings  (Consolidated)







 ASM (mm) (1)

1,286.7

1,045.2

23.1%

13,350.0

10,950.2

21.9%

 RPM (mm) (2)

975.3

819.1

19.1%

10,196.5

8,416.4

21.2%

 Load Factor (3)

75.8%

78.4%

-2.6p.p.

76.4%

76.9%

-0.5p.p.

International Service  







 ASM (mm) (1)

1,206.3

932.4

29.4%

12,364.3

9,688.1

27.6%

 RPM (mm) (2)

908.1

734.3

23.7%

9,441.8

7,474.5

26.3%

 Load Factor (3)

75.3%

78.8%

-3.5p.p.

76.4%

77.2%

-0.8p.p.

Domestic Service







 ASM (mm) (1)

80.4

112.8

-28.7%

985.8

1,262.1

-21.9%

 RPM (mm) (2)

67.2

84.7

-20.7%

754.7

941.8

-19.9%

 Load Factor (3)

83.6%

75.1%

8.5p.p.

76.6%

74.6%

1.9p.p.



For the month of December 2011, Copa Holdings' system-wide passenger traffic (RPM) increased 19.1%, while capacity increased 23.1%. System load factor for December 2011 was 75.8%, a 2.6 percentage point decline when compared to December 2010.

International passenger traffic grew 23.7%, while capacity increased 29.4%. This resulted in a load factor of 75.3%, a 3.5 percentage point decrease when compared to December 2010. For the month, International capacity represented 93.8% of total capacity.

Domestic traffic, represented wholly by Colombian domestic service, decreased 20.7%, while capacity decreased 28.7%. As a result, domestic load factor for the month increased 8.5 percentage points to 83.6%. For the month, domestic capacity represented 6.2% 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 59 destinations in 28 countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean with one of the youngest and most modern fleets in the industry, consisting of 73 aircraft: 47 Boeing 737NG aircraft and 26 EMBRAER-190s. For more information visit www.copaair.com.

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CONTACT: Joseph Putaturo – Panama, Director-Investor Relations, +011-507-304-2677