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 March, 2017

 

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

ParqueLefevre

Panama City, Panama

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

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Enclosure: Press Release - COPA HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES MONTHLY TRAFFIC STATISTICS FOR FEBRUARY 2017

 

 

 

 

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: 3/13/2017  
  By:  /s/ José Montero
    Name: José Montero
Title: CFO

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1
 

Copa Holdings Announces Monthly Traffic Statistics For February 2017

PANAMA CITY, March 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for February 2017:








Operating Data

Feb

Feb

% Change

YTD

YTD

% Change

2017

2016

(YOY)

2017

2016

(YOY)

Copa Holdings  (Consolidated)







  ASM (mm) (1)

1,814.3

1,792.1

1.2%

3,873.5

3,741.0

3.5%

  RPM (mm) (2)

1,469.8

1,375.5

6.9%

3,192.9

2,932.0

8.9%

  Load Factor (3)

81.0%

76.8%

4.3p.p.

82.4%

78.4%

4.1p.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 February 2017, Copa Holdings' system-wide passenger traffic (RPMs) increased 6.9% year over year, while capacity (ASMs) increased 1.2%. As a result, system load factor for February 2017 was 81.0%, a 4.3 percentage point increase when compared to February 2016.

Copa Holdings is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo services. The Company, through its operating subsidiaries, provides service to 73 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 101 aircraft: 80 Boeing 737NG aircraft and 21 EMBRAER-190s. For more information visit www.copa.com.

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CONTACT:

Raúl Pascual – Panamá 


Director – Investor Relations


(507) 304-2774