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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 March 2019
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
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Panama City, Panama
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Enclosure: Press Release - COPA HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES MONTHLY TRAFFIC STATISTICS FOR FEBRUARY 2019
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: 3/13/2019 | ||
| By: | /s/ José Montero | |
| Name: José Montero Title: CFO | ||
Exhibit 99.1
Copa Holdings Announces Monthly Traffic Statistics for February 2019
PANAMA CITY, March 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for February 2019:
Operating Data | Feb 2019 | Feb 2018 | % Change (YOY) | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | % Change (YOY) |
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ASM (mm) (1) | 1,956.0 | 1,956.5 | 0.0% | 4,288.8 | 4,126.7 | 3.9% |
RPM (mm) (2) | 1,636.0 | 1,625.0 | 0.7% | 3,573.2 | 3,448.6 | 3.6% |
Load Factor (3) | 83.6% | 83.1% | 0.6p.p. | 83.3% | 83.6% | -0.3p.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 2019, Copa Holdings' system-wide passenger traffic (RPMs) increased 0.7% year over year, while capacity (ASMs) remained flat. As a result, system load factor for the month was 83.6%, 0.6 percentage points higher than February 2018.
Copa Holdings is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo services. The Company, through its operating subsidiaries, provides service to 81 destinations in 33 countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean with one of the youngest and most modern fleets in the industry, consisting of 106 aircraft: 6 Boeing 737 MAX9s, 82 Boeing 737NGs aircraft and 18 Embraer-190s. For more information visit www.copa.com.
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