August was the best month for air traffic during the pandemic

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August was the best month for air traffic so far this season. pandemic in Latin America and the Caribe.

Recovery progresses, slow recovery of the airline industry and in this sense it was known that for now, August has been the best month for air traffic Latin America and the Caribbean so far in the pandemic and the worst crisis in history for aviation.

These indicators were released by the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association – HIGH in your most recent traffic report, where some interesting data are indicated about this long reactivation process that has already begun:

• They were transported 6.3 million passengers in August, a 82,7% any less, O -30.452.887 fewer passengers, Over the previous year.
• The traffic (RPK) decreased 84.8% and the capacity (ASK) decreased 80.4%.
• The load factor was 64.1%, 18.8 percentage points less than in 2019.
• 1.055.352 passengers traveled to and from Latin America and the Caribbean in August, 90,8% less than the previous year.
• 6.35 millions of passengers traveled from, to and within the region during August, with which we reach 118.7 million passengers transported in the region accumulated from January to August, which implies a reduction in 59.5%.
• Domestic traffic in the region represented 83% of the total, with the Brazilian and Mexican markets showing some recovery with respect to the levels of 2019.
• In Mexico domestic traffic decreased 55.5% and in Brazil 72%.

With the greater opening of markets between September and October, a better presence of the recovery in the region is expected., especially because of the interregional importance of Panama, Colombia and Peru for air traffic in the region.

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