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The LATAM group projects a passenger operation of up to 70% for april (measured in available seat-kilometres – ASK) compared to the same month 2019 (pre-pandemic scenario). Airbus Foto Photos
This advance represents an increase of 2,1 percentage points compared to March and the highest figure so far this year.
Among the novelties of this month stands out the start of operations from Lima (Peru) a Cartagena (Colombia) and Rio de Janeiro/Galeao (Brazil), In addition to the route between Quito (Ecuador) and Bogota (Colombia), expanding connectivity options between countries in the region.
LATAM expected to operate approximately 1.059 daily national and international flights during April, connecting 132 destinations in 20 countries. The cargo business has scheduled more than 1.360 flights in cargo planes and the delivery of a new aircraft converted for that purpose stands out, with the operational fleet reaching a total of 13 aircraft of that type. All these projections are subject to the evolution of the pandemic in the countries where the group operates.
in March 2022, passenger traffic (measured in rented passenger-kilometres – RPK) it was of 66,5% compared to the same period of 2019, based on a measured operation in ASK (available seat kilometers) of a 67,9% compared to March 2019. This implied that the load factor decreased 1,7 percentage points, arriving to 81,1%.
in charge, load factor was 60,6%, which corresponds to an increase of 2,6 percentage points compared to March 2019.
LATAM group operation estimate – April 2022
(passenger operations measured in ASK / cargo operations measured in ATK)
| Brazil | 74% projected operation (versus april 2019). March projection reference 2021: 74%
97% domestic and 53% international Total destinations April: 49 domestic (equivalent to 503 average daily flights) and 18 international. News: International: Operation Rio de Janeiro/Galeão-Lima (3 flights/week) |
| Chile | 59% projected operation (versus april 2019). March projection reference 2021: 55%
73% domestic and 52% international Total destinations April: 15 domestic (equivalent to 115 average daily flights) and 22 international. |
| Colombia | 107% projected operation (versus april 2019). March projection reference 2021: 109%
164% domestic and 58% international Total destinations April: 17 domestic (equivalent to 177 average daily flights) and 5 international. News: International: Bogotá-Quito operation (5 flights/week) and Cartagena-Lima (3 flights/week) |
| Ecuador | 41% projected operation (versus april 2019). March projection reference 2021: 34%
120% domestic and 19% international Total destinations April: 8 domestic (equivalent to 39 average daily flights) and 3 international. News: International: Quito-Bogotá operation (5 flights/week) |
| Peru | 67% projected operation (versus april 2019). March projection reference 2021: 63%
88% domestic and 60% international Total destinations April: 19 domestic (equivalent to 146 average daily flights) and 22 international. News: International: Operation Lima-Río de Janeiro/Galeão (3 flights/week) and Lima-Cartagena (3 flights/week) |
| Load | 94% projected operation (versus april 2019). March projection reference 2021: 100%
77% domestic belly and 61% belly international* 146% dedicated freighter |
*Belly: merchandise transported in the cargo hold (lower deck) of the airplane.
Operating estimate by segment vs. 2019 – April 2022 (measure in ASK)
| Domestic Spanish-speaking countries | 84% |
| domestic Brazil | 97% |
| International | 52% |
| Total Consolidated | 70% |
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Unlike 2019, for him 2022, For Ecuador, a significant increase in ASK and RPK should be considered for post-pandemic domestic flights due to the departure of a competitor such as Tame EP in May 2020. Another important increase should be in freight transport for the same reason. For this reason, the request for an increase in frequencies.
Agree, have taken advantage of the exit of a competitor to capture more market, a natural and logical response.