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LATAM Airlines Group reports preliminary monthly statistics for March 2015
April 09, 2015

Santiago, Chile, April 9, 2015- LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiaries, ("LATAM Airlines Group" or "the Company") (NYSE: LFL / IPSA: LAN / Bovespa: LATM33), the leading airline group in Latin America, today reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for March 2015 compared to March 2014.

System passenger traffic decreased by 0.5% while capacity increased by 1.3%. As a result, the Company's load factor for the month decreased 1.4 points to 80.3%. International passenger traffic accounted for approximately 51% of the month's total passenger traffic.

Domestic passenger traffic in LATAM Airlines Group's Spanish speaking operations (Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia) rose 4.0%, while capacity increased by 3.5%. As a consequence, the domestic passenger load factor increased 0.4 points to 79.4%.

Domestic passenger traffic in Brazil increased by 0.3%, while capacity increased by 0.2%. As a consequence, the domestic Brazil passenger load factor increased 0.1 points to 78.9%.

International passenger traffic decreased by 2.2%, while capacity increased by 1.2%. Accordingly, the international passenger load factor for the month decreased 2.9 points to 81.4%. International traffic includes international operations of both LAN and TAM on regional and long haul routes.

Cargo traffic for LATAM Airlines Group decreased 10.8% as capacity decreased 2.9%. As a consequence, the cargo load factor decreased 5.1 points to 56.8%. The decrease in cargo capacity is a result of reduced freighter operation. Cargo traffic decrease was driven by weaker imports into Latin America.

 

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