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 October, 2006
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
Parque Lefevre
Panama City, Panama
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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Enclosure: Press Release - COPA HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES 26.8% TRAFFIC GROWTH FOR SEPTEMBER 2006
Copa Holdings Announces 26.8% Traffic Growth for September 2006
PANAMA CITY, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), and its Copa Airlines and AeroRepublica operating subsidiaries, today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for September 2006:
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ASM (mm) (1) |
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572.3 |
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487.5 |
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RPM (mm) (2) |
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419.5 |
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330.8 |
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Load Factor (3) |
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73.3 |
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ASM (mm) (1) |
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450.0 |
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378.6 |
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RPM (mm) (2) |
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341.0 |
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267.2 |
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27.6 |
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Load Factor (3) |
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75.8 |
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70.6 |
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ASM (mm) (1) |
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122.3 |
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78.5 |
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63.6 |
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58.5 |
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Available seat miles - represents the aircraft seating capacity multiplied by the number of miles the seats are flown. |
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Revenue passenger miles - represents the numbers of miles flown by revenue passengers |
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Load factor - represents the percentage of aircraft seating capacity that is actually utilized |
For the month of September 2006, Copa Holdings’ system-wide passenger traffic (RPM) increased 26.8%, while capacity (ASM) increased 17.4%. System load factor for September 2006 was 73.3%, an increase of 5.4 p.p. when compared to September 2005.
Copa Airlines passenger traffic (RPM) for September 2006 increased 27.6% while capacity (ASM) increased 18.8%. This resulted in a load factor of 75.8%, an increase of 5.2 p.p. when compared to September 2005.
AeroRepublica passenger traffic (RPM) for September 2006 increased 23.4%, while capacity (ASM) increased 12.4%. AeroRepublica’s load factor for the month was 64.2%, a 5.7 p.p. increase when compared to September 2005.
Copa Holdings, through its Copa Airlines and AeroRepublica operating subsidiaries, is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo service. Copa Airlines currently offers approximately 110 daily scheduled flights to 35 destinations in 21 countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. In addition, Copa Airlines provides passengers with access to flights to more than 120 other international destinations through codeshare agreements with Continental Airlines and other airlines. AeroRepublica, the second-largest domestic carrier in Colombia, provides service to 12 cities in Colombia as well as international connectivity with Copa Airlines’ Hub of the Americas through daily flights from Bogota and Medellin.
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.
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Copa Holdings, S.A. |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: 10/10/2006 |
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/s/ Victor Vial |
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Victor Vial |
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CFO |