LATAM Group reported that last August the total number of passengers transported grew 16.3% compared to the same month in 2022, reaching 6.7 million people.
Of this amount, passengers transported to international destinations stood out, growing 44.1%. For its part, the number of passengers transported on domestic SSC flights (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) grew 14.2%; and domestic flights from Brazil 9.7%.
So far this year, the total number of passengers transported reached more than 47 million people, a change of 19.6% compared to the January - August 2022 section.
Regarding operations measured in available seat kilometers (ASK), they grew by 16% compared to August 2022, and during the first eight months of 2023, capacity increased by 23.7% compared to the same period in 2022.
Passenger traffic measured in rented passenger kilometers (RPK) grew 18.6% compared to the same month in 2022, highlighting the 33.9% increase on international routes. So far this year, the LATAM Group increased its RPK by 25.3%.
In cargo, capacity (measured in available ton-kilometers - ATK) increased by 9.3% compared to August 2022, reaching 596 million available ton-kilometers.
The following table summarizes the total traffic activity in August and the accumulated of 2023 compared to 2022.