TAM announces operating data for January 2009, as disclosed by the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) today.
São Paulo – According to ANAC, TAM registered 11.8% growth in domestic RPK (demand) compared to the same period last year, and 13.8% increase in domestic ASK (supply). In January, market demand increased 9.6% and market supply increased 9.8%. TAM registered domestic market share (RPK) of 49.5%, a 1.0 p.p. increase compared to the same period in 2008. TAM´s domestic load factor was 72.1%, 0.6 p.p. higher than the market average of 71.5%.
In the international market, TAM registered 16.0% growth in RPK and 18.9% in ASK, compared to January 2008. The company attained market share of 84.4%, representing 17.4 p.p. growth year on year. TAM attained 77.9% load factor, 4.1 p.p. higher than the market average of 73.8%.