From January to December 2012: Avianca and TACA Transported More Than 23 Million Passengers

Avianca and TACA recorded a 12.9% year over year increase in the number of passengers carried. In December, the airlines affiliated with the Holding transported more than 2 million passengers.

As of 2012 year end, the airlines affiliated with AviancaTaca Holding carried 23,092,533 passengers, a 12.9% year over year increase in the number of passengers carried.

In December, Avianca, TACA and their subsidiaries transported 2,060,574 passengers, which represents a 9.7% increase in the number of transported travelers compared to the same month in 2011. By December, capacity, measured in ASKs (available seat kilometers), increased 7.7% while the load factor (average occupancy of the aircraft) rose to 79.4%.

Domestic Markets in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador: More than 13 million passengers

From January to December, the number of travelers transported in the domestic markets of Colombia, Peru and Ecuador was 13,255,502, which represents a 18.5% increase compared to the same period in 2011. Capacity, measured in ASKs, grew 21.2% while the load factor was 80.1%.

In December 2012, the airlines transported in the domestic markets of these three countries 1,142,390 passengers, a 8.3% increase compared to the same month in 2011. Capacity in these markets, measured in ASKs, increased 15.3% and the load factor stood at 77.7%.

International Markets: Nearly 10 million passengers

From January to December 2012, the number of passengers carried in the international markets was 9,837,031, a 6.1% increase compared to the same period in 2011. Capacity, measured in ASKs, grew 7.9% and the load factor reached 79.4%.

In December, Avianca, TACA and their subsidiaries transported 918,184 passengers on their international routes, an 11.6% increase compared to the same period in 2011. Capacity, measured in ASKs, grew 6.0% while the load factor rose to 79.8%.

*ASKs: Available Seat Kilometers

About AviancaTaca Holding

AviancaTaca Holding S.A. (BVC: PFAVTA) is an investment firm that acts as an instrument for the execution of the shareholders' agreement which led to the integration process known as AviancaTaca, and which represents the integrated operations of several airline companies operating nationally and internationally, for whom it acts as the parent company: Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. Avianca (Avianca), Tampa Cargo S.A. Incorporated in Colombia, Aerolíneas Galápagos S.A. Aerogal Incorporated in Ecuador, and the Grupo TACA companies: TACA Internacional Airlines S.A., Incorporated in El Salvador; Líneas Aéreas Costarricenses S.A., LACSA, Incorporated in Costa Rica, Transmerican [sic: Trans American] Airlines S.A., TACA Perú Incorporated in Perú, Servicios Aéreos Nacionales S.A., SANSA Incorporated in Costa Rica, Aerotaxis La Costeña S.A., Incorporated in Nicaragua and Isleña de Inversiones C.A. de C.V. ISLE?'A Incorporated in Honduras.

AviancaTaca Holding S.A.
División de Comunicaciones y Asuntos Corporativos
Gilma Úsuga
Directora Comunicaciones Colombia | Europa
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