SAO PAULO, March 9 /PRNewswire/ --
- Domestic market share in February was 49.8%
TAM (NYSE: TAM; BOVESPA: TAMM4) announces operating data for February 2009, as disclosed by the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) today.
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According to ANAC, TAM registered a 1.9% reduction in domestic RPK (demand) compared to the same period last year, and a 13.6% increase in domestic ASK (supply). In February, market demand decreased 0.6% and market supply increased 8.2%. TAM registered domestic market share (RPK) of 49.8%, a 0.6 p.p. decrease compared to the same period in 2008. TAM's domestic load factor was 60.9%, 0.1 p.p. higher than the market average of 60.7%.
In the international market, TAM registered 12.6% growth in RPK and 16.9% in ASK, compared to February 2008. The company attained market share of 85.1%, representing 17.9 p.p. growth year on year. TAM attained 71.3% load factor, 4.0 p.p. higher than the market average of 67.3%.
Please find below our operating data for February:
Operating data Feb-09 Feb-08 Var. % Domestic Market ASK (millions) - Supply 3,019 2,657 13.6% RPK (millions) - Demand 1,837 1,872 -1.9% Load Factor 60.9% 70.5% -9.6 p.p. Market share 49.8% 50.5% -0.6 p.p. International Market ASK (millions) - Supply 1,923 1,645 16.9% RPK (millions) - Demand 1,370 1,216 12.6% Load Factor 71.3% 73.9% -2.7 p.p. Market share 85.1% 67.3% 17.9 p.p. Operating data Jan-Feb- Jan-Feb- Var. % 2009 2008 Domestic Market ASK (millions) - Supply 6,408 5,621 14.0% RPK (millions) - Demand 4,280 4,048 5.7% Load Factor 66.8% 72.0% -5.2 p.p. Market share 49.6% 49.4% 0.3 p.p. International Market ASK (millions) - Supply 4,023 3,411 17.9% RPK (millions) - Demand 3,006 2,627 14.4% Load Factor 74.7% 77.0% -2.3 p.p. Market share 84.8% 67.1% 17.6 p.p.
