Copa Holdings (CPA) May Traffic, Capacity Fall From 2019 Level
Amid continued weakness in air-travel demand due to coronavirus-induced woes, Copa Holdings’ CPA traffic, measured in revenue passenger miles (RPMs), dropped 58% from the 2019 level to 753.6 million in May 2021.
In response to this low-demand scenario, the airline is reducing capacity. Measured in available seat miles (ASMs), capacity plunged 53.4% from the 2019 level to 970.9 million. With traffic declining more than the amount of capacity contraction, load factor (percentage of seats filled with passengers) deteriorated 8.5 percentage points to 77.6% in May.
Despite being significantly below the pre-pandemic level, the company’s May traffic represents an improvement from the April traffic decline of 67% (from the comparable period in 2019). This highlights the gradual recovery in air-travel demand. May load factor is also better than April’s figure of 72.8%.
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With uptick in passenger demand and the Panamanian government’s relaxation of travel restrictions, gradual increase in Copa Holdings’ operations is encouraging. Notably, the company’s flight operations in the first quarter of 2021 were 39% of the comparable period in 2019 (pre-pandemic), indicating an improvement from approximately 27% in the fourth quarter of 2020. The airline expects its second-quarter capacity to be around 45% of the 2019 level. This increase in operations is expected to support the airline’s top line by attracting traffic.
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