6-K 1 s109019_6k.htm 6-K

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

February 12, 2018

 

Commission File Number 1-14728

 

 

 

LATAM Airlines Group S.A.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

 

 

 

Presidente Riesco 5711, 20th floor

Las Condes

Santiago, Chile

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

 

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LATAM Airlines Group reports preliminary monthly statistics for January 2018

 

Santiago, Chile, February 12, 2018– LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiaries, (“LATAM Airlines Group” or “the Company”) (NYSE: LTM / IPSA: LTM), the leading airline group in Latin America, today reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for January 2018 compared to January 2017.

 

System passenger traffic increased by 1.9%, while capacity rose 1.8%. As a result, the Company’s load factor for the month increased 0.2 points to 86.3%. International passenger traffic accounted for approximately 57% of the month’s total passenger traffic.

 

The following table summarizes traffic figures for the month and includes a year-to-date breakdown for LATAM’s main business units.

 

    January  
    2018 2017 % Change
LATAM AIRLINES PASSENGER OPERATIONS      
REVENUE PASSENGER KILOMETERS (millions)      
SYSTEM   10,957 10,748 1.9%
DOMESTIC SSC (1)   1,874 1,815 3.2%
DOMESTIC BRAZIL (2)   2,807 2,816 -0.3%
INTERNATIONAL (3)   6,276 6,117 2.6%
         
AVAILABLE SEAT KILOMETERS  (millions)      
SYSTEM   12,697 12,478 1.8%
DOMESTIC SSC (1)   2,245 2,186 2.7%
DOMESTIC BRAZIL (2)   3,300 3,309 -0.3%
INTERNATIONAL (3)   7,151 6,983 2.4%
         
PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR      
SYSTEM   86.3% 86.1% 0.2 pp
DOMESTIC SSC (1)   83.5% 83.0% 0.4 pp
DOMESTIC BRAZIL (2)   85.1% 85.1% -0.1 pp
INTERNATIONAL (3)   87.8% 87.6% 0.2 pp
         
PASSENGERS BOARDED (thousands)      
SYSTEM   6,232 6,068 2.7%
DOMESTIC SSC (1)   2,077 1,996 4.1%
DOMESTIC BRAZIL (2)   2,613 2,595 0.7%
INTERNATIONAL (3)   1,542 1,478 4.4%

 

LATAM AIRLINES CARGO OPERATIONS      
         
REVENUE TON KILOMETERS  (Cargo) (millions)      
SYSTEM    295 281 5.0%
         
AVAILABLE TON KILOMETERS (Cargo) (millions)      
SYSTEM   553 542 2.0%
         
CARGO LOAD FACTOR        
SYSTEM   53.3% 51.8% 1.5 pp

 

INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION
LATAM Airlines Group S.A.
Investor Relations
InvestorRelations@latam.com
Tel: (56-2) 2565-8765
www.latamairlinesgroup.net

 

 

 

 

 

About LATAM Airlines Group S.A.

 

LATAM Airlines Group is Latin America’s leading airline group with one of the largest route networks in the world, offering air services to around 140 destinations in 25 countries, and is present in six domestic markets in Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, in addition to its international operations in Latin America, Europe, the United States, the Caribbean, Oceania and Africa.

 

The company is employing over 42,000 people worldwide, operating more than 1,300 flights per day and transporting 67 million passengers per year.

 

LATAM Airlines Group has one of the youngest and most modern fleets in the world.  Its 317 aircraft average an age of approximately seven years and feature the latest variants, including the Boeing 787, Airbus A350, A321 and A320neo.

 

LATAM Airlines Group (formerly LAN Airlines) comprises subsidiaries in Peru, Argentina, Colombia and Ecuador as well as LATAM CARGO and its subsidiaries; in addition to TAM S.A and its subsidiaries, TAM Linhas Aéreas S.A. (LATAM Airlines Brasil) and its business units TAM Transportes Aéreos Del Mercosur S.A. (LATAM Airlines Paraguay) and Multiplus S.A.

 

LATAM is the brand adopted by LATAM Airlines Group member airlines, and is being rolled-out in its products and services as part of a gradual integration plan.

 

LATAM Airlines Group is the only airlines group in Latin America and one of three worldwide to be part of the Dow Jones Sustainability ‘World’ Index.  In 2017, it was recognized by the index for sustainable practices, based on economic, social and environmental criteria, for the fourth consecutive year.

 

LATAM Airlines Group shares are traded on the Santiago Stock Exchange, and the New York Stock Exchange in the form of ADRs.

 

For any commercial or brand related query, visit www.latam.com. Further financial information is available via www.latamairlinesgroup.net. 

 

Notes

 

(1)Domestic SSC = Domestic passenger operations in Spanish speaking countries carried by LAN. Passenger statistics include domestic operations in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador and Colombia.

(2)Domestic Brazil = Domestic passenger operations of TAM in Brazil.

(3)International = International passenger operations of LAN and TAM.

 

  

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: February 12, 2018       LATAM AIRLINES GROUP S.A.
       
        By:   /s/ Ramiro Alfonsin
        Name:   Ramiro Alfonsin
        Title:   CFO at LATAM Airlines Group.