LAN cargo up 20.7pc in July

South American carrier LAN says its July cargo traffic increased 20.7 per cent, mainly due to recovering imports to Latin America driven by Brazil plus an increase in operations to Europe using its B777-200 freighter fleet.

In line with higher demand, capacity grew 19.7 per cent and cargo load factor rose 0.5 points to 67.9 per cent.


During July, 74.0 per cent of the company’s total flights left on time, based on a fifteen-minute standard window. This was a fall of 18.9 points compared to July 2009.

 

LAN cargo up 20.7pc in July

South American carrier LAN says its July cargo traffic increased 20.7 per cent, mainly due to recovering imports to Latin America driven by Brazil plus an increase in operations to Europe using its B777-200 freighter fleet.

In line with higher demand, capacity grew 19.7 per cent and cargo load factor rose 0.5 points to 67.9 per cent.


During July, 74.0 per cent of the company’s total flights left on time, based on a fifteen-minute standard window. This was a fall of 18.9 points compared to July 2009.