TAM maintains leadership in domestic and international markets
15.05.2009 [15:37]
São Paulo - (BOVESPA: TAMM4, NYSE:TAM) The Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) released the operating data for April 2009 today. Our domestic demand, measured in RPKs, presented 6.5% growth compared to the same period last year, and 10.6% increase in domestic supply, measured in ASK. In April, market demand increased 2.0% and market supply increased 6.7%. We registered domestic market share (RPK) of 49.2%, a 2.1 p.p. increase compared to the same period in 2008. Our domestic load factor was 64.1%, 1.1 p.p. higher than the market average of 63.0%. In the international market, we registered 23.2% growth in demand and 25.2% in supply, compared to April 2008. We attained market share of 86.2%, representing 13.8 p.p. growth year on year. We attained 72.7% load factor, 4.0 p.p. higher than the market average of 68.6%. Please find below our operating data for April: Operating data Apr-2009 Apr-2008 Var. % Domestic Market ASK (millions) - Supply 3,126 2,827 10.6% RPK (millions) - Demand 2,002 1,880 6.5% Load Factor 64.1% 66.5% -2.4 p.p. Market share 49.2% 47.1% 2.1 p.p. International Market ASK (millions) - Supply 2,036 1,626 25.2% RPK (millions) - Demand 1,479 1,200 23.2% Load Factor 72.7% 73.8% -1.2 p.p. Market share 86.2% 72.4% 13.8 p.p. Operating data Jan-Apr 2009 Jan-Apr 2008 Var. % Domestic Market ASK (millions) - Supply 12,852 11,293 13.8% RPK (millions) - Demand 8,245 7,898 4.4% Load Factor 64.2% 69.9% -5.8 p.p. Market share 49.5% 49.3% 0.2 p.p. International Market ASK (millions) - Supply 8,172 6,711 21.8% RPK (millions) - Demand 5,885 5,107 15.2% Load Factor 72.0% 76.1% -4.1 p.p. Market share 85.7% 68.8% 16.9 p.p.
Kontakt:
Investor Relations:
Phone: (55) (11) 5582-9715
Fax: (55) (11) 5582-8149
invest@tam.com.br
www.tam.com.br/ir
Media Relations:
www.tam.com.br
www.taminforma.com.br
MVL Comunicação
Phone: (55) (11) 3594-0302
equipetam@mvl.com.br
Our international market share in April was 86.2% and 49.2% in the domestic market
São Paulo - (BOVESPA: TAMM4, NYSE:TAM) The Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) released the operating data for April 2009 today. Our domestic demand, measured in RPKs, presented 6.5% growth compared to the same period last year, and 10.6% increase in domestic supply, measured in ASK. In April, market demand increased 2.0% and market supply increased 6.7%. We registered domestic market share (RPK) of 49.2%, a 2.1 p.p. increase compared to the same period in 2008. Our domestic load factor was 64.1%, 1.1 p.p. higher than the market average of 63.0%. In the international market, we registered 23.2% growth in demand and 25.2% in supply, compared to April 2008. We attained market share of 86.2%, representing 13.8 p.p. growth year on year. We attained 72.7% load factor, 4.0 p.p. higher than the market average of 68.6%. Please find below our operating data for April: Operating data Apr-2009 Apr-2008 Var. % Domestic Market ASK (millions) - Supply 3,126 2,827 10.6% RPK (millions) - Demand 2,002 1,880 6.5% Load Factor 64.1% 66.5% -2.4 p.p. Market share 49.2% 47.1% 2.1 p.p. International Market ASK (millions) - Supply 2,036 1,626 25.2% RPK (millions) - Demand 1,479 1,200 23.2% Load Factor 72.7% 73.8% -1.2 p.p. Market share 86.2% 72.4% 13.8 p.p. Operating data Jan-Apr 2009 Jan-Apr 2008 Var. % Domestic Market ASK (millions) - Supply 12,852 11,293 13.8% RPK (millions) - Demand 8,245 7,898 4.4% Load Factor 64.2% 69.9% -5.8 p.p. Market share 49.5% 49.3% 0.2 p.p. International Market ASK (millions) - Supply 8,172 6,711 21.8% RPK (millions) - Demand 5,885 5,107 15.2% Load Factor 72.0% 76.1% -4.1 p.p. Market share 85.7% 68.8% 16.9 p.p.
Kontakt:
Investor Relations:
Phone: (55) (11) 5582-9715
Fax: (55) (11) 5582-8149
invest@tam.com.br
www.tam.com.br/ir
Media Relations:
www.tam.com.br
www.taminforma.com.br
MVL Comunicação
Phone: (55) (11) 3594-0302
equipetam@mvl.com.br
