LATAM Airlines Group reports preliminary statistics for February 2013

2013-03-12 22:33:52 -
Santiago, Chile, March 12, 2013- LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiaries,
("LATAM  Airlines Group"  or "the  Company") (NYSE:  LFL /  IPSA: LAN /
Bovespa:
LATM11),  the leading airline group in Latin America, today reported preliminary
monthly traffic statistics for February 2013 compared to February 2012.

System  passenger traffic increased 4.2% as capacity rose 1.5%. As a result, the
Company's load factor for the month increased 2.0 points to 78.1%. International
passenger traffic accounted for approximately 53% of the month's total passenger
traffic.

Domestic passenger traffic in LATAM Airlines Group's Spanish speaking operations
(Chile,  Argentina, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia) rose 9.3%, as capacity increased
8.6%. As  a consequence, the domestic passenger load factor increased 0.5 points
to 82.7%.

Domestic  passenger traffic in Brazil 
  
    
      
        

	    
  
  rose 2.4%, as capacity decreased 11.9%. As
a  consequence, the domestic Brazil  passenger load factor increased 10.5 points
to 75.1%.

International  passenger  traffic  rose  3.8%, while  capacity  increased 9.8%.
Accordingly,  the international  passenger load  factor for  the month decreased
4.5 points  to 78.7%. International traffic includes international operations of
both LAN and TAM on regional and long haul routes.

Cargo  traffic  for  LATAM  Airlines  Group increased 0.6% as capacity increased
3.0%. As a consequence, the cargo load factor decreased 1.3 points to 55.6%. The
growth  in cargo capacity is a result  of an increased availability in the belly
of  passenger  aircrafts.  Cargo  traffic  was  driven  by  a  strong  demand of
commodities  from South America,  partially offset by  weaker imports into Latin
America.


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