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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

 

July 9, 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 June 2018

 

Santiago, Chile, July 9, 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 June 2018 compared to June 2017.

 

System passenger traffic increased 1.3%, while capacity rose by 6.4%. As a result, the Company’s load factor for the month fell 4.1 percentage points to 80.3%. International passenger traffic accounted for approximately 59% 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.

 

    June     Year to Date by June  
    2018 2017 % Change   2018 2017 % Change
LATAM AIRLINES PASSENGER OPERATIONS          
REVENUE PASSENGER KILOMETERS (million)          
SYSTEM   8,942 8,830 1.3%   57,479 55,927 2.8%
DOMESTIC SSC (1)   1,430 1,345 6.3%   9,439 9,155 3.1%
DOMESTIC BRAZIL (2)   2,279 2,272 0.3%   14,556 14,235 2.3%
INTERNATIONAL (3)   5,233 5,213 0.4%   33,484 32,537 2.9%

 

AVAILABLE SEAT KILOMETERS  (million)          
SYSTEM   11,132 10,463 6.4%   68,861 66,380 3.7%
DOMESTIC SSC (1)   1,805 1,695 6.5%   11,493 11,321 1.5%
DOMESTIC BRAZIL (2)   2,981 2,790 6.8%   18,250 17,561 3.9%
INTERNATIONAL (3)   6,346 5,979 6.1%   39,118 37,497 4.3%

 

PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR            
SYSTEM   80.3% 84.4% -4.1 pp   83.5% 84.3% -0.8 pp
DOMESTIC SSC (1)   79.3% 79.4% -0.1 pp   82.1% 80.9% 1.3 pp
DOMESTIC BRAZIL (2)   76.4% 81.4% -5.0 pp   79.8% 81.1% -1.3 pp
INTERNATIONAL (3)   82.5% 87.2% -4.7 pp   85.6% 86.8% -1.2 pp

 

PASSENGERS BOARDED (thousand)            
SYSTEM   5,119 5,051 1.4%   32,736 31,913 2.6%
DOMESTIC SSC (1)   1,793 1,681 6.6%   11,040 10,585 4.3%
DOMESTIC BRAZIL (2)   2,109 2,145 -1.7%   13,589 13,475 0.8%
INTERNATIONAL (3)   1,217 1,224 -0.6%   8,107 7,853 3.2%

 

LATAM AIRLINES CARGO OPERATIONS

                 
REVENUE TON KILOMETERS  (Cargo) (million)          
SYSTEM   277 259 6.8%   1,757 1,609 9.2%
                 
AVAILABLE TON KILOMETERS (Cargo) (million)          
SYSTEM   522 481 8.6%   3,204 3,015 6.2%
                 
CARGO LOAD FACTOR                
SYSTEM   53.0% 53.9% -0.9 pp   54.8% 53.4% 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

 

 

 

 

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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 Group employs over 42.000 people worldwide, operating more than 1,300 flights per day and transporting 67 million passengers per year.

 

LATAM Airlines Group has a young and modern fleet. Its 314 aircraft average an age of around seven years and feature the latest models including the Boeing 787, Airbus A350, A321 and A320neo.

 

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: July 9, 2018       LATAM AIRLINES GROUP S.A.
       
        By:   /s/ Ramiro Alfonsín
        Name:   Ramiro Alfonsín
        Title:   Chief Financial Officer