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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

FORM 6-K
 

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Report on Form 6-K dated for the month of July, 2009
 
 
Copa Holdings, S.A.
(Translation of Registrant's Name Into English)


Boulevard Costa del Este, Avenida Principal y Avenida de la Rotonda
Urbanización Costa del Este
Parque Lefevre
Panama City, Panama
(Address of principal executive offices)


(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
 
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Enclosure:  COPA HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES TRAFFIC STATISTICS FOR JUNE 2009
 
 
 
  
       
       
PRESS RELEASE
  
CONTACT:
Joseph Putaturo – Panamá
     
Director-Investor Relations
     
(507) 304-2677

 
COPA HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES TRAFFIC STATISTICS FOR JUNE 2009

 
Panama, July 8, 2009 - Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), and its Copa Airlines and Aero Republica operating subsidiaries, today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for June 2009:
 
Copa Holdings  (Consolidated)
June
2009
June
2008
Change
(%)
ASM (mm) (1)
802.1
730.0
9.9%
RPM (mm) (2)
573.0
558.8
2.5%
Load Factor (3)
71.4%
76.5%
-5.1 p.p.
Copa Airlines Segment
ASM (mm) (1)
668.9
598.6
11.7%
RPM (mm) (2)
482.5
481.1
0.3%
Load Factor (3)
72.1%
80.4%
-8.2 p.p.
Aero Republica Segment
ASM (mm) (1)
133.3
131.4
1.4%
RPM (mm) (2)
90.5
77.7
16.4%
Load Factor (3)
67.9%
59.2%
8.7 p.p.
1.  Available seat miles - represents the aircraft seating capacity multiplied by the number of miles the seats are flown.
2.  Revenue passenger miles - represents the numbers of miles flown by revenue passengers
3.  Load factor  - represents the percentage of aircraft seating capacity that is actually utilized
 
For the month of June 2009, Copa Holdings’ system-wide passenger traffic (RPM) increased 2.5% while capacity (ASM) increased 9.9%.  System load factor for June 2009 was 71.4%, a 5.1 percentage point decrease when compared to June 2008.
 
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Copa Airlines passenger traffic (RPM) for June 2009 increased 0.3%, while capacity (ASM) increased 11.7%. This resulted in a load factor of 72.1%, an 8.2 percentage point decrease when compared to June 2008.
 
Aero Republica passenger traffic (RPM) for June 2009 increased 16.4%, while capacity (ASM) increased 1.4%.  Load factor for the month was 67.9%, an 8.7 percentage point increase when compared to June 2008.
 
Copa Holdings, through its Copa Airlines and Aero Republica operating subsidiaries, is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo service.  Copa Airlines currently offers approximately 144 daily scheduled flights to 45 destinations in 24 countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean.  In addition, Copa Airlines provides passengers with access to flights to more than 120 other international destinations through code share agreements with Continental Airlines and other airlines.  Aero Republica, the second-largest domestic carrier in Colombia, provides service to 12 cities in Colombia as well as international connectivity with Copa Airlines’ Hub of the Americas through flights from Bogota, Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena, Medellin and Pereira. Additionally, Aero Republica has direct daily flights to Caracas, Venezuela from Cartagena and Medellin, Colombia.
 
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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, hereunto duly authorized.
 

 
Copa Holdings, S.A.
 
(Registrant)
       
       
Date: 07/08/2009
      
 
By:
 /s/ Victor Vial
 
Name:
Victor Vial
 
Title:
CFO