9 June 2011

LAN Airlines S.A. and its subsidiaries reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for May 2011. System passenger traffic increased 19.6% as capacity rose 14.2%. As a result, the Company’s load factor for the month increased 3.5 points to 77.7%. International passenger traffic accounted for approximately 70% of total passenger traffic. Starting in January 2011, these figures include

Ryanair’s traffic increased 11% in May 2011 and the laod factor was up 1 p.p. to 82% compared to the previous year.

Norwegian’s passenger growth continues in May, as close to 1.4 million passengers flew with the airline. This is an increase of 16% compared to the same period previous year. Traffic for May improved by 13% and capacity was up 14% compated to May 2010. The load factor was 76 %, down 1 p.p.

In May 2011, Finnair traffic rose by 7.4% compared with May 2010, while capacity grew by 9.2%. The load factor for the month was down 2.6 p.p. to 60% compared to May 2010.

IAG released that May 2011 traffic rose by 14.1% versus May 2010, capacity was up 7.3% and the load factor was up 4.7% to  78.1% compared to the same period in 2011.

SAS Group’s May 2011 traffic increased by 7% during May and capacity increased 10.2% compared to the same period in 2010. The passenger load factor decreased by 2.2 p.p. to 73.4%. SAS Group carried 2.6 million passengers in May, up 13.5%.