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LATAM Airlines August 2025 Traffic Improves Year Over Year
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Key Takeaways
LTM's August traffic rose 10.8% YoY, supported by 9.4% capacity growth and new domestic/international routes.
August 2025 load factor increased 1.1 pts to 85.4% as traffic outpaced capacity expansion.
LATAM Airlines carried 7.7 million passengers in August, with YTD total transporting 57.1M across its network.
LATAM Airlines Group (LTM - Free Report) reported a year-over-year increase in revenue passenger-kilometers (RPK: a measure of air traffic) for August 2025.
LATAM Airlines reported a 9.4% year-over-year increase in consolidated capacity, measured in available seat-kilometers (ASK). The uptick was driven by a 12% increase in the group’s international operations and an 11.3% increase in LATAM Airlines Brazil’s domestic capacity.
LTM’s consolidated traffic, measured in revenue passenger-kilometers (RPK), increased 10.8% year over year. As traffic outpaced capacity expansion, the consolidated load factor (percentage of seats filled by passengers) grew by 1.1 percentage points from August 2024 to 85.4% in August 2025, maintaining healthy load factors across all business segments.
During the month, LATAM Airlines transported almost 7.7 million passengers, an increase of 9.1% year over year. Year to date, LATAM Airlines has transported 57.1 million passengers across its network.
Apart from Volaris, other airline companies that have reported traffic numbers for August 2025 are Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY - Free Report) and Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. (VLRS - Free Report) .
Ryanair Holdings
European carrier, Ryanair, reported solid traffic numbers for August 2025, driven by upbeat air-travel demand. The number of passengers transported on Ryanair flights was 21 million in August 2025, reflecting a 2% year-over-year increase.
Apart from a year-over-year surge, RYAAY’s August traffic also reflects a straight eight-month improvement at a stretch from the beginning of 2025. RYAAY’s August traffic was higher than the July reading of 20.7 million, the June reading of 19.9 million, the May reading of 19.6 million, the April reading of 18.3 million, the March reading of 15 million, the February reading of 12.6 million and the January reading of 12.4 million.
The August load factor of 96% remained flat on a year-over-year basis and sequential basis, reflecting consistent passenger demand for the airline's services. The August load factor of 96% was higher than the load factor of 95% reported in June and May, the load factor of 93% reported in April and March, the load factor of 92% reported in February 2025 and 91% reported in January 2025.
In August 2025, RYAAY operated more than 114,000 flights. This marks an improvement from 113,000 flights operated in July 2025, 109,000 flights operated in June 2025, 108,000 flights operated in May 2025, 103,000 flights in April 2025, 84,000 flights in March 2025, and 71,360 flights in February 2025. In January 2025, growth at RYAAY was hampered by 38 delayed Boeing (BA - Free Report) deliveries.
Volaris
Mexican carrier Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, also known as Volaris, recently reported a year-over-year increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs), a measure of air traffic, for August.
VLRS reported a 4.7% year-over-year increase in consolidated capacity (measured in available seat miles). Consolidated traffic, measured in revenue passenger-miles (RPM), grew 1.9% year over year. Although traffic improved on a year-over-year basis, it failed to outpace capacity expansion. As a result, the load factor decreased 2.3 percentage points year over year to 84.7%.
During August, VLRS transported 2.71 million passengers, representing a 4% year-over-year increase.
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LATAM Airlines August 2025 Traffic Improves Year Over Year
Key Takeaways
LATAM Airlines Group (LTM - Free Report) reported a year-over-year increase in revenue passenger-kilometers (RPK: a measure of air traffic) for August 2025.
LATAM Airlines reported a 9.4% year-over-year increase in consolidated capacity, measured in available seat-kilometers (ASK). The uptick was driven by a 12% increase in the group’s international operations and an 11.3% increase in LATAM Airlines Brazil’s domestic capacity.
LTM’s consolidated traffic, measured in revenue passenger-kilometers (RPK), increased 10.8% year over year. As traffic outpaced capacity expansion, the consolidated load factor (percentage of seats filled by passengers) grew by 1.1 percentage points from August 2024 to 85.4% in August 2025, maintaining healthy load factors across all business segments.
During the month, LATAM Airlines transported almost 7.7 million passengers, an increase of 9.1% year over year. Year to date, LATAM Airlines has transported 57.1 million passengers across its network.
LTM currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
August 2025 Traffic of Other Airline Companies
Apart from Volaris, other airline companies that have reported traffic numbers for August 2025 are Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY - Free Report) and Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. (VLRS - Free Report) .
Ryanair Holdings
European carrier, Ryanair, reported solid traffic numbers for August 2025, driven by upbeat air-travel demand. The number of passengers transported on Ryanair flights was 21 million in August 2025, reflecting a 2% year-over-year increase.
Apart from a year-over-year surge, RYAAY’s August traffic also reflects a straight eight-month improvement at a stretch from the beginning of 2025. RYAAY’s August traffic was higher than the July reading of 20.7 million, the June reading of 19.9 million, the May reading of 19.6 million, the April reading of 18.3 million, the March reading of 15 million, the February reading of 12.6 million and the January reading of 12.4 million.
The August load factor of 96% remained flat on a year-over-year basis and sequential basis, reflecting consistent passenger demand for the airline's services. The August load factor of 96% was higher than the load factor of 95% reported in June and May, the load factor of 93% reported in April and March, the load factor of 92% reported in February 2025 and 91% reported in January 2025.
In August 2025, RYAAY operated more than 114,000 flights. This marks an improvement from 113,000 flights operated in July 2025, 109,000 flights operated in June 2025, 108,000 flights operated in May 2025, 103,000 flights in April 2025, 84,000 flights in March 2025, and 71,360 flights in February 2025. In January 2025, growth at RYAAY was hampered by 38 delayed Boeing (BA - Free Report) deliveries.
Volaris
Mexican carrier Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, also known as Volaris, recently reported a year-over-year increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs), a measure of air traffic, for August.
VLRS reported a 4.7% year-over-year increase in consolidated capacity (measured in available seat miles). Consolidated traffic, measured in revenue passenger-miles (RPM), grew 1.9% year over year. Although traffic improved on a year-over-year basis, it failed to outpace capacity expansion. As a result, the load factor decreased 2.3 percentage points year over year to 84.7%.
During August, VLRS transported 2.71 million passengers, representing a 4% year-over-year increase.