LATAM Airlines (LTM) 6-K LATAM Airlines Group reports preliminary monthly statistics for June 2020

Exhibit 99.1

 

LATAM Airlines Group reports preliminary monthly statistics for June 2020

Santiago, Chile, July 9, 2020– LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiaries, (“LATAM Airlines Group” or “the Company”) (IPSA: LTM) today reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for June 2020 compared with the same period of 2019.

System passenger traffic (measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK)) decreased 95.2%, while capacity fell 93.6%. As a result, the Company’s load factor for the month decreased 21.6 percentage points to 61.4%. International passenger traffic accounted for approximately 30% 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
	2020			2019			% Change			2020			2019			% Change
LATAM AIRLINES PASSENGER OPERATIONS
REVENUE PASSENGER KILOMETERS (million)
SYSTEM		456			9,568			-95.2	%		29,894			61,003			-51.0	%
DOMESTIC SSC (1)		72			1,619			-95.6	%		5,742			10,616			-45.9	%
DOMESTIC BRAZIL (2)		248			2,362			-89.5	%		9,096			14,987			-39.3	%
INTERNATIONAL (3)		136			5,587			-97.6	%		15,056			35,401			-57.5	%
AVAILABLE SEAT KILOMETERS  (million)
SYSTEM		742			11,524			-93.6	%		37,655			72,824			-48.3	%
DOMESTIC SSC (1)		121			2,021			-94.0	%		7,302			12,948			-43.6	%
DOMESTIC BRAZIL (2)		371			2,999			-87.6	%		11,438			18,498			-38.2	%
INTERNATIONAL (3)		249			6,503			-96.2	%		18,914			41,378			-54.3	%
PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM		61.4	%		83.0	%		-21.6	pp		79.4	%		83.8	%		-4.4	pp
DOMESTIC SSC (1)		59.1	%		80.1	%		-21.0	pp		78.6	%		82.0	%		-3.4	pp
DOMESTIC BRAZIL (2)		66.7	%		78.8	%		-12.0	pp		79.5	%		81.0	%		-1.5	pp
INTERNATIONAL (3)		54.6	%		85.9	%		-31.3	pp		79.6	%		85.6	%		-6.0	pp
PASSENGERS BOARDED (thousand)
SYSTEM		273			5,569			-95.1	%		18,294			35,049			-47.8	%
DOMESTIC SSC (1)		59			2,032			-97.1	%		6,575			12,482			-47.3	%
DOMESTIC BRAZIL (2)		194			2,255			-91.4	%		8,217			14,175			-42.0	%
INTERNATIONAL (3)		21			1,282			-98.4	%		3,501			8,392			-58.3	%
LATAM AIRLINES CARGO OPERATIONS
REVENUE TON KILOMETERS  (Cargo) (million)
SYSTEM		248			278			-10.9	%		1,549			1,748			-11.4	%
AVAILABLE TON KILOMETERS (Cargo) (million)
SYSTEM		310			504			-38.5	%		2,506			3,125			-19.8	%
CARGO LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM		79.9	%		55.1	%		24.7	pp		61.8	%		55.9	%		5.9	pp

INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION

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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. Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, it offered services to 145 destinations in 26 countries, including six domestic markets in South America – Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru – in addition to international operations in Latin America, Europe, the United States, the Caribbean, Oceania, Africa and Asia.

In 2019, the airline group transported over 74 million passengers, operating approximately 1,400 flights per day. Last year, it ranked as the world’s most on-time ‘global network airline’ by Cirium and most punctual ‘mega airline’ by OAG, also being voted the ‘best airline in South America’ in the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2019.

LATAM Airlines Group has over 300 aircraft in its fleet, featuring the Boeing 787, Airbus A350, A321 and A320neo.

LATAM Airlines Group is the only airline group in the Americas and one of three worldwide to be part of the Dow Jones Sustainability ‘World’ Index. In 2019, it was recognized by the index for sustainable practices, based on economic, social and environmental criteria, for the sixth consecutive year.

For further information visit www.latam.com. For financial information: www.latamairlinesgroup.net

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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.