LAN Airlines reports preliminary monthly traffic statistics and punctuality indicators for March 2008

Airline Industry Information, April 11, 2008

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Preliminary monthly traffic statistics and punctuality indicators have been reported for March 2008 by LAN Airlines SA and its related companies (NYSE:LFL) (IPSA:LAN), an airline group in Latin America.

The airline said system passenger traffic increased 14.2% for March 2008, with capacity increasing 9.2% and load factor by 3.5 points to 79.5%.

International passenger traffic increased 14.6% for March 2008 as capacity increased 10.5%, accounting for around 88% of total passenger traffic; while international passenger load factor increased 2.9 points to 80.6% for March 2008.

The company reported a 11.1% increase in domestic passenger traffic for March 2008 as capacity increased 1.5%, with domestic load factor increasing 6.3 points to 72.7%.

The airline's cargo traffic grew 10.3% for March 2008 as capacity increased 12.4%, with the cargo load factor decreasing 1.4 points to 73.5%, which was affected primarily by increased regional route capacity.

According to LAN Airlines, 86.3% of its total flights left on time in March 2008, based on a 15 minute standard, representing a 2.9 points increase in comparison to March 2007.

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