Domestic market
In the domestic market in May, we had a decrease in demand (in RPK) of 7.9%, combined with a decrease of 4.1% in the supply (in ASKs) compared with May 2011, which led to a decrease of the load factor to 64.9%. Our market share in the domestic market was 38.7% this month.
In the accumulated period from January to May of 2012 compared with 2011, our demand showed a reduction of 2.2%, with a supply growth of 1.7%, resulting in a 2.7 percentage point decrease in the load factor, reaching 67.8%.
International market
In the international market, compared to the same month of 2012, we saw a slight reduction of 0.3% in demand with a 1.2% decrease in supply, resulting in a load factor of 82.9%. Our market share among Brazilian carriers in May was 91.7%.
In the accumulated period from January to May of 2012, our demand grew by 3.6%, while the supply growth was 1.5%, resulting in a load factor of 82.7%, a 1.7 p.p. increase compared to the same period last year.
Source: TAM