Copa Holdings February 2025 Air Traffic Improves Year Over Year

Copa Holdings, S.A. CPA reported traffic numbers for February 2025 on the back of upbeat air-travel demand. Driven by high passenger volumes, revenue passenger miles (a measure of traffic) improved on a year-over-year basis in February.To match the demand swell, CPA is increasing its capacity. In February, available seat miles (a measure of capacity) increased 1.7% year over year. Revenue passenger miles increased 2.3% year over year. Since traffic outpaced capacity expansion, the load factor (percentage of seats filled by passengers) rose to 86.7% from 86.3% in February 2024.CPA's Zacks Rank & Price PerformanceCPA currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.Shares of CPA have gained 7.3% over the past three months compared with 5.2% growth of the Zacks Airline industry.CPA Stock Three-Month Price ComparisonImage Source: Zacks Investment ResearchFebruary 2025 Traffic of Other Airline CompaniesApart from Copa Holdings, other airline companies that have reported traffic numbers for February 2025 are LATAM Airlines Group (LTM) and Ryanair Holdings RYAAY.LATAM Airlines LATAM Airlinesreported a year-over-year increase in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK, a measure of air traffic) for February 2025.LATAM Airlines reported a 4.4% year-over-year increase in consolidated capacity, measured in available seat-kilometers. This growth was mainly driven by a 9.1% increase in the company’s international operations. LTM’s revenue passenger-kilometers increased 3.1% year over year.Although traffic improved on a year-over-year basis, it failed to outpace capacity expansion. As a result, the load factor (the percentage of seats filled by passengers) fell to 83.3% from 84.4% in February 2024.During the month, LATAM Airlinestransported more than 6.5 million passengers, an increase of 1.8% year over year.Ryanair HoldingsEuropean carrier, Ryanair, reported solid traffic numbers for February 2025, driven by upbeat air-travel demand.The number of passengers transported on Ryanair flights was 12.6 million in February 2025, reflecting a 14% year-over-year increase. RYAAY’s traffic in February was higher than the January reading of 12.4 million.The February load factor of 92% remained flat on a year-over-year basis. The figure was higher than the load factor of 91% reported in January 2025.Notably, RYAAY operated more than 71,360 flights in February 2025. This marks an improvement from the prior month, wherein growth of RYAAY was hampered by 38 delayed Boeing BA deliveries.Zacks' Research Chief Names "Stock Most Likely to Double"Our team of experts has just released the 5 stocks with the greatest probability of gaining +100% or more in the coming months. Of those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian highlights the one stock set to climb highest.This top pick is among the most innovative financial firms. With a fast-growing customer base (already 50+ million) and a diverse set of cutting edge solutions, this stock is poised for big gains. Of course, all our elite picks aren’t winners but this one could far surpass earlier Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Nano-X Imaging which shot up +129.6% in little more than 9 months.Free: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners UpWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report The Boeing Company (BA): Free Stock Analysis Report Ryanair Holdings PLC (RYAAY): Free Stock Analysis Report Copa Holdings, S.A. (CPA): Free Stock Analysis Report LATAM Airlines Group S.A. (LTM): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks