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PANAMA CITY - Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA), currently trading near its 52-week high with a market capitalization of $5 billion, reported a 6.4% increase in system-wide passenger traffic for September 2025 compared to the same month last year, according to preliminary traffic statistics released Monday.
The Latin American airline operator saw its revenue passenger miles (RPMs) rise to 2,283.1 million in September, up from 2,145.3 million in September 2024.
Available seat miles (ASMs), a measure of passenger carrying capacity, increased by 5.2% to 2,628.2 million compared to 2,497.3 million in the prior year period.
As a result of passenger traffic growing faster than capacity, Copa’s system load factor, which represents the percentage of aircraft seating capacity utilized, improved to 86.9% for the month, an increase of 1.0 percentage point from 85.9% in September 2024.
Copa Holdings operates through its subsidiaries providing passenger and cargo services to countries across North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean.
The traffic statistics were disclosed in a company press release.
In other recent news, Copa Holdings has reported a 6.3% increase in system-wide passenger traffic for June 2025 compared to the same month in the previous year. The company’s capacity, measured in available seat miles, also rose by 5.3% during this period. Analysts have taken note of these developments, with Citi reiterating a Buy rating and maintaining a price target of $159.00, citing the solid June traffic statistics. Additionally, TD Cowen has raised its price target for Copa Holdings to $147.00 from $144.00, while keeping a Buy rating, following the company’s second-quarter results and future guidance. These updates reflect the positive outlook from analysts regarding Copa Holdings’ performance and potential growth.
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