COPA traffic up 8%.(PANAMA)

COPA TRAFFIC UP 8%. Copa Holdings, S.A., and its Copa Airlines and Aero Republica operating subsidiaries, on Aug. 5 released passenger traffic data for July 2009. Copa Holdings' system-wide passenger traffic (RPM) increased 8.0% while capacity (ASM) increased 14.7%. System load factor for July 2009 was 76.2%, a 4.7 percentage point decrease vs. to July 2008. Copa Airlines passenger traffic (RPM) for July 2009 increased 5.9%, …