Copa Holdings Announces Monthly Traffic Statistics for June 2008

                                 June       June       Change

  Copa Holdings (Consolidated)   2008       2007        (%)

  ASM (mm)(1)                    730.0      634.8      15.0%

  RPM (mm)(2)                    558.8      462.4      20.8%

  Load Factor(3)                 76.5%      72.8%      3.7 p.p.



  Copa Airlines

  ASM (mm)(1)                    598.6      494.9      21.0%

  RPM (mm)(2)                    481.1      385.4      24.8%

  Load Factor(3)                 80.4%      77.9%      2.5 p.p.



  Aero Republica

  ASM (mm)(1)                    131.4      139.9      -6.1%

  RPM (mm)(2)                     77.7       76.9       1.0%

  Load Factor(3)                 59.2%      55.0%      4.2 p.p.



  (1). Available seat miles -- represents the aircraft seating capacity

       multiplied by the number of miles the seats are flown.

  (2). Revenue passenger miles -- represents the numbers of miles flown

       by revenue passengers

  (3). Load factor -- represents the percentage of aircraft seating

       capacity that is actually utilized

For the month of June 2008, Copa Holdings' system-wide passenger traffic (RPM) increased 20.8%, while capacity (ASM) increased 15.0%. System load factor for June 2008 was 76.5%, a 3.7 percentage point increase when compared to June 2007.

Copa Airlines passenger traffic (RPM) for June 2008 increased 24.8%, while capacity (ASM) increased 21.0%. This resulted in a load factor of 80.4%, a 2.5 percentage point increase when compared to June 2007.

Aero Republica passenger traffic (RPM) for June 2008 increased 1.0%, while capacity (ASM) decreased 6.1%. Load factor for the month was 59.2%, a 4.2 percentage point increase when compared to June 2007. Capacity reduction came as a result of Aero Republica's ongoing transition to smaller gauge EMBRAER-190 aircraft.

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