SKY Airline (H2) August 2025 Operational Report

Flight Activity Overview

Total arriving flights: 4,471

Year-over-year change: -4.99%

SKY Airline saw 4,471 arriving flights in August 2025, a -4.99% shift from a year earlier. Traffic softened as Chile’s winter season tempered leisure demand and corporate travel budgets remained selective, while competition on core Santiago–northern Chile routes encouraged tighter capacity planning. The company prioritized schedule reliability and yield discipline over marginal frequency additions, which helped stabilize unit revenues in markets facing price-sensitive demand.

On-Time Performance and Cancellations

On-time arrival rate: 92.84%

Change vs last year (percentage points): +2.58 percentage points

Cancelled flights: 21

Year-over-year change: -69.57%

Punctuality improved to 92.84% with a +2.58 percentage points gain versus last year, while cancellations fell to 21 (-69.57%). Winter weather in southern corridors and intermittent air traffic flow programs around Santiago still posed challenges, but quicker aircraft turnarounds, proactive crew and spare aircraft positioning, and closer coordination with airport handlers reduced knock‑on delays and limited same‑day schedule disruptions.

Key Hubs

Santiago (SCL) remained the primary hub, concentrating departures in morning and late‑afternoon wave banks for connections to northern Chile, Peru, and select cross‑border markets. Antofagasta (ANF) supported mining and industrial flows, while Lima (LIM) provided additional feed through the group’s Peru network. A balanced mix of point‑to‑point trunk routes and timed connections sustained load factors despite seasonal troughs.

Outlook

For travelers, SKY Airline offers dependable operations with above‑average punctuality this winter. Passengers connecting in Santiago should allow extra time during early‑morning peaks and monitor weather advisories on southern routes. Looking ahead, the airline aims to keep on‑time performance near current levels, roll out small comfort upgrades on key trunk routes, and add selective frequencies as spring demand returns.