Chile's dominant airline LAN said on Monday its passenger traffic rose 8.2 percent in February compared with the same month last year, slowing from the rate in January.

The company said international passenger traffic was flat during the month, compared with the year-ago month, while domestic traffic in Argentina, Chile and Peru, increased 31.1 percent.

International passenger traffic rose 2.9 percent during January and 3.4 percent during December.

Overall passenger traffic was up 10.8 percent in January, 10.7 percent in December and 9.9 percent in November.

LAN, which has affiliates in Ecuador, Peru and Argentina, accounts for more than one-half of Chile's international passenger traffic and nearly three-quarters of its domestic traffic.