MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Volaris”), an ultra-low-cost airline based in Mexico, today reported its preliminary traffic results for September 2013.

The total number of booked passengers in September 2013 reached 697 thousand passengers, a 23.9% increase compared to the same period in 2012. Volaris’ demand, measured in Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) increased 19.6% year-on-year in September 2013. Volaris registered a load factor of 81.0% in September 2013, a 1.7 percentage point increase year-on-year.

In September 2013, as a result of adverse weather conditions and airport closures in connection with Hurricane “Ingrid” and Tropical Storm “Manuel,” Volaris canceled 18 flights, delayed more than 145 flights, and more than 2,200 passengers were unable to fly as scheduled and were re-accommodated on later flights. The storms impacted 13 states in Mexico, resulting in a decline in bookings for the period. Volaris worked in coordination with the federal, state, and local authorities to assist people that were stranded in Acapulco due to the storms, transporting more than 1,600 customers on 11 humanitarian aid flights free of charge on the Acapulco – Mexico City route, which it does not operate regularly.

The following table summarizes Volaris’ traffic results for the month and year-to-date ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

September
2013
September
2012
Variation
Nine Months Ended

September 2013
Nine Months Ended

September 2012
Variation

RPMs (Millions)

Domestic
526
433
21.3%
5,041
4,177
20.7%

International
164
143
14.3%
1,633
1,487
9.8%

Total
689
576
19.6%
6,674
5,664
17.8%

ASMs (Millions)

Domestic
643
541
18.9%
6,063
4,993
21.4%

International
207
185
11.9%
1,891
1,771
6.8%

Total
851
727
17.1%
7,954
6,764
17.6%