Volaris reports an 18.2 percent increase in passengers

MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Volaris, the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico and the US, today reported its preliminary traffic results for April 2014.

The total number of booked passengers in April 2014 reached 790 thousand, an 18.2% increase compared to the same period in 2013. Volaris’ demand, measured in Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) increased 17.5% year over year in April 2014. Volaris registered a load factor of 79.2% and 80.3% in April 2014 and four months ended April 2014, respectively.

The following table summarizes Volaris’ traffic results for the month.

April
2014
April
2013
Variance
Four
Months
Ended
April
2014
Four
Months
Ended
April
2013
Variance

RPMs (Millions)

Domestic
586
504
16.2%
2,225
1,981
12.4%

International
207
171
21.2%
782
695
12.5%

Total
794
675
17.5%
3,007
2,676
12.4%

ASMs (Millions)

Domestic
749
642
16.5%
2,793
2,499
11.8%

International
254
195
30.0%
952
813
17.0%

Total
1,002
837
19.7%
3,745
3,312
13.1%

Load Factor

Domestic
78.3%
78.5%
(0.2) pp
79.7%
79.3%
0.4 pp

International
81.7%
87.6%
(5.9) pp
82.2%
85.5%
(3.3) pp

Total
79.2%
80.6%
(1.5) pp
80.3%
80.8%
(0.5) pp

Passengers (Thousands)

Domestic
649
554
17.3%
2,417
2,163
11.7%

International
141
115
22.8%
535
466
14.7%

Total
790
668
18.2%
2,952
2,629
12.3%