Volaris reports passenger traffic growth of 13 percent

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

During the month of December 2014, Volaris continued to demonstrate capacity discipline in the domestic market and growth in the international market. This resulted in total network load factor reaching 82.1%, in line with the same period of 2013. Full year load factor was 82.2%. Total capacity as measured in Available Seat Miles (ASMs) for the month of December increased by 7.5%, and total passengers reached 992 thousand, an increase of 13.1%. Full year booked passengers reached 9.8 million, an increase of 9.7%. Volaris’ total demand for the month of December measured in Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) increased 7.5% year over year, reaching 978 million. Full year RPMs reached 9.7 billion, an increase of 8.0%.

During the month of December 2014, Volaris started operating three new domestic routes (Monterrey – Tuxtla Gutierrez, Acapulco – Monterrey and Monterrey – Oaxaca) and four international routes (Mexico City – Fort Lauderdale, Guadalajara – Fort Lauderdale, Guadalajara – Reno and Cancun – Las Vegas).

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

Dec.
2014 Dec.
2013 Variance Full Year 2014 Full Year 2013 Variance
RPMs (Millions)
Domestic 680 672 1.2% 7,128 6,801 4.8%
International 298 238 25.1% 2,595 2,202 17.8%
Total 978 910 7.5% 9,723 9,003 8.0%
ASMs (Millions)
Domestic 824 812 1.4% 8,749 8,270 5.8%
International 368 296 24.4% 3,081 2,629 17.2%
Total 1,192 1,108 7.5% 11,830 10,899 8.5%
Load Factor
Domestic 82.6% 82.7% (0.1) pp 81.5% 82.2% (0.7) pp
International 81.0% 80.5% 0.5 pp 84.2% 83.8% 0.4 pp
Total 82.1% 82.1% 0.0 pp 82.2% 82.6% (0.4) pp
Passengers (Thousands)
Domestic 789 714 10.4% 8,033 7,457 7.7%
International 203 163 25.0% 1,776 1,485 19.6%
Total 992 877 13.1% 9,809 8,942 9.7%