Grupo Aeromexico reports 10.6 percent increase in passengers

MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Grupo Aeromexico S.A.B. de C.V., the largest global airline in Mexico, reports operating statistics for September 2013.

Grupo Aeromexico’s total number of passengers transported during September 2013 increased by 10.6% year-on-year, the highest monthly growth rate of the year, reaching a total of one million 258 thousand passengers. Demand in September increased 8.7% year-on-year; a record high growth rate for a month since February 2012. Aeromexico’s capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometers (ASKs), increased 4.6% year-on-year. The September load factor was therefore 75.1%; a 2.9 percentage point increase, year-on-year.

Year to date, Aeromexico achieved an 11.2 percentage point improvement year-on-year in on-time departure, reaching 89.5%.

September

YTD September

2013
2012
Var

2013
2012
Var

RPK’s (itinerary + charter, millions)

Domestic
782
718
9.0%

6,905
7,051
-2.1%

International
1,217
1,121
8.6%

11,161
10,436
6.9%

Total
1,999
1,839
8.7%

18,066
17,488
3.3%

ASK’s (itinerary + charter, millions)

Domestic
1,046
1,090
-4.0%

9,451
9,636
-1.9%

International
1,624
1,463
11.0%

14,177
13,166
7.7%

Total
2,670
2,553
4.6%

23,629
22,801
3.6%

Load Factor (itinerary, %)

p.p.

p.p.

Domestic
74.8
65.9
8.9

73.2
73.2
-0.0

International
75.2
76.8
-1.6

79.0
79.5
-0.5

Total
75.1
72.1
2.9

76.7
76.8
-0.2

Passengers (itinerary + charter, thousands)

Domestic
917
829
10.6%

7,941
8,049
-1.3%

International
341
308
10.7%

3,258
2,989
9.0%

Total
1,258
1,137
10.6%

11,199
11,038
1.5%

Performance (%)

p.p.

p.p.

On-time Departure within 15 min
84.8
79.6
5.2

89.5
78.3
11.2

The information included within this report has not been audited and does not provide information on the Company’s future performance. Aeromexico’s future performance depends on many factors and it cannot be inferred that any period’s performance or its year-over-year comparison will be an indicator of similar future performance.

Glossary:

“RPKs” Revenue Passenger Kilometers represent one revenue-passenger transported one kilometer. This includes itinerary and charter flights. The total RPKs equals the number of revenue-passengers transported multiplied by the total distance flown.

“ASKs” Available Seat Kilometers represent the number of available seats multiplied by the distance flown. This metric is an indicator of the airline’s capacity. It equals one seat offered for one kilometer, whether or not the seat is used.

“Load Factor” equals the number of passengers transported as a percentage of the number of seats offered. It is a measure of the airline’s capacity utilization. This metric takes into account the total passengers transported and total seats available in itinerary flights.

“Passengers” refers to the total number of passengers transported by the airline.

“On-time Departure performance” is based on the number of Grupo Aeromexico flights departing within 15 minutes of scheduled time.