MEXICO CITY, May 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Volaris* (NYSE:
VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline serving
Mexico and the United States, today reported April 2015 and year-to-date preliminary traffic
results.
During the month of April 2015,
Volaris continued its capacity discipline in the domestic market
and strong growth in the international market. Total capacity as
measured in Available Seat Miles (ASMs) for the month of April
increased by 9.5% year over year, and total passengers were 933
thousand, an increase of 18.0% year over year. Volaris' total
demand for the month of April measured in Revenue Passenger Miles
(RPMs) increased 12.7% year over year, reaching 894 million.
Network load factor for the month of April reached 81.4%, an
increase of 2.2 percentage points year over year.
The following table summarizes Volaris' traffic results for the
month.
|
April
2015
|
April
2014
|
Variance
|
Four Months Ended
Apr. 2015
|
Four Months Ended
Apr. 2014
|
Variance
|
|
RPMs
(Millions) Scheduled + charter
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
633
|
586
|
8.0%
|
2,352
|
2,225
|
5.7%
|
|
International
|
261
|
207
|
26.0%
|
977
|
782
|
24.9%
|
|
Total
|
894
|
793
|
12.7%
|
3,329
|
3,007
|
10.7%
|
|
ASMs
(Millions) Scheduled + charter
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
771
|
749
|
3.0%
|
2,896
|
2,793
|
3.7%
|
|
International
|
326
|
254
|
28.7%
|
1,244
|
952
|
30.7%
|
|
Total
|
1,097
|
1,003
|
9.5%
|
4,140
|
3,745
|
10.6%
|
|
Load Factor
(%) Scheduled
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
82.2%
|
78.3%
|
3.9
pp
|
81.2%
|
79.7%
|
1.5
pp
|
|
International
|
79.8%
|
81.7%
|
(1.9) pp
|
78.5%
|
82.2%
|
(3.7) pp
|
|
Total
|
81.4%
|
79.2%
|
2.2
pp
|
80.4%
|
80.3%
|
(0.1) pp
|
|
Passengers
(Thousands) Scheduled + charter
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
755
|
649
|
16.3%
|
2,782
|
2,417
|
15.1%
|
|
International
|
178
|
141
|
25.9%
|
662
|
535
|
23.8%
|
|
Total
|
933
|
790
|
18.0%
|
3,444
|
2,952
|
16.7%
|
The information included in this report has not been audited and
it does not provide information on the company's future
performance. Volaris' future performance depends on many factors
and it cannot be inferred that any period's performance or its
comparison year over year will be an indicator of a similar
performance in the future.
About Volaris:
*Controladora Vuela Compania de
Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Volaris" or the "Company") (NYSE: VLRS
and BMV: VOLAR), is an ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC), with
point-to-point operations, serving Mexico and the
United States. Volaris offers low base fares to build its
market, providing quality service and extensive customer choice.
Since beginning operations in March
2006, Volaris has increased its routes from five to more
than 139 and its fleet from four to 52 aircraft. Volaris offers
more than 230 daily flight segments on routes that connect 38
cities in Mexico and 22 cities in
the United States and Central America with the youngest aircraft
fleet in Mexico. Volaris targets
passengers who are visiting friends and relatives, cost-conscious
business people and leisure travelers in Mexico and to select destinations in
the United States. Volaris has
received the ESR Award for Social Corporate Responsibility for five
consecutive years. For more information, please visit:
www.volaris.com
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