MEXICO CITY, Jan. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Volaris* (NYSE:
VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline
serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, reported December and
full year 2019 preliminary traffic results.
In December and full year 2019, capacity measured by ASMs
(Available Seat Miles) increased by 12.3% and 16.6% vs the same
period of last year. In December and full year 2019, demand
measured by RPMs (Revenue Passenger Miles) increased 15.5% and
18.5% year over year, respectively. Volaris transported a total of
2.0 million passengers during the month of December, an
increase of 13.3% year over year. Full year 2019, Volaris
transported a total of 22.0 million passengers, an increase
of 19.5% year over year. Network load factor for December
and full year 2019 were 88.2% and 85.9%, respectively. In December
and full year 2019, the load factor increased 2.4 pp and 1.4
pp year over year, respectively.
During December 2019, Volaris
launched five international routes: 1) Leon, Guanajuato to Dallas, Texas; 2) Leon, Guanajuato to Las Vegas, Nevada; 3) Leon, Guanajuato to Chicago, Illinois; 4) Zacatecas, Zacatecas to Dallas,
Texas and 5) Cancun, Quintana
Roo to Los Angeles,
California. Additionally, Volaris started to operate
one domestic route (Mazatlan,
Sinaloa to Monterrey, Nuevo
Leon).
Volaris' President and Chief Executive Officer, Enrique Beltranena, commented on the traffic
results for December and full year 2019: "We carried 22 million
passengers in the year; this makes Volaris the largest Mexican
airline by passenger volume and I am pleased to note that no
Mexican airline has ever carried so many passengers in one year.
This is an amazing result and I'd like to thank our employees for
their hard work and dedication in the year and to thank our
passengers for their continuing support and loyalty. Despite
Mexican economic uncertainties, our ultra-low-cost airline
structure continues generating higher passenger volume through low
base fares and point to point routes."
The following table summarizes Volaris traffic results for the
month and year-to-date.
|
December
2019
|
December
2018
|
Variance
|
Full year
2019
|
Full year
2018
|
Variance
|
RPMs (in
millions, scheduled & charter)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
1,331
|
1,183
|
12.5%
|
14,870
|
12,655
|
17.5%
|
International
|
617
|
503
|
22.7%
|
6,162
|
5,093
|
21.0%
|
Total
|
1,948
|
1,686
|
15.5%
|
21,032
|
17,748
|
18.5%
|
ASMs (in
millions, scheduled & charter)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
1,489
|
1,344
|
10.8%
|
16,891
|
14,519
|
16.3%
|
International
|
718
|
621
|
15.7%
|
7,608
|
6,491
|
17.2%
|
Total
|
2,207
|
1,965
|
12.3%
|
24,499
|
21,010
|
16.6%
|
Load Factor
(in %, scheduled)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
89.4%
|
88.0%
|
1.4
pp
|
88.0%
|
87.2%
|
0.8 pp
|
International
|
85.8%
|
80.9%
|
4.9 pp
|
81.0%
|
78.5%
|
2.5 pp
|
Total
|
88.2%
|
85.8%
|
2.4
pp
|
85.9%
|
84.5%
|
1.4 pp
|
Passengers (in
thousands, scheduled & charter)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
1,537
|
1,385
|
11.0%
|
17,654
|
14,829
|
19.1%
|
International
|
433
|
354
|
22.1%
|
4,321
|
3,567
|
21.1%
|
Total
|
1,970
|
1,739
|
13.3%
|
21,975
|
18,396
|
19.5%
|
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:
*("Volaris" or the "Company") (NYSE:
VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), is an ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC), with
point-to-point operations, serving Mexico, the United
States and Central America.
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 188 and its fleet from
four to 82 aircraft. Volaris offers more than 420 daily flight
segments on routes that connect 40 cities in Mexico and 25 cities in the United States and Central America with one of the youngest fleet
in The Americas. Volaris targets passengers who are visiting
friends and relatives, cost-conscious businesspeople and leisure
travelers in Mexico and in
selected destinations in the United
States and Central America.
Volaris has received the ESR Award for Social Corporate
Responsibility for ten consecutive years. For more information,
please visit: www.volaris.com.
Investor Relations contact: María Elena Rodríguez
& Andrea González/ Investor Relations / ir@volaris.com / +52 55
5261 6444
Media contact: Gabriela Fernández / volaris@gcya.mx / +52 55
5246 0100
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