Volaris Reports July 2017 Traffic Results, Passenger Growth of 7%, Load Factor of 90%
04-Aug-2017 Volaris* (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, reports July 2017 and year-to-date preliminary traffic results.
During July 2017 Volaris increased total capacity, as measured in Available Seat Miles (ASMs), by 12.1% year over year. Total demand, as measured in Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs), in July 2017 increased 9.3% year over year, reaching 1.5 billion. Volaris transported a total of 1.5 million passengers during the month, an increase of 6.6% year over year. Year-to-date, Volaris has transported over 9.5 million passengers, an increase of 12.4% year over year. Network load factor for July was 90.1%, a decrease of 2.3 percentage points year over year.
During July 2017, Volaris launched one international route (Mexico City, Mexico - San Jose, Costa Rica).
The following table summarizes Volaris traffic results for the month and year-to-date.
| July
2017 |
July
|
Variance |
Seven months ended July 2017 |
Seven months ended July 2016 |
Variance | |
| RPMs (in millions, scheduled & charter) | ||||||
| Domestic | 1,035 | 954 | 8.6% | 6,348 | 5,692 | 11.5% |
| International | 508 | 457 | 11.0% | 2,951 | 2,453 | 20.3% |
| Total | 1,543 | 1,411 | 9.3% | 9,299 | 8,145 | 14.2% |
| ASMs (in millions, scheduled & charter) | ||||||
| Domestic | 1,130 | 1,023 | 10.4% | 7,269 | 6,572 | 10.6% |
| International | 582 | 504 | 15.5% | 3,629 | 2,827 | 28.4% |
| Total | 1,712 | 1,527 | 12.1% | 10,898 | 9,399 | 16.0% |
| Load Factor (in %, scheduled) | ||||||
| Domestic | 91.6% | 93.2% | (1.6) pp | 87.3% | 86.6% | 0.7 pp |
| International | 87.1% | 90.7% | (3.6) pp | 81.3% | 86.8% | (5.5) pp |
| Total | 90.1% | 92.4% | (2.3) pp | 85.3% | 86.7% | (1.4) pp |
| Passengers (in thousands, scheduled & charter) | ||||||
| Domestic | 1,189 | 1,127 | 5.6% | 7,529 | 6,811 | 10.6% |
| International | 350 | 317 | 10.1% | 2,038 | 1,704 | 19.6% |
| Total | 1,539 | 1,444 | 6.6% | 9,567 | 8,515 | 12.4% |
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.