Volaris the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, reports June 2018 and year-to-date preliminary traffic results.
During June 2018 Volaris increased total capacity, as measured in Available Seat Miles (ASMs), by 14.8% year over year. Total demand, as measured in Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs), in June 2018 increased 12.1% year over year, reaching 1.5 billion. Volaris transported a total of 1.5 million passengers during the month, an increase of 14.1% year over year. Network load factor for June was 87.0%, a decrease of 2.1 percentage points year over year. During the first six months of 2018, Volaris increased total capacity, as measured in Available Seat Miles (ASMs), by 10.1% year over year. Total demand, as measured in Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs), for the six months ended June 2018 increased 9.5% year over year, reaching 8.5 billion. Volaris transported a total of 8.8 million passengers during the first six months of 2018, an increase of 9.0% year over year. Network load factor for the first six months of the year was 84.0%, a decrease of 0.5 percentage points year over year.
The following table summarizes Volaris traffic results for the month and year-to-date.
June
2018 |
June
2017 |
Variance
|
June YTD 2018
|
June YTD 2017
|
Variance
| |
RPMs (in millions, scheduled & charter)
| ||||||
Domestic
|
1,032
|
895
|
15.3%
|
5,996
|
5,313
|
12.9%
|
International
|
438
|
416
|
5.1%
|
2,495
|
2,443
|
2.1%
|
Total
|
1,470
|
1,311
|
12.1%
|
8,491
|
7,756
|
9.5%
|
ASMs (in millions, scheduled & charter)
| ||||||
Domestic
|
1,162
|
988
|
17.6%
|
6,935
|
6,139
|
13.0%
|
International
|
528
|
484
|
9.1%
|
3,180
|
3,047
|
4.4%
|
Total
|
1,690
|
1,472
|
14.8%
|
10,115
|
9,186
|
10.1%
|
Load Factor (in %, scheduled)
| ||||||
Domestic
|
88.8%
|
90.6%
|
(1.8) pp
|
86.5%
|
86.5%
|
0.0 pp
|
International
|
82.9%
|
85.8%
|
(2.9) pp
|
78.5%
|
80.2%
|
(1.7) pp
|
Total
|
87.0%
|
89.1%
|
(2.1) pp
|
84.0%
|
84.5%
|
(0.5) pp
|
Passengers (in thousands, scheduled & charter)
| ||||||
Domestic
|
1,203
|
1,037
|
16.0%
|
7,005
|
6,340
|
10.5%
|
International
|
305
|
285
|
6.9%
|
1,749
|
1,688
|
3.6%
|
Total
|
1,508
|
1,322
|
14.1%
|
8,754
|
8,028
|
9.0%
|
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.
