Volaris the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, reports May 2018 and year-to-date preliminary traffic results.
During May 2018 Volaris increased total capacity, as measured in Available Seat Miles (ASMs), by 7.2% year over year. Total demand, as measured in Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs), in May 2018 increased 9.7% year over year, reaching 1.4 billion. Volaris transported a total of 1.5 million passengers during the month, an increase of 10.5% year over year. Year-to-date, Volaris has transported over 7.2 million passengers, an increase of 8.1% year over year. Network load factor for May was 85.8%, an increase of 2.0 percentage points year over year.
During May 2018, Volaris started service between San Jose, Costa Rica - San Salvador, El Salvador – Washington, D.C.
The following table summarizes Volaris traffic results for the month and year-to-date.
May
2018
|
May
2017
|
Variance
|
May
YTD
2018
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May
YTD
2017
|
Variance
| |
RPMs (in millions, scheduled & charter)
| ||||||
Domestic
|
1,038
|
906
|
14.6%
|
4,965
|
4,418
|
12.4%
|
International
|
407
|
412
|
(1.2)%
|
2,057
|
2,027
|
1.5%
|
Total
|
1,445
|
1,318
|
9.7%
|
7,022
|
6,445
|
9.0%
|
ASMs (in millions, scheduled & charter)
| ||||||
Domestic
|
1,174
|
1,031
|
13.9%
|
5,773
|
5,152
|
12.1%
|
International
|
512
|
542
|
(5.5)%
|
2,652
|
2,562
|
3.5%
|
Total
|
1,686
|
1,573
|
7.2%
|
8,425
|
7,714
|
9.2%
|
Load Factor (in %, scheduled)
| ||||||
Domestic
|
88.4%
|
87.9%
|
0.5 pp
|
86.0%
|
85.8%
|
0.2 pp
|
International
|
79.7%
|
76.0%
|
3.7 pp
|
77.7%
|
79.1%
|
(1.4) pp
|
Total
|
85.8%
|
83.8%
|
2.0 pp
|
83.4%
|
83.6%
|
(0.2) pp
|
Passengers (in thousands, scheduled & charter)
| ||||||
Domestic
|
1,215
|
1,077
|
12.9%
|
5,802
|
5,302
|
9.4%
|
International
|
286
|
282
|
1.3%
|
1,444
|
1,404
|
2.9%
|
Total
|
1,501
|
1,359
|
10.5%
|
7,246
|
6,706
|
8.1%
|
