The ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, Central America and the US, Volaris has reported its latest figures both for the Month of August and the year to date.
Volaris transported a total of 1.5 million passengers during August, which is a 10.2% more than it did in the same month last year. The carrier achieved an 80.3% load factor over the month, down by around 5.1% on last years number. However, Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs), in August 2018 increased 7.8% year over year.
Volaris' Chief Executive Officer, Enrique Beltranena, commented: "International load factors were high on the northbound but low on the southbound flights, responding to the seasonality of the VFR traffic. Nevertheless, quarter-to-date, we are observing unit revenue trends in line with last year."
The following table summarizes Volaris traffic results for the month and year-to-date.
August
2018
|
August
2017
|
Variance
|
August
YTD 2018
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August
YTD 2017
|
Variance
| |
RPMs (in millions, scheduled & charter)
| ||||||
Domestic
|
1,062
|
957
|
11.0%
|
8,216
|
7,305
|
12.5%
|
International
|
435
|
432
|
0.7%
|
3,431
|
3,383
|
1.4%
|
Total
|
1,497
|
1,389
|
7.8%
|
11,647
|
10,688
|
9.0%
|
ASMs (in millions, scheduled & charter)
| ||||||
Domestic
|
1,284
|
1,098
|
16.9%
|
9,489
|
8,367
|
13.4%
|
International
|
583
|
529
|
10.3%
|
4,363
|
4,158
|
4.9%
|
Total
|
1,867
|
1,627
|
14.7%
|
13,852
|
12,525
|
10.6%
|
Load Factor (in %, scheduled)
| ||||||
Domestic
|
82.7%
|
87.1%
|
(4.4) pp
|
86.6%
|
87.3%
|
(0.7) pp
|
International
|
74.8%
|
81.7%
|
(6.9) pp
|
78.7%
|
81.3%
|
(2.6) pp
|
Total
|
80.3%
|
85.4%
|
(5.1) pp
|
84.1%
|
85.3%
|
(1.2) pp
|
Passengers (in thousands, scheduled & charter)
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Domestic
|
1,245
|
1,108
|
12.4%
|
9,596
|
8,637
|
11.1%
|
International
|
299
|
293
|
2.2%
|
2,396
|
2,331
|
2.8%
|
Total
|
1,544
|
1,401
|
10.2%
|
11,992
|
10,968
|
9.3%
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