The leading ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, Volaris has issued its latest figures for November 2018 and the year-to-date.
During November 2018 Volaris increased total capacity, as measured in Available Seat Miles (ASMs), by 11.3% year over year. Total demand, as measured in Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs), in November 2018 increased 17.1% year over year, reaching 1.6 billion. Volaris transported a total of 1.6 million passengers during the month, an increase of 16.6% year over year. Network load factor for November was 88.3%, an increase of 4.4 percentage points year over year. During November 2018, Volaris started to operate 12 domestic routes, from its focus cities Mexico City, Bajio and Guadalajara. Additionally, Volaris started to operate three international routes, two from Bajio to Sacramento and San Jose, California and one from Guadalajara to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Volaris' President and Chief Executive Officer, Enrique Beltranena, commented: "Passenger demand continues to be solid for Volaris. We hit a record number of passengers transported during the month, positioning the airline as the domestic market leader during 2018".
The following table summarizes Volaris traffic results for the month and year-to-date.
November
2018
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November
2017
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Variance
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November
YTD 2018
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November
YTD 2017
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Variance
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RPMs (in millions, scheduled & charter)
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Domestic
|
1,126
|
964
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16.8%
|
11,472
|
10,039
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14.3%
|
International
|
424
|
360
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18.0%
|
4,591
|
4,394
|
4.5%
|
Total
|
1,550
|
1,324
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17.1%
|
16,063
|
14,433
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11.3%
|
ASMs (in millions, scheduled & charter)
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Domestic
|
1,228
|
1,098
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11.9%
|
13,175
|
11,513
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14.4%
|
International
|
528
|
480
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10.0%
|
5,870
|
5,501
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6.7%
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Total
|
1,756
|
1,578
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11.3%
|
19,045
|
17,014
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11.9%
|
Load Factor (in %, scheduled)
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Domestic
|
91.7%
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87.8%
|
3.9 pp
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87.1%
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87.2%
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(0.1) pp
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International
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80.3%
|
74.8%
|
5.5 pp
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78.3%
|
79.8%
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(1.5) pp
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Total
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88.3%
|
83.9%
|
4.4 pp
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84.4%
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84.8%
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(0.4) pp
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Passengers (in thousands, scheduled & charter)
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Domestic
|
1,336
|
1,148
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16.5%
|
13,444
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11,868
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13.3%
|
International
|
302
|
257
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17.1%
|
3,213
|
3,042
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5.6%
|
Total
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1,638
|
1,405
|
16.6%
|
16,657
|
14,910
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11.7%
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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.
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