MEXICO
CITY, April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Volaris
(the "Company") (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the
ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United
States, Central, and South
America, reports its March 2022 preliminary
traffic results.
In March, Volaris' capacity (measured in ASMs) increased 61.2%
YoY, while demand (measured in RPMs) increased 60.4% YoY; the
result was a load factor of 86.5% (-0.4 pp YoY). During the month,
Volaris transported 2.5 million passengers, a 61.8% YoY increase.
Passenger demand (RPMs) in the domestic Mexican and international
markets increased 45.6% and 123.0%, respectively, as compared to
March 2021.
In the first quarter, Volaris' capacity increased 49.8% YoY or
0.5% QoQ. Load factor increased 5.4 pp YoY, to 83.5%, driven by RPM
growth of 60.1% YoY. Volaris transported 7.0 million passengers in
the quarter.
Commenting on March traffic figures, Volaris' President and CEO
Enrique Beltranena said: "Our strong
March 2022 traffic numbers further
demonstrate the overall strength in demand of our existing markets
and our ability to match that demand with new capacity. Volaris
continued a disciplined effort to gradually mitigate a percentage
of the fuel price increase through base fares and ancillaries,
while carefully maintaining healthy load factors."
|
Mar 2022
|
Mar 2021
|
Variation
|
YTD Mar 2022
|
YTD Mar 2021
|
Variation
|
RPMs (million,
scheduled & charter)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
1,763
|
1,211
|
45.6%
|
4,895
|
3,256
|
50.4%
|
International
|
636
|
285
|
123.0%
|
1,833
|
946
|
93.7%
|
Total
|
2,399
|
1,496
|
60.4%
|
6,728
|
4,202
|
60.1%
|
ASMs (million,
scheduled & charter)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
1,955
|
1,369
|
42.8%
|
5,682
|
4,038
|
40.7%
|
International
|
820
|
353
|
132.3%
|
2,379
|
1,342
|
77.3%
|
Total
|
2,775
|
1,722
|
61.2%
|
8,061
|
5,380
|
49.8%
|
Load Factor (%,
scheduled, RPMs/ASMs)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
90.2%
|
88.5%
|
1.7 pp
|
86.2%
|
80.6%
|
5.5 pp
|
International
|
77.6%
|
80.8%
|
(3.2) pp
|
77.1%
|
70.5%
|
6.5 pp
|
Total
|
86.5%
|
86.9%
|
(0.4)
pp
|
83.5%
|
78.1%
|
5.4
pp
|
Passengers
(thousand, scheduled & charter)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
2,050
|
1,337
|
53.4%
|
5,676
|
3,597
|
57.8%
|
International
|
456
|
212
|
115.0%
|
1,313
|
674
|
94.8%
|
Total
|
2,506
|
1,549
|
61.8%
|
6,989
|
4,271
|
63.6%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Economic Jet Fuel
Price
(USD per gallon,
preliminary)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
3.60
|
2.12
|
69.8%
|
3.15
|
1.93
|
63.2%
|
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.
About Volaris:
Controladora Vuela Compañía de
Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Volaris" or the "Company") (NYSE: VLRS
and BMV: VOLAR), is an ultra-low-cost carrier, with point-to-point
operations, serving Mexico,
the United States, Central and
South America. Volaris offers low
base fares to build its market, providing quality service and
extensive customer choice. Since the beginning of operations in
March 2006, Volaris has increased its
routes from 5 to more than 188 and its fleet from 4 to 105
aircraft. Volaris offers more than 500 daily flight segments on
routes that connect 44 cities in Mexico and 27 cities in the United States, Central and South America with one of the youngest
fleet in Mexico. Volaris targets
passengers who are visiting friends and relatives, cost-conscious
business and leisure travelers in Mexico, the United
States, Central and South
America. Volaris has received the ESR Award for Social
Corporate Responsibility for eleven consecutive years. For more
information, please visit: www.volaris.com.
Investor Relations Contact
Félix Martínez /
Naara Cortés Gallardo / ir@volaris.com
Media Contact
Gabriela Fernández /
gabriela.fernandez@volaris.com
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