MEXICO CITY, Feb. 3, 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 January 2022 preliminary
traffic results. Considering the consistent recovery in its
markets, Volaris will no longer include comparisons to 2019
performance.
In January, Volaris' capacity (measured in ASMs) increased 32.2%
YoY, while demand (measured in RPMs) was up a strong 45.4% YoY.
This drove a 7.4 pp YoY increase in load factor to 81.3%. In the
month, Volaris transported 2.3 million passengers, representing a
48.7% increase YoY. While demand remained strong in the month, in
response to the Omicron variant, Volaris reduced its ASMs 1.5% as
compared to December 2021.
Considering January's reported figures and the capacity
currently on sale for February and March, consolidated ASMs for the
first quarter of 2022 are expected to remain flat as compared to
the fourth quarter of 2021, implying around 50% ASM growth versus
the first quarter of 2021. We believe that this closely matches the
demand trends that we are seeing in our markets.
Commenting on January traffic figures, Volaris' President and
CEO Enrique Beltranena said:
"Volaris started the year with solid traffic results, stimulating
demand in our core leisure and VFR markets while carefully managing
capacity in response to Omicron. Equally important, we fulfilled
our commitment to Volaris' customers and maintained high schedule
reliability despite industry-wide operational issues triggered by
the Omicron variant."
|
Jan 2022
|
Jan 2021
|
Variation
|
RPMs (million,
scheduled & charter)
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
1,639
|
1,138
|
44.0%
|
International
|
669
|
450
|
48.8%
|
Total
|
2,308
|
1,588
|
45.4%
|
ASMs (million,
scheduled & charter)
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
1,991
|
1,519
|
31.0%
|
International
|
850
|
630
|
35.0%
|
Total
|
2,841
|
2,149
|
32.2%
|
Load Factor
(%, scheduled, RPMs/ASMs)
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
82.3%
|
74.9%
|
7.4 pp
|
International
|
78.7%
|
71.4%
|
7.3 pp
|
Total
|
81.3%
|
73.9%
|
7.4
pp
|
Passengers
(thousand, scheduled & charter)
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
1,868
|
1,268
|
47.3%
|
International
|
481
|
312
|
54.2%
|
Total
|
2,349
|
1,580
|
48.7%
|
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 185 and its fleet from 4 to 102
aircraft. Volaris offers more than 510 daily flight segments on
routes that connect 43 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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