MEXICO
CITY, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Controladora
Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: VLRS and
BMV: VOLAR) ("Volaris" or "The Company"), the ultra-low-cost
carrier (ULCC) serving Mexico,
the United States, Central, and
South America, reports its
November 2022 preliminary traffic results.
In November 2022, Volaris'
capacity (measured in ASMs) increased by 19.5% year-over-year,
while demand (measured in RPMs) increased by 18.8%; the result was
a load factor of 88.0% (-0.6pp). Volaris transported 2.7 million
passengers during the month, a 13.7% increase compared to
November 2021. Demand in the domestic
Mexican and international markets increased by 12.2% and 37.4%,
respectively. Year-to-date, Volaris' demand increased 28.0% YoY,
with load factor expanding 1.1 pp year-over-year, to 85.7%.
Enrique Beltranena, Volaris'
President and CEO said: "Demand remains resilient and we are
encouraged by our revenue management strategy. Forward bookings are
solid, and we expect to maintain a strong load factor in the
upcoming months. We maintain our flexible network strategy and will
continue stimulating our markets with our ULCC model."
|
Nov 2022
|
Nov2021
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Variance
|
YTD Nov 2022
|
YTD Nov 2021
|
Variance
|
RPMs (million,
scheduled & charter)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
1,886
|
1,681
|
12.2 %
|
19,588
|
15,675
|
25.0 %
|
International
|
822
|
598
|
37.4 %
|
7,708
|
5,650
|
36.4 %
|
Total
|
2,707
|
2,279
|
18.8 %
|
27,296
|
21,325
|
28.0 %
|
ASMs (million,
scheduled & charter)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
2,097
|
1,836
|
14.2 %
|
22,220
|
18,082
|
22.9 %
|
International
|
980
|
738
|
32.8 %
|
9,643
|
7,129
|
35.3 %
|
Total
|
3,077
|
2,574
|
19.5 %
|
31,862
|
25,211
|
26.4 %
|
Load Factor (%,
scheduled, RPMs/ASMs)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
89.9 %
|
91.6 %
|
(1.6) pp
|
88.2 %
|
86.7 %
|
1.5 pp
|
International
|
83.9 %
|
81.0 %
|
2.8 pp
|
79.9 %
|
79.2 %
|
0.7 pp
|
Total
|
88.0 %
|
88.5 %
|
(0.6)
pp
|
85.7 %
|
84.6 %
|
1.1
pp
|
Passengers
(thousand, scheduled & charter)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
2,164
|
1,975
|
9.5 %
|
22,701
|
17,742
|
28.0 %
|
International
|
576
|
434
|
32.7 %
|
5,401
|
4,074
|
32.6 %
|
Total
|
2,740
|
2,409
|
13.7 %
|
28,102
|
21,817
|
28.8 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Economic Jet Fuel
Price
(USD per gallon,
preliminary)
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Average
|
3.90
|
2.58
|
51.2 %
|
3.88
|
2.23
|
74.0 %
|
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.
It cannot be inferred that any period's performance or its
comparison year over year will indicate 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 200, and its fleet from 4 to 116
aircraft. Volaris offers more than 500 daily flight segments on
routes that connect 43 cities in Mexico and 28 cities in the United States, Central, and South America, with one of the youngest fleets
in Mexico. Volaris targets
passengers who are visiting friends and relatives, cost-conscious
business and leisure travelers in Mexico, the United
States, and 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
Ricardo Martínez /
ir@volaris.com
Media Contact
Gabriela Fernández /
gabriela.fernandez@volaris.com
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