MEXICO
CITY, June 6, 2023 /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
May 2023 preliminary traffic results.
In May 2023, Volaris' capacity
(measured in ASMs) increased by 21.6% year-over-year, while demand
(measured in RPMs) increased by 17.1%; the result was a load factor
decrease of 3.2 pp YoY to 84.5%. Volaris transported 2.8 million
passengers during the month, an 11.1% increase compared to
May 2022. Demand in the Mexican
domestic and international markets increased by 7.1% and 44.8%,
respectively. To mitigate aircraft delivery delays and unexpected
engine shop visits, Volaris has been able to extend six aircraft
leases and add three spare aircraft to its fleet. With these
additional assets, Volaris has been able to maintain its
capacity growth.
Enrique Beltranena, Volaris'
President and CEO, remarked: "We are proud to have
recently launched 40 new routes, successfully connecting
underserved cities with leisure and bus-switching routes, further
solidifying Volaris' leading position in the domestic market;
notably, 33 of these new routes have no air competition."
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May 2023
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May 2022
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Variance
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YTD May 2023
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YTD May 2022
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Variance
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|
RPMs (million,
scheduled & charter)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Domestic
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1,883
|
1,759
|
7.1 %
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9,395
|
8,458
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11.1 %
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International
|
924
|
638
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44.8 %
|
4,330
|
3,078
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40.7 %
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Total
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2,807
|
2,397
|
17.1 %
|
13,725
|
11,536
|
19.0 %
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ASMs (million,
scheduled & charter)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Domestic
|
2,211
|
1,933
|
14.4 %
|
11,003
|
9,653
|
14.0 %
|
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International
|
1,109
|
798
|
39.0 %
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5,130
|
3,988
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28.7 %
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Total
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3,320
|
2,731
|
21.6 %
|
16,133
|
13,641
|
18.3 %
|
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Load Factor (%,
scheduled,RPMs/ASMs)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Domestic
|
85.2 %
|
91.0 %
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(5.8) pp
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85.4 %
|
87.6 %
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(2.2) pp
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|
International
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83.3 %
|
80.0 %
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3.4 pp
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84.4 %
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77.2 %
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7.2 pp
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Total
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84.5 %
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87.8 %
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(3.2)
pp
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85.1 %
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84.6 %
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0.5
pp
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Passengers
(thousand, scheduled & charter)
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|
|
|
|
|
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Domestic
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2,186
|
2,080
|
5.1 %
|
10,894
|
9,893
|
10.1 %
|
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International
|
630
|
453
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39.0 %
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2,988
|
2,204
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35.6 %
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Total
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2,816
|
2,533
|
11.1 %
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13,882
|
12,097
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14.8 %
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The information included in this report has not been audited
and 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.
Glossary
Revenue passenger miles (RPMs): Number of seats
flown by passengers multiplied by the number of miles the seats are
flown.
Available seat miles (ASMs): Number of seats
available for passengers multiplied by the number of miles the
seats are flown.
Load factor: RPMs divided by ASMs and expressed as a
percentage.
Passengers: The total number of passengers booked on
all flight segments.
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 242 and its fleet from 4 to 122
aircraft. Volaris offers more than 550 daily flight segments on
routes that connect 43 cities in Mexico and 28 cities in the United States, Central, and South America, with 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
fourteen consecutive years. For more information, please visit
ir.volaris.com.
Investor Relations Contact
Ricardo Martínez /
ir@volaris.com
Media Contact
Gabriela Fernández /
gabriela.fernandez@volaris.com
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