Volaris Reports December 2023 Traffic Results: 85% Load Factor
04 Enero 2024 - 3:30PM
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
December
2023 preliminary traffic results.
In December 2023, Volaris' ASM capacity
decreased by 3.1% year-over-year, while RPMs decreased by 2.3%; the
result was a load factor increase of 0.7 pp YoY to 85.4%. Volaris
transported 2.8 million passengers during the month, a 4.6%
decrease compared to December 2022. Mexican domestic RPMs decreased
by 11.1%, while international RPMs increased by 18.4%.
Enrique Beltranena, Volaris' President
and CEO said: "Our December traffic results reinforced our
confidence in the resilience of our network and the strength of our
business plan for 2024. We are pleased with the demand we
experienced during the holiday high season, which, along with the
changes we have implemented to our network, helped us achieve
high-single-digit year-over-year total unit revenue growth. Equally
important, our booking curve gives us confidence that this trend
will be sustained in the first quarter".
|
Dec 2023 |
Dec 2022 |
Variance |
YTD Dec 2023 |
YTD Dec 2022 |
Variance |
RPMs
(million, scheduled & charter) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic |
1,809 |
|
2,034 |
|
-11.1% |
|
22,422 |
|
21,623 |
|
3.7% |
|
International |
1,020 |
|
861 |
|
18.4% |
|
11,027 |
|
8,569 |
|
28.7% |
|
Total |
2,829 |
|
2,895 |
|
-2.3% |
|
33,449 |
|
30,191 |
|
10.8% |
|
ASMs (million, scheduled & charter) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic |
2,025 |
|
2,385 |
|
-15.1% |
|
25,630 |
|
24,604 |
|
4.2% |
|
International |
1,286 |
|
1,034 |
|
24.4% |
|
13,260 |
|
10,676 |
|
24.2% |
|
Total |
3,311 |
|
3,419 |
|
-3.1% |
|
38,890 |
|
35,281 |
|
10.2% |
|
Load Factor (%, scheduled, RPMs/ASMs) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic |
89.3% |
|
85.3% |
|
4.0 pp |
|
87.5% |
|
87.9% |
|
(0.4) pp |
|
International |
79.3% |
|
83.3% |
|
(4.0) pp |
|
83.2% |
|
80.3% |
|
2.9 pp |
|
Total |
85.4% |
|
84.7% |
|
0.7 pp |
|
86.0% |
|
85.6% |
|
0.4 pp |
|
Passengers (thousand, scheduled &
charter) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic |
2,108 |
|
2,342 |
|
-10.0% |
|
25,909 |
|
25,043 |
|
3.5% |
|
International |
706 |
|
606 |
|
16.4% |
|
7,588 |
|
6,007 |
|
26.3% |
|
Total |
2,813 |
|
2,949 |
|
-4.6% |
|
33,497 |
|
31,051 |
|
7.9% |
|
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 several
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.
Investor Relations ContactRicardo Martínez /
ir@volaris.com
Media ContactIsrael Álvarez /
ialvarez@gcya.net
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 231 and its fleet from
4 to 129 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.
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