OREANDA-NEWS. Volaris (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, reports October 2017 and year-to-date preliminary traffic results.

During October 2017 Volaris increased total capacity, as measured in Available Seat Miles (ASMs), by 8.2% year over year. Total demand, as measured in Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs), in October 2017 increased 8.8% year over year, reaching 1.2 billion. Volaris transported a total of 1.3 million passengers during the month, an increase of 7.3% year over year. Year-to-date, Volaris has transported over 13.5 million passengers, an increase of 10.2% year over year. Network load factor for October was 83.9%, an increase of 0.5 percentage points year over year.

During October 2017, Volaris launched one domestic route (Morelia, Michoacan to Mexicali, Baja California) and six international routes (Fresno, California to Morelia, Michoacan; Los Angeles, California to Acapulco, Guerrero; San Jose, California to Morelia, Michoacan; Zacatecas, Zacatecas to San Jose, California; Guatemala City, Guatemala to Tijuana, Baja California and San Salvador, El Salvador to Tijuana, Baja California).

The following table summarizes Volaris traffic results for the month and year-to-date.

                             
      October
2017		   October
2016		   Variance  

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   Variance  
RPMs (in millions, scheduled & charter)                            
Domestic     910   819   11.1%   9,075   8,192   10.8%  
International     324   315   2.9%   4,034   3,494   15.5%  
Total     1,234   1,134   8.8%   13,109   11,686   12.2%  
ASMs (in millions, scheduled & charter)                            
Domestic     1,037   965   7.5%   10,416   9,476   9.9%  
International     433   393   10.2%   5,020   4,096   22.6%  
Total     1,470   1,358   8.2%   15,436   13,572   13.7%  
Load Factor (in %, scheduled)                            
Domestic     87.7%   84.8%   2.9 pp   87.1%   86.4%   0.7 pp  
International     74.9%   80.0%   (5.1) pp   80.3%   85.3%   (5.0) pp  
Total     83.9%   83.4%   0.5 pp   84.9%   86.1%   (1.2) pp  
Passengers (in thousands, scheduled & charter)                            
Domestic     1,077   997   8.0%   10,721   9,828   9.1%  
International     228   219   4.0%   2,784   2,426   14.8%  
Total     1,305   1,216   7.3%   13,505   12,254   10.2%  
                             

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.