OREANDA-NEWS. Volaris, the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, reports July 2016 and year-to-date preliminary traffic results.

During July 2016 Volaris increased total capacity, as measured in Available Seat Miles (ASMs), by 7.8% year over year, in response to strong demand in its domestic and international markets. Total demand, as measured in Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs), in July increased 13.8% year over year, reaching 1.4 billion, validating the strong demand environment and traffic stimulation the Company has been observing in its markets. Volaris transported a total of 1.4 million passengers during the month, an increase of 13.6% year over year. Year-to-date, Volaris has transported over 8.5 million passengers, an increase of 27.8% year over year.

In July 2016, Volaris increased domestic and international ASMs by 5.9% and 11.6%, respectively. Network load factor for July reached 92.4%, an increase of 5.0 percentage points year over year.

During July 2016, Volaris launched three year-round international routes (Durango-Los Angeles, Guadalajara-Seattle and Guadalajara-San Francisco). 

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

  July
2016		 July
2015		 Variance Seven
months
ended July
2016		 Seven
months
ended July
2015		 Variance
RPMs (in millions, scheduled & charter)            
Domestic 954 851 12.0% 5,692 4,514 26.1%
International 457 389 17.7% 2,453 1,925 27.5%
Total 1,411 1,240 13.8% 8,145 6,439 26.5%
ASMs (in millions, scheduled & charter)            
Domestic 1,023 966 5.9% 6,572 5,455 20.5%
International 504 451 11.6% 2,827 2,337 20.9%
Total 1,527 1,417 7.8% 9,399 7,792 20.6%
Load Factor (in %, scheduled)            
Domestic 93.2% 88.2% 5.0 pp 86.6% 82.8% 3.8 pp
International 90.7% 85.9% 4.8 pp 86.8% 82.2% 4.6 pp
Total 92.4% 87.4% 5.0 pp 86.7% 82.6% 4.1 pp
Passengers (in thousands, scheduled & charter)            
Domestic 1,127 1,001 12.5% 6,811 5,346 27.4%
International 317 270 17.7% 1,704 1,317 29.4%
Total 1,444 1,271 13.6% 8,515 6,663 27.8%

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.