Volaris the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, reports April 2018 and year-to-date preliminary traffic results.
During April 2018 Volaris increased total capacity, as measured in Available Seat Miles (ASMs), by 5.6% year over year. Total demand, as measured in Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs), in April 2018 increased 5.9% year over year, reaching 1.4 billion. Volaris transported a total of 1.5 million passengers during the month, an increase of 7.2% year over year. Year-to-date, Volaris has transported over 5.7 million passengers, an increase of 7.4% year over year. Network load factor for April was 84.5%, an increase of 0.2 percentage points year over year.
During April 2018, Volaris started service between: San Jose, Costa Rica - San Salvador, El Salvador - New York City, New York.
The following table summarizes Volaris traffic results for the month and year-to-date.
April
2018 |
April
2017 |
Variance
|
April
YTD 2018
|
April
YTD 2017
|
Variance
| |
RPMs (in millions, scheduled & charter)
| ||||||
Domestic
|
1,024
|
914
|
12.1%
|
3,926
|
3,511
|
11.8%
|
International
|
398
|
429
|
(7.3)%
|
1,648
|
1,616
|
2.0%
|
Total
|
1,422
|
1,343
|
5.9%
|
5,574
|
5,127
|
8.7%
|
ASMs (in millions, scheduled & charter)
| ||||||
Domestic
|
1,153
|
1,041
|
10.8%
|
4,599
|
4,121
|
11.6%
|
International
|
531
|
554
|
(4.1)%
|
2,137
|
2,021
|
5.8%
|
Total
|
1,684
|
1,595
|
5.6%
|
6,736
|
6,142
|
9.7%
|
Load Factor (in %, scheduled)
| ||||||
Domestic
|
88.9%
|
87.9%
|
1.0 pp
|
85.4%
|
85.2%
|
0.2 pp
|
International
|
74.9%
|
77.4%
|
(2.5) pp
|
77.2%
|
79.9%
|
(2.7) pp
|
Total
|
84.5%
|
84.3%
|
0.2pp
|
82.8%
|
83.5%
|
(0.7) pp
|
Passengers (in thousands, scheduled & charter)
| ||||||
Domestic
|
1,204
|
1,082
|
11.3%
|
4,587
|
4,226
|
8.5%
|
International
|
279
|
301
|
(7.4)%
|
1,159
|
1,122
|
3.3%
|
Total
|
1,483
|
1,383
|
7.2%
|
5,746
|
5,348
|
7.4%
|
