Aeromexico reported its September 2018 operational results a little earlier this week. The group transported 1 million 715 thousand passengers in September; a 8.7% year-on-year increase. International passenger numbers increased by 5.1%, while domestic passenger numbers increased by 10.7%.
Demand, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPKs), increased by 7.8%, year-on-year. Aeromexico's capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometers (ASKs), increased by 7.2% year-on-year. Aeromexico's September load factor was 81.0%, 0.4 p.p. higher than September 2017.
September
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YTD September
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2018
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2017
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Var
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2018
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2017
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Var
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RPKs (itinerary + charter, millions)
| |||||||
Domestic
|
978
|
898
|
9.0%
|
9,393
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9,066
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3.6%
| |
International
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2,499
|
2,328
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7.3%
|
23,161
|
20,307
|
14.1%
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Total
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3,478
|
3,226
|
7.8%
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32,555
|
29,373
|
10.8%
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ASKs (itinerary + charter, millions)
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Domestic
|
1,205
|
1,109
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8.6%
|
11,322
|
11,192
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1.2%
| |
International
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3,091
|
2,897
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6.7%
|
28,308
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24,804
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14.1%
| |
Total
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4,296
|
4,007
|
7.2%
|
39,630
|
35,996
|
10.1%
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Load Factor (itinerary, %)
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p.p.
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p.p.
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Domestic
|
81.2
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80.9
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0.2
|
83.0
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81.0
|
2.0
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International
|
80.9
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80.4
|
0.5
|
81.8
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81.9
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-0.1
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Total
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81.0
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80.5
|
0.4
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82.2
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81.6
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0.5
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Passengers (itinerary + charter, thousands)
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Domestic
|
1,099
|
993
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10.7%
|
10,380
|
9,863
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5.3%
| |
International
|
616
|
586
|
5.1%
|
6,038
|
5,470
|
10.4%
| |
Total
|
1,715
|
1,579
|
8.7%
|
16,419
|
15,332
|
7.1%
| |
Figures may not sum to total due to rounding.
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The Aeromexico Group operates more than 600 daily flights and its main hub is in Terminal 2 at the Mexico City International Airport. Its destinations network features more than 90 cities on three continents, including 44 destinations in Mexico, 21 in the United States, 15 in Latin America, 3 in Canada, 4 in Europe, and 3 in Asia.
The Group's operating fleet of more than 130 aircraft is comprised of Boeing 787 and 737 jet airliners and next generation Embraer 170 and 190 models. In 2012, the airline announced the most significant investment strategy in aviation history in Mexico, to purchase 100 Boeing aircraft including 90 MAX B737 jet airliners and 10 B787-9 Dreamliner's.
As a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance, Aeromexico offers customers more than 1,000 destinations in 179 countries served by the 20 SkyTeam airline partners rewarding passengers with benefits including access to 636 premium airport lounges around the world. Aeromexico also offers travel on its codeshare partner flights with Delta Air Lines, Air France-KLM, Avianca, Copa Airlines and WestJet, with extensive connectivity in countries like the United States, Brazil, Canada, Colombia and Peru.
