MEXICO CITY, March 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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 February 2025 preliminary traffic results.
In February, Volaris' ASM capacity increased by 3.4% year-over-year, while RPMs for the month grew by 2.5%. Mexican domestic RPMs increased 3.6%, while international RPMs rose 0.7%. As a result, the load factor decreased by 0.7 percentage points year-over-year to 85.2%. During the month, Volaris transported 2.2 million passengers.
Enrique Beltranena, Volaris' President and CEO, said: "February loads remained robust across both domestic and cross-border markets, in line with historical trends for a typical low-season month. We will maintain a proactive approach to capacity management and fare modulation to preserve strong load factors and cope with the impact of local currency depreciation and softer cross-border demand. We will closely monitor forward booking patterns and will continuously adjust capacity to match demand."
| Feb 2025 | Feb 2024 | Variance | YTD Feb 2025 | YTD Feb 2024 | Variance | |||||||
| RPMs (million, scheduled & charter) | ||||||||||||
| Domestic | 1,381 | 1,332 | 3.6 | % | 2,939 | 2,877 | 2.2 | % | ||||
| International | 856 | 850 | 0.7 | % | 1,963 | 1,896 | 3.5 | % | ||||
| Total | 2,237 | 2,183 | 2.5 | % | 4,902 | 4,772 | 2.7 | % | ||||
| ASMs (million, scheduled & charter) | ||||||||||||
| Domestic | 1,548 | 1,469 | 5.3 | % | 3,322 | 3,192 | 4.1 | % | ||||
| International | 1,078 | 1,070 | 0.7 | % | 2,381 | 2,289 | 4.0 | % | ||||
| Total | 2,625 | 2,540 | 3.4 | % | 5,703 | 5,481 | 4.1 | % | ||||
| Load Factor (%, RPMs/ASMs) | ||||||||||||
| Domestic | 89.2 | % | 90.7 | % | (1.4) pp | 88.5 | % | 90.1 | % | (1.7) pp | ||
| International | 79.4 | % | 79.5 | % | (0.0) pp | 82.4 | % | 82.8 | % | (0.4) pp | ||
| Total | 85.2 | % | 85.9 | % | (0.7) pp | 85.9 | % | 87.1 | % | (1.1) pp | ||
| Passengers (thousand, scheduled & charter) | ||||||||||||
| Domestic | 1,644 | 1,539 | 6.8 | % | 3,477 | 3,310 | 5.0 | % | ||||
| International | 583 | 584 | -0.1 | % | 1,347 | 1,303 | 3.4 | % | ||||
| Total | 2,226 | 2,122 | 4.9 | % | 4,823 | 4,613 | 4.6 | % | ||||
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. Figures are rounded for convenience purposes.
Glossary
Revenue passenger miles (RPMs): Number of seats booked by passengers multiplied by the number of miles flown.
Available seat miles (ASMs): Number of seats available for passengers multiplied by the number of miles 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 Contact
Ricardo Martínez / ir@volaris.com
Media Contact
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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 230 and its fleet from 4 to 145 aircraft. Volaris offers more than 500 daily flight segments on routes that connect 44 cities in Mexico and 29 cities in the United States, Central, and South America, with one of the youngest fleets 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 fifteen consecutive years. For more information, please visit ir.volaris.com. Volaris routinely posts information that may be important to investors on its investor relations website. The Company encourages investors and potential investors to consult the Volaris website regularly for important information about Volaris.
