MEXICO CITY, Dec. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Volaris* (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico and the United States, today reported its preliminary traffic results for November 2014.
During the month of November 2014, Volaris continued to demonstrate capacity discipline in the domestic market and growth in the international market. This resulted in total network load factor reaching 84.6%, an increase of 7.0 percentage points compared to the same period of 2013. Year-to-date load factor was 82.2%. Total capacity as measured in Available Seat Miles (ASMs) for the month of November increased by 1.7%, and total passengers reached 847 thousand, an increase of 16.6%. Year-to-date booked passengers reached 8.8 million, an increase of 9.3%. Volaris’ total demand for the month of November measured in Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) increased 10.8% year over year, reaching 795 million.
During the month of November 2014, Volaris started operating three new domestic routes (Mexico City – Huatulco, Mexico City – Tapachula and Tijuana – Merida) and four international routes (Guadalajara – Chicago O’Hare, Guadalajara – Orlando, Oakland – Morelia and Oakland – Leon/Bajio).