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Volaris Reports September 2015 Traffic Results, Strong Market Demand Drives Passenger Traffic Growth of 35%

10/5/15, 5:00 PM
MEXICO CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Volaris* (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, reports September 2015 and year-to-date preliminary traffic results.

During September 2015 Volaris increased total capacity, as measured in Available Seat Miles (ASMs), by 33.6% year over year, in response to a strong demand in the domestic and international markets. Total demand for September, as measured in Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs), increased 32.2% year over year, reaching 842 million. Volaris transported a total of 892 thousand passengers during the month, an increase of 35.4% year over year. Year-to-date, Volaris has transported over 8.7 million passengers, an increase of 21.4% year over year.

In September, Volaris increased international ASMs by 45.0% and domestic ASMs by 29.6%. Network load factor for September reached 77.9%, a decrease of 0.9 percentage points year over year.

During September 2015, Volaris launched two year-round international routes (Cancun - San Jose, Costa Rica and Guadalajara - San Jose, Costa Rica).

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



Nine Nine
September September months months
2015 2014 Variance ended ended Variance
September September
2015 2014

RPMs(in millions, scheduled & charter)

Domestic 604 469 28.8% 5,905 5,304 11.3%

International 238 168 41.4% 2,520 1,907 32.2%

Total 842 637 32.2% 8,425 7,211 16.8%

ASMs(in millions, scheduled & charter)

Domestic 775 598 29.6% 7,188 6,558 9.6%

International 306 211 45.0% 3,070 2,239 37.1%

Total 1,081 809 33.6% 10,258 8,797 16.6%

Load Factor(in %, scheduled)

Domestic 77.9% 78.4% (0.5) pp 82.1% 80.9% 1.3 pp

International 78.0% 79.9% (1.9) pp 82.0% 85.2% (3.2) pp

Total 77.9% 78.8% (0.9) pp 82.1% 82.0% 0.1 pp

Passengers(in thousands, scheduled & charter)

Domestic 728 542 34.3% 7,001 5,887 18.9%

International 164 117 40.8% 1,728 1,305 32.4%

Total 892 659 35.4% 8,729 7,192 21.4%



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.