Grupo Aeromexico reports 17 percent passenger increase

MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Grupo Aeromexico S.A.B. de C.V., the largest airline in Mexico, reports its operating statistics for December 2013.

Grupo Aeromexico transported one million 495 thousand passengers in December; a 16.9% year-on-year increase and the year’s highest monthly growth rate thus far. Domestic passengers increased 14.0%, while international passengers increased 23.3%. Demand, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPKs), increased 19.2% year-on-year; the most significant monthly increase reported since July 2011. The Company’s capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometers (ASKs), increased 12.3%, year-on-year. The December load factor was therefore 80.6%; a 4.7 percent year-on-year increase.

Aeromexico has reached 87.7% on-time departure, year to date; a 7.7 percentage point improvement year-on-year.

December

YTD December

2013
2012
Var

2013
2012
Var

RPK’s (itinerary + charter, millions)

Domestic
890
787
13.1%

9,555
9,417
1.5%

International
1,576
1,282
22.9%

15,435
14,067
9.7%

Total
2,466
2,069
19.2%

24,990
23,484
6.4%

ASK’s (itinerary + charter, millions)

Domestic
1,128
1,057
6.8%

12,880
12,903
-0.2%

International
1,937
1,674
15.8%

19,591
17,821
9.9%

Total
3,065
2,730
12.3%

32,470
30,724
5.7%

Load Factor (itinerary, %)

p.p.

p.p.

Domestic
78.9
74.5
4.4

74.4
73.1
1.2

International
81.6
76.8
4.8

79.1
79.1
-0.1

Total
80.6
75.9
4.7

77.2
76.6
0.6

Passengers (itinerary + charter, thousands)

Domestic
1,011
886
14.0%

10,968
10,771
1.8%

International
484
393
23.3%

4,520
4,041
11.8%

Total
1,495
1,279
16.9%

15,488
14,812
4.6%

Performance (%)

p.p.

On-time Departure within 15 min

87.7
80.0
7.7