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Volaris: 117% of 2019 capacity and 88% load factor in May 2021

Volaris: 117% of 2019 capacity and 88% load factor in May 2021
Volaris: 117% of 2019 capacity and 88% load factor in May 2021
Written by Harry Johnson

In May 2021, demand in the domestic Mexican and international markets for Volaris increased 16.3% and 19.3%, compared to May 2019.

  • Volaris capitalized on opportunities to add capacity in May 2021
  • Inย May 2021, Volaris transported 2.2 million passengers
  • Volaris offers over 425 daily flight segments on routes that connect 43 cities inย Mexicoย and 25 cities inย the US

Volaris, the ultra-low-cost airline servingย Mexico,ย the United Statesย andย Central America, reported itsย Mayย 2021ย preliminary traffic results.

Inย May 2021, demand in the domestic Mexican and international markets for Volaris increased 16.3% and 19.3%, compared toย May 2019, respectively. Volaris capitalized on opportunities to add capacity, both domestically (+16.2%) and internationally (+19.9%), while maintaining a high load factor (87.8%). Inย May 2021, Volaris transported 2.2 million passengers, 12% higher than the pre-pandemic levels.

May 2021May 2020 VariationMay 2019 VariationYTD May 2021YTD May 2020 Var.YTD May 2019 Var.
RPMsย (million, scheduled & charter)





Domestic1,522714.1%16.3%6,20050.6%4.2%
International6131,992.3%19.3%1,96824.3%(16.8)%
Total2,134887.2%17.1%8,16843.3%(1.8)%
ASMsย (million, scheduled & charter)





Domestic1,677664.1%16.2%7,41655.6%8.1%
International7542,614.8%19.9%2,61934.8%(12.4)%
Total2,431883.2%17.3%10,03449.6%1.9%
Load Factorย (%, scheduled, RPMs/ASMs)





Domestic90.8%5.6 pp0.1 pp83.6%(2.8) pp(3.2) pp
International81.4%(24.1) pp(0.4) pp75.2%(6.4) pp(4.1) pp
Total87.8%0.4 pp(0.2) pp81.4%(3.6) pp(3.1) pp
Passengersย (thousand, scheduled & charter)





Domestic1,712780.6%9.1%6,91447.1%(2.3)%
International4452,233.3%24.6%1,42630.1%(14.2)%
Total2,157910.4%12.0%8,34043.9%(4.6)%

Controladora Vuela Compaรฑรญa de Aviaciรณn, S.A.B. de C.V. (Volaris) is an ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC), with point-to-point operations, servingย Mexico,ย the United Statesย andย Central America. Since beginning operations inย March 2006, Volaris has increased its routes from five to 181 and its fleet from four to 87 aircraft.

Volaris offers more than 425 daily flight segments on routes that connect 43 cities inย Mexicoย and 25 cities inย the United Statesย with one of the youngest fleets in The Americas.ย 

About the author

Harry Johnson

Harry Johnson has been the assignment editor for eTurboNews for mroe than 20 years. He lives in Honolulu, Hawaii, and is originally from Europe. He enjoys writing and covering the news.

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