Volaris preliminary pax numbers up 21% in Dec-2016, 15m pax in 2016

Volaris reported (08-Jan-2017) the following preliminary traffic highlights for Dec-2016 and 2016:

• Dec-2016:
• • Passenger numbers: 1.5 million, +21.3 year-on-year;
  • • Domestic: 1.1 million, +19.9%;
    • International: 335,000, +26.3%;
  • Passenger load factor: 84.1%, -1.5 ppts;
  • • Domestic: 85.3%, stable;
    • International: 81.9%, -4.4 ppts;
• 12 months ended Dec-2016:
• • Passenger numbers: 15.0 million, +25.2% year-on-year;
  • • Domestic: 12.0 million, +24.8%;
    • International: 3.0 million, +26.9%;
  • Passenger load factor: 85.8%, +3.5 ppts;
  • • Domestic: 86.3%, +3.8 ppts;
    • International: 84.5%, +2.9 ppts. [more - original PR]