EX-99.5 2 d690523dex995.htm EX-99.5

EX-99.5

Exhibit 99.5

Volaris Reports an 11% Increase in Passengers for February 2014

Mexico City, Mexico March 10, 2014 – Volaris* (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico and the US, today reported its preliminary traffic results for February 2014.

The total number of booked passengers in February 2014 reached 625 thousand, a 10.5% increase compared to the same period in 2013. Volaris’ demand, measured in Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) increased 12.4% year over year in February 2014. Volaris registered a load factor of 80.0% in February 2014.

The following table summarizes Volaris’ traffic results for the month.

		February 2014				February 2013				Variation				Two Months Ended February 2014				Two Months Ended February 2013				Variation
RPMs (Millions)
Domestic			472				421				12.1	%			1,094				943				16.0	%
International			163				143				13.3	%			387				338				14.3	%
Total			635				564				12.4	%			1,481				1,282				15.5	%
ASMs (Millions)
Domestic			594				532				11.7	%			1,366				1,210				12.9	%
International			199				172				16.1	%			465				408				14.1	%
Total			793				704				12.8	%			1,831				1,618				13.2	%
Load Factor
Domestic			79.5	%			79.2	%			0.3 pp				80.1	%			78.0	%			2.1 pp
International			81.6	%			83.6	%			(2.0	) pp			83.1	%			83.0	%			0.1 pp
Total			80.0	%			80.2	%			(0.2	) pp			80.9	%			79.2	%			1.6 pp
Passengers (Thousands)
Domestic			513				469				9.4	%			1,174				1,023				14.7	%
International			112				96				16.0	%			265				227				16.6	%
Total			625				566				10.5	%			1,438				1,250				15.1	%

Investor Relations contact:

Andrés Pliego / Investor Relations / ir@volaris.com / +52 55 5261 6444

Media contact:

Jimena Llano / jimena.llano@volaris.com / +52 1 55 4577 0857

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.

About Volaris:

*Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Volaris” or the “Company”) (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), is an ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC), with “point to point” service, serving Mexico and the US. “The Volaris Ultra-Low-Cost Carrier Model” offers low base fares to build its market, providing quality service and extensive customer choice. Since beginning operations in March 2006, Volaris has increased its routes from five to 104 and its fleet from four to 46 aircraft. Volaris offers more than 200 daily flight segments on routes that connect 33 cities in Mexico and 13 cities in the United States with the youngest aircraft fleet in Mexico. Volaris targets passengers who are visiting friends and relatives, cost-conscious business people and leisure travelers in Mexico and to select destinations in the United States. Volaris, proudly Mexican, is recognized as one of the leading new companies in the country. Among other awards it has received the ESR Award for Social Corporate Responsibility for three consecutive years.

For more information, please visit: www.volaris.com