MEXICO CITY—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Volaris* (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, reports April 2017 and year-to-date preliminary traffic results.

During April 2017 Volaris increased total capacity, as measured in Available Seat Miles (ASMs), by 25.5% year over year. Total demand, as measured in Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs), in April 2017 increased 27.0% year over year, reaching 1.3 billion. Volaris transported a total of 1.4 million passengers during the month, an increase of 22.5% year over year. Year-to-date, Volaris has transported over 5.3 million passengers, an increase of 17.3% year over year. Network load factor for April reached 84.3%, an increase of 1.1 percentage points year over year.

During April 2017, Volaris launched two international routes (Guatemala City, Guatemala – San Salvador, El Salvador and Managua, Nicaragua – San Salvador, El Salvador). Additionally, Volaris started to operate one domestic route (Guadalajara – Huatulco) and one international route (Managua, Nicaragua – San Jose, Costa Rica).