Grupo Aeromexico Reports 3.2 Percent Increase in Passenger Numbers in July

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Grupo Aeromexico S.A.B de C.V. (“Aeromexico”) (BMV: AEROMEX), the largest intercontinental airline in Mexico, reports operating statistics for July, 2012.

Grupo Aeromexico transported one million 429 thousand passengers in July 2012; which represents a 3.2% year-on-year growth for the month of July. Domestic passenger traffic grew 4%, while international passenger traffic grew 1.3%. The total number of passengers transported in the first seven months of 2012 reached eight million 607 thousand; a 5.6% year-on-year increase, with a 9.1% increase in international passenger traffic and a 4.4% increase in domestic passenger traffic.

In July, Grupo Aeromexico’s demand, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPK’s), increased 2.9%, and capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometers (ASK’s), grew 7.2%, year-on-year. As a result, the load factor for the month was 83.4%.

The Company’s RPKs increased 6% and ASKs increased 7.1% in the first seven months of the year. Therefore, the load factor was 77.8%.

According to the latest report published by the DGAC (Direccion General de Aeronáutica Civil – Mexico’s National Aviation Authority), in June of 2012, Grupo Aeromexico controlled 38% of the domestic market and 15% of the international market. In the first half of the year, Grupo Aeromexico’s overall market share was 25%, with 39% of the domestic market and 13% of the international market.