The top 10 busiest airports in the world revealed
Airports Council International (ACI) World has today published the top 10 busiest airports worldwide for 2021 showing encouraging signs of traffic recovery as many previous busiest airports re-join top ranks. The world airport rankings are based on the preliminary compilation of 2021 global data from airports around the world. Due to ACI’s reach as the […]
Strong Demand Recovery in January but Impacted by Omicron
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel slowed for both domestic and international in January 2022 compared to December 2021, owing to the imposition of travel restrictions following the emergence of Omicron last November. Note: We are returning to year-on-year traffic comparisons, instead of comparisons with the 2019 period, […]
Volaris Reports February 2022 Traffic Results: 81% YoY demand growth with an 83% Load Factor
Volaris (the «Company») (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States, Central and South America reports its February 2022 preliminary traffic results. In February, Volaris’ capacity (measured in ASMs) increased 62.0% YoY, while demand (measured in RPMs) was up 80.8% YoY; load factor increased 8.6 pp YoY to 82.7%. In […]
Passenger Demand Recovery Continued in 2021 but Omicron Having Impact
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2021 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) fell by 58.4% compared to the full year of 2019. This represented an improvement compared to 2020, when full year RPKs were down 65.8% versus 2019. Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 results […]
Passenger Traffic Improved in November; Omicron Restrictions Likely to Affect Period Ahead
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel continued in November 2021, prior to the emergence of Omicron. International demand sustained its steady upward trend as more markets reopened. Domestic traffic, however, weakened, largely owing to strengthened travel restrictions in China. Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are […]
Aeromexico Reports December 2021 Traffic Results
Grupo Aeromexico S.A.B. de C.V. («Aeromexico») (BMV: AEROMEX) reported December 2021 operational results. Grupo Aeromexico transported 1 million 744 thousand passengers in December 2021. Passengers carried were at 98.9% of December 2019 levels. Aeromexico transported 11.6% more Domestic passengers in December 2021 than in December 2019, with International passengers carried at 77.5% of 2019 levels. […]
Volaris Reports December 2021 Traffic Results: 27% demand growth versus 2019 with an 86% Load Factor
Volaris (the «Company») (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States, Central and South America reports its December 2021 preliminary traffic results. In December 2021, passenger demand (RPMs) in the domestic Mexican and international markets for Volaris increased 34.9% and 10.8%, respectively, as compared to December 2019. The Company capitalized […]
Aeromexico Reports November 2021 Traffic Results
Grupo Aeromexico S.A.B. de C.V. («Aeromexico») (BMV: AEROMEX) today reported November 2021 operational results. Aeromexico transported 1 million 562 thousand passengers in November 2021. Passengers carried were at 95.1% of November 2019 levels. Aeromexico carried 2.2% more Domestic passengers in November 2021 than in November 2019, with International passengers carried at 79.8% of 2019 levels. […]
Volaris Reports November 2021 Traffic Results: 26% demand growth versus 2019 with an 89% Load Factor
Volaris (the «Company») (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States, Central and South America reports its November 2021 preliminary traffic results. In November 2021, passenger demand (RPMs) in the domestic Mexican and international markets for Volaris increased 30.4% and 14.2%, respectively, as compared to November 2019. The Company capitalized […]
Moderate Rebound in September Passenger Demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced a moderate rebound in air travel in September 2021 compared to August’s performance. This was driven by recovery in domestic markets, in particular China, where some travel curbs were lifted following the COVID-19 outbreaks in August. International demand, meanwhile, slipped slightly compared to the previous month. Because comparisons […]
