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Volaris Reports Decrease in Load Factor for the Month of February
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Mexican carrier Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación (VLRS - Free Report) or Volaris reported a year-over-year increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs: a measure of air traffic) for the month of February.
Volaris reported a 3.4% year-over-year increase in consolidated capacity (measured in available seat miles). The load factor (% of seats filled by passengers) decreased 0.7 percentage points to 85.2% on a consolidated basis. The metric fell as the increase in consolidated traffic (2.5%) was less than the increase in consolidated capacity. During the month, Volaris transported 2.2 million passengers, an increase of 4.9% year over year.
On the domestic front, RPMs and ASMs increased 3.6% and 5.3%, respectively, from February 2024 levels. The domestic load factor in February was 89.2%, a decrease of 1.4 percentage points from year ago levels. In international markets, both RPM and ASM increased 0.7% year over year.
Apart from VLRS, other airline companies that have reported traffic numbers recently are Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY - Free Report) and Allegiant Travel Company (ALGT - Free Report) .
At Ryanair, the number of passengers transported by its flights was 12.6 million in February 2025, reflecting a 14% year-over-year increase. RYAAY’s traffic in February was higher than the January reading of 12.4 million. The February load factor of 92% remained flat on a year-over-year basis. The figure was higher than the load factor of 91% reported in January 2025.
At Allegiant, scheduled traffic (measured in revenue passenger miles) in January 2025 rose 7.4% from the year-ago levels. Capacity (measured in available seat miles) for scheduled service jumped 9.9% year over year.
Despite this traffic growth, capacity expanded even more significantly by 9.9%, which led to a slight decline in the load factor (% of seats filled by passengers) to 78.8%, down from 80.7% the previous year.
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Volaris Reports Decrease in Load Factor for the Month of February
Mexican carrier Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación (VLRS - Free Report) or Volaris reported a year-over-year increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs: a measure of air traffic) for the month of February.
Volaris reported a 3.4% year-over-year increase in consolidated capacity (measured in available seat miles). The load factor (% of seats filled by passengers) decreased 0.7 percentage points to 85.2% on a consolidated basis. The metric fell as the increase in consolidated traffic (2.5%) was less than the increase in consolidated capacity. During the month, Volaris transported 2.2 million passengers, an increase of 4.9% year over year.
On the domestic front, RPMs and ASMs increased 3.6% and 5.3%, respectively, from February 2024 levels. The domestic load factor in February was 89.2%, a decrease of 1.4 percentage points from year ago levels. In international markets, both RPM and ASM increased 0.7% year over year.
Apart from VLRS, other airline companies that have reported traffic numbers recently are Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY - Free Report) and Allegiant Travel Company (ALGT - Free Report) .
At Ryanair, the number of passengers transported by its flights was 12.6 million in February 2025, reflecting a 14% year-over-year increase. RYAAY’s traffic in February was higher than the January reading of 12.4 million. The February load factor of 92% remained flat on a year-over-year basis. The figure was higher than the load factor of 91% reported in January 2025.
At Allegiant, scheduled traffic (measured in revenue passenger miles) in January 2025 rose 7.4% from the year-ago levels. Capacity (measured in available seat miles) for scheduled service jumped 9.9% year over year.
Despite this traffic growth, capacity expanded even more significantly by 9.9%, which led to a slight decline in the load factor (% of seats filled by passengers) to 78.8%, down from 80.7% the previous year.