OREANDA-NEWS. Volaris (NYSE:VLRS and BMV:VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, reports February 2016 and year-to-date preliminary traffic results.

During February 2016 Volaris increased total capacity, as measured in Available Seat Miles (ASMs), by 32.9% year over year, in response to strong demand in its domestic and international markets, and from a low comparison base for the same month in 2015. Total demand, as measured in Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) in February increased 41.4% year over year, reaching 972 million, validating the strong demand environment the Company has continued to observe since the second half of 2015. Volaris transported a total of 1.0 million passengers during the month, an increase of 41.7% year over year. Year-to-date, Volaris has transported over 2.2 million passengers, an increase of 36.4% year over year.

In February 2016, Volaris increased domestic and international ASMs by 32.7% and 33.5%, respectively. Network load factor for February reached 83.4%, an increase of 5.0 percentage points year over year.

The following table summarizes Volaris traffic results for the month and year-to-date.

                                                                               Two       Two
                                                                              months    months
                                                                              ended     ended
                                               February  February            February  February
                                                 2016      2015    Variance    2016      2015    Variance

RPMs(in millions, scheduled & charter)

Domestic                                            689       491     40.1%     1,497     1,111     34.7%

International                                       283       196     44.5%       647       471     37.5%

Total                                               972       687     41.4%     2,144     1,582     35.5%

ASMs(in millions, scheduled & charter)

Domestic                                            823       620     32.7%     1,773     1,392     27.3%

International                                       343       257     33.5%       757       601     26.1%

Total                                             1,166       877     32.9%     2,530     1,993     26.9%

Load Factor(in %, scheduled)

Domestic                                          83.8%     79.3%    4.5 pp     84.4%     79.8%    4.6 pp

International                                     82.4%     76.1%    6.3 pp     85.5%     78.4%    7.1 pp

Total                                             83.4%     78.4%    5.0 pp     84.7%     79.4%    5.3 pp

Passengers(in thousands, scheduled & charter)

Domestic                                            825       590     39.9%     1,765     1,306     35.1%

International                                       197       131     50.0%       450       318     41.7%

Total                                             1,022       721     41.7%     2,215     1,624     36.4%