Mexico's Volaris has announced a 29.9% year-over-year increase in its operating revenues for the third quarter of 2019.
The airline says its total operating revenues stood at Ps.9.502 million for the third quarter.
Total ancillary revenues were Ps.3.030 million for the third quarter, an increase of 36.4% year over year. Total ancillary revenues per passenger for the third quarter reached Ps.539, an increase of 13.6% year over year.
Total operating revenues per available seat mile (TRASM) were Ps.150.3 cents for the third quarter, an increase of 11.4% year over year.
The Mexican Federal Civil Aviation Agency reported an overall passenger volume growth for Mexican carriers of 8.4% year over year during July and August of 2019; the domestic overall passenger volume increased 7.3%, while the international overall passenger volume increased 1.7%.
Operating income was Ps.1.703 million for the third quarter, a significant increase compared with the operating income of Ps.601 million for the same period of last year. Operating margin for the third quarter was 17.9%, an improvement in margin of 9.7 percentage points year over year.