Source: Viva Aerobus

Viva Aerobus announced today its November 2024 preliminary traffic results. Viva Aerobus’ passenger traffic increased 13.5% compared to November 2023, reaching 2.5 million passengers, driven by an increase of 11.4% and 33.6% in domestic and international traffic, respectively. Load factors reached 87.4% compared to 87.5% in 2023, with a load factor mix of 88.6% and 82.0% in domestic and international, respectively.

Viva Aerobus grew its total capacity in available seat miles (ASMs) by 10.8% compared to November 2023, reflecting an increase of 7.5% and 27.9% in domestic and international, respectively.

“November traffic saw solid passenger demand, driven by a robust expansion in both domestic and international markets. Our load factors remained at healthy levels, highlighting our disciplined approach toward capacity management. While navigating the challenges posed by the ongoing Pratt & Whitney engine recall, we remain focused on operational reliability and capacity management as we finish the year on a strong December month.”, said Juan Carlos Zuazua, CEO of Viva Aerobus.

Glossary

Passengers: Customers who purchased their plane ticket to fly during the month referred in the report, regardless of whether they flew or not.

ASMs: Stands for “available seat miles” and represents the number of seats available for passengers multiplied by the number of miles.

Load Factor: Represents the number of miles flown by scheduled passengers (RPMs) divided by scheduled available seat miles (ASMs) and expressed as a percentage.

RPMs: Stands for “revenue passenger miles” and represents the number of miles flown by passengers.

* Starting July 2024, the load factor presented in the monthly traffic report will only include scheduled operations. This change ensures consistency and comparability across the industry. Our year-to-date figures for 2024 and 2023 also reflect this new change.