UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of May 2021
 
Commission File Number: 001-36059

 
 
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.
(Name of Registrant)
 
Av. Antonio Dovalí Jaime No. 70, 13 Floor, Tower B
Colonia Zedec Santa Fe
United Mexican States, Mexico City 01210
+(52) 55-5261-6400
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 
 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 	Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.	

Date: May 5, 2021	By:	/s/ Enrique J. Beltranena Mejicano	
 	Name:	Enrique J. Beltranena Mejicano	
 	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer	

 	By:	/s/ Jaime E. Pous Fernández	
 	Name:	Jaime E. Pous Fernández	
 	Title:	Chief Financial Officer	

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
The following exhibit is filed as part of this Form 6-K:
 
Exhibit	 	Description	
 	 	 	
  99.74	 	Press release dated May 5, 2021	

 

 

Exhibit 99.74

 
Volaris reports April 2021 traffic results:
107% of 2019 capacity with 82% load factor
 
Mexico City, Mexico. May 5, 2021 – Volaris* (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, reports April 2021 preliminary traffic results.
 
In the domestic Mexican market, demand continued to recover, and we capitalized on opportunities to add capacity, ending the month with 17.8% more ASMs (Available Seat Miles) than in April 2019. International capacity decreased 16.7% versus April 2019, as a result of COVID-19 related international travel restrictions. Total capacity for the month of April measured by ASMs was 107.3% of the same month in 2019. Demand measured by RPMs (Revenue Passenger Miles) was 104.6% as compared to the same month in 2019. Volaris transported 1.9 million passengers in April 2021, 3.3% higher than April 2019, and the booked load factor was 82.4%.
 
Volaris’ President and Chief Executive Officer, Enrique Beltranena, commenting on the traffic results for April 2021, said: “Our recovery was sustained in April and we believe there is room for improvement in the transborder US market during the following months. We are gradually seeing a better booking trend as customers make plans for spring and summer travel, especially in our core VFR and leisure segments.”
 
For the second quarter of 2021, the Company expects to operate approximately 110% of the 2019 second quarter capacity.
 
The following table summarizes Volaris traffic results for the month of April 2021.
 
 	 	April 2021	 	 	April 2020
Variation	 	 	April 2019
Variation	 	 	YTD April 2021	 	 	YTD April 2020
Variation	 	 	YTD April 2019
Variation	 	
RPMs (in millions, scheduled & charter)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Domestic	 	 	1,423	 	 	 	425.5	%	 	 	13.1	%	 	 	4,679	 	 	 	19.0	%	 	 	0.7	%	
International	 	 	409	 	 	 	748.7	%	 	 	-17.1	%	 	 	1,355	 	 	 	-12.8	%	 	 	-26.8	%	
Total	 	 	1,832	 	 	 	474.4	%	 	 	4.6	%	 	 	6,034	 	 	 	10.0	%	 	 	-7.1	%	
ASMs (in millions, scheduled & charter)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Domestic	 	 	1,701	 	 	 	480.2	%	 	 	17.8	%	 	 	5,739	 	 	 	26.2	%	 	 	6.0	%	
International	 	 	523	 	 	 	627.6	%	 	 	-16.7	%	 	 	1,865	 	 	 	-2.6	%	 	 	-21.0	%	
Total	 	 	2,224	 	 	 	509.2	%	 	 	7.3	%	 	 	7,604	 	 	 	17.7	%	 	 	-2.2	%	
Load Factor (in %, scheduled, RPMs/ASMs)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Domestic	 	 	83.7	%	 	 	(8.7	) pp	 	 	(3.5	) pp	 	 	81.5	%	 	 	(4.9	) pp	 	 	(4.2	) pp	
International	 	 	78.3	%	 	 	11.2	 pp 	 	 	(0.4	) pp	 	 	72.7	%	 	 	(8.5	) pp	 	 	(5.9	) pp	
Total	 	 	82.4	%	 	 	(5.0	) pp	 	 	(2.2	) pp	 	 	79.4	%	 	 	(5.5	) pp	 	 	(4.2	) pp	
Passengers (in thousands, scheduled & charter)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Domestic	 	 	1,606	 	 	 	478.8	%	 	 	6.7	%	 	 	5,203	 	 	 	15.4	%	 	 	-5.5	%	
International	 	 	306	 	 	 	952.0	%	 	 	-11.7	%	 	 	981	 	 	 	-8.9	%	 	 	-24.9	%	
Total	 	 	1,912	 	 	 	523.8	%	 	 	3.3	%	 	 	6,183	 	 	 	10.7	%	 	 	-9.2	%	
 
The information included in this report has not been audited and it does not provide information on the company’s future performance. Volaris’ future performance depends on many factors and it cannot be inferred that any period’s performance or its comparison year over year will be an indicator of a similar performance in the future.
 
About Volaris:
*(“Volaris” or the “Company”) (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), is an ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC), with point-to-point operations, serving Mexico, the United States and Central America. Volaris offers low base fares to build its market, providing quality service and extensive customer choice. Since beginning operations in March 2006, Volaris has increased its routes from five to 170 and its fleet from four to 87 aircraft. Volaris offers more than 410 daily flight segments on routes that connect 43 cities in Mexico and 25 cities in the United States with one of the youngest fleet in The Americas. Volaris targets passengers who are visiting friends and relatives, cost-conscious business and leisure travelers in Mexico and in selected destinations in the United States and Central America. Volaris has received the ESR Award for Social Corporate Responsibility for eleven consecutive years. For more information, please visit: www.volaris.com.
 
Investor Relations contact: María Elena Rodríguez / Investor Relations / ir@volaris.com / +52 55 5261 6444
Media contact: Gabriela Fernández / volaris@gcya.mx / +52 55 5246 0100