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 March 2018
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: March 5, 2018	By:	/s/ Fernando Suárez	 	 	
 	Name:                    Fernando Suárez
Title:                     Chief Financial Officer	 	

 	By:	/s/ Jaime Pous	 	 	
 	Name:                   Jaime Pous
Title:                     General Counsel	 	

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
The following exhibit is filed as part of this Form 6-K:
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Exhibit	 	Description	
 	 	
99.85	 	Press release dated March 5, 2018	

Volaris Reports February 2018 Traffic Results, Passenger Growth
of 12% and Load Factor of 82%
 
Mexico City, Mexico. March 5, 2018 – Volaris* (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, reports February 2018 and year-to-date preliminary traffic results.
During February 2018 Volaris increased total capacity, as measured in Available Seat Miles (ASMs), by 11.2% year over year. Total demand, as measured in Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs), in February 2018 increased 14.2% year over year, reaching 1.2 billion. Volaris transported a total of 1.3 million passengers during the month, an increase of 11.8% year over year. Year-to-date, Volaris has transported over 2.7 million passengers, an increase of 4.0% year over year. Network load factor for February was 82.4%, an increase of 2.2 percentage points year over year.
During February 2018, Volaris launched one international route (San Salvador, El Salvador to Cancun, Quintana Roo).
The following table summarizes Volaris traffic results for the month and year-to-date .  

 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	
 	February
2018	February
2017	Variance	February
YTD 2018	February YTD 2017	Variance	
RPMs (in millions, scheduled & charter)	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Domestic	
889	
767	
15.9%	
1,865	
1,729	
7.9%	
International	  360	
327	
10.1%	
831	
807	
3.0%	
Total	
1,249	
1,094	
14.2%	
2,696	
2,536	
6.3%	
ASMs (in millions, scheduled & charter)	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Domestic	
1,050	
937	
12.0%	
2,256	
2,083	
8.3%	
International	
467	
427	
9.3%	
1,068	
995	
7.3%	
Total	
1,517	
1,364	
11.2%	
3,324	
3,078	
8.0%	
Load Factor (in %, scheduled)	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Domestic	
84.7%	
81.8%	  2.9 pp	
82.7%	
83.0%	(0.3) pp	
International	
77.1%	
76.4%	0.7 pp	
77.8%	
81.0%	(3.2) pp	
Total	
82.4%	
80.2%	  2.2 pp	
81.1%	
82.4%	(1.3) pp	
Passengers (in thousands, scheduled & charter)	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Domestic	
1,048	
937	
11.8%	
2,171	
2,091	
3.8%	
International	
252	
225	
11.8%	
586	
560	
4.6%	
Total	
1,300	
1,162	
11.8%	
2,757	
2,651	
4.0%	

 
 
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 more than 174 and its fleet from four to 70 aircraft. Volaris offers more than 326 daily flight segments on routes that connect 40 cities in Mexico and 27 cities in the United States and Central America with one of the youngest fleet in Americas. Volaris targets passengers who are visiting friends and relatives, cost-conscious business people and leisure travelers in Mexico and to select destinations in the United States and Central America. Volaris has received the ESR Award for Social Corporate Responsibility for eight consecutive years. For more information, please visit: www.volaris.com
 
Investor Relations contact: Andrés Pliego & Andrea González/ Investor Relations / ir@volaris.com / +52 55 5261 6444
Media contact: Gabriela Fernández / volaris@gcya.net / +52 55 5246 0100