during the first half of the year
RR | Mexico City | July 9, 2024
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Aeroméxico continues to experience a decline in domestic passenger numbers, registering a 1.0% drop in the first half of the year with 8 million 477 thousand passengers, compared to 8 million 534 thousand in the same period in 2023. For its part, Volaris continues to be affected by the lack of capacity due to the overhaul of NEO aircraft with Pratt & Whitney GTF engines.
Aeromexico reported that it had passenger traffic of 12 million 388 thousand passengers in the first half of the year, which compared to the 11 million 799 thousand in the same period of 2023, an increase of 5.0%. For Volaris, the first half of the year had a decrease of 15.4% in passenger traffic, going from 16 million 559 in 2023 to 14 million 010 this year, in the same period.
“Our fleet mitigation plan is on track and yielding positive results. As part of this plan, we reduced capacity in the Mexican domestic market and reallocated it to the international market, resulting in a total capacity reduction of approximately 14% in June,” said President and CEO Enrique Beltranena.
In international passengers, Aeroméxico in this same period was 3 million 941 thousand compared to 3 million 265 thousand from January to June 2023, that is, an increase of 20.7%.
As reported REPORTUR.mxIn June, Mexico’s Secretary of Tourism, Miguel Torruco, indicated that, regarding domestic Flights, the airlines with the highest passenger flow during January-April 2024 were: Viva Aerobus and Volaris, which transported 13 million 423 thousand passengers, surpassing the figure for 2019, with an increase of 64.1%. (Aeroméxico, surpassed by Viva Aerobus and Volaris in local passengers).
The five main airlines with the highest number of passengers on domestic Flights in the first four months of 2024 were: Viva Aerobus with 7.1 million passengers, Volaris with 6.322 million passengers, Aeroméxico with 3.971 million passengers transported, Aeroméxico Connect with 1.462 million passengers, and TAR with 76.112 passengers transported.
