Grupo Viva Aerobus increases total operating revenues by 42% in second quarter of 2017

Grupo Viva Aerobus, holder of Viva Aerobus, Mexico’s ultra low-cost airline, reported a 42% increase in its total operating revenues of the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016, reaching 1,872 million pesos. Viva Aerobus also reported a 29% increase in its net income compared to 2Q2016, with a total of 149 million pesos and a margin of 8%. These results were driven by its growth in capacity, load factor and passenger traffic thanks to the most competitive prices on the Mexican market. Additionally, the second quarter of 2017 included the Easter high season, which in 2016 fell in the first quarter. Thus, Viva Aerobus transported more than 2 million passengers, a growth of 46% over the same period of the previous year, obtaining a load factor of 91%, 9.7 points higher than 2Q2016.