Volaris October 2026 load factor falls to 82.4%
International ASMs represented 50% of monthly capacity, as five Guadalajara-to-U.S. routes began operating.
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Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación (VLRS) reported preliminary October 2026 traffic results: total revenue passenger miles (RPMs) rose 3.3% year over year, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 7.7%. International ASMs grew 27.5% and represented 50% of total capacity; international RPMs rose 21.7%, while domestic RPMs declined 8.4%. The consolidated load factor was 82.4%, down 3.5 percentage points from October 2025, which the company attributed temporarily to ramping up new international capacity.
Volaris began operating five routes connecting Guadalajara with Atlanta, Boston, Nashville, Raleigh-Durham and Washington, D.C. It carried 2.631 million passengers, up 3.0% year over year. The results are unaudited, and the company cautioned that period performance and its year-over-year comparison do not indicate future performance.
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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 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of November 2026
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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EXPLANATORY NOTE
On November 6, 2026, Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: VLRS) issued a press release titled “Volaris Reports October 2026 Traffic Results: International Represents 50% of Total Capacity for the Month”
A copy of this press release is attached to this Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant 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: November 6, 2026 | By: | /s/ Enrique J. Beltranena Mejicano |
| Name: | Enrique J. Beltranena Mejicano | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| By: | /s/ Jaime E. Pous Fernández | |
| Name: | Jaime E. Pous Fernández | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated November 6, 2026, titled “Volaris Reports October 2026 Traffic Results: International Represents 50% of Total Capacity for the Month” | |
Volaris Reports October 2026 Traffic Results:
International Represents 50% of Total Capacity for the Month
Mexico City, Mexico, November 6, 2026 – Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR) (“Volaris” or “the Company”), the ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) serving Mexico, the United States, Central and South America, reports its October 2026 preliminary traffic results.
In October, Volaris’ ASM capacity increased 7.7% year-over-year, with international ASMs growing 27.5%, reflecting the continued strategic expansion of its U.S.–Mexico transborder network. In October, Volaris started operating five new routes connecting Guadalajara to Atlanta, Boston, Nashville, Raleigh-Durham, and Washington D.C. Total RPMs increased 3.3%, with Mexican domestic RPMs declining 8.4%, while international RPMs grew 21.7%. Consolidated load factor decreased 3.5 percentage points year-over-year to 82.4%, temporarily impacted by the ramping up of the new international capacity. During the month, Volaris transported 2.6 million passengers.
Enrique Beltranena, Volaris’ President and CEO, said: “Volaris continues prioritizing the quality and profitability of growth, rather than growth for its own sake. Our October traffic performance primarily reflects the execution of our planned fourth-quarter U.S.–Mexico capacity expansion, supported by resilient cross-border demand and years of deliberate network investment that has brought our international operations to half of our total ASMs. We are strategically aligning domestic capacity with seasonal demand and expanding our international footprint, thus building on the commercial momentum of the third quarter into the fourth and reinforcing stronger unit revenues through disciplined capacity deployment where economic returns are strongest.”
| October 2026 | October 2025 | Variance | YTD October 2026 | YTD October 2025 | Variance | |
| RPMs (million, scheduled & charter) | ||||||
| Domestic | 1,393 | 1,520 | (8.4%) | 15,490 | 15,373 | 0.8% |
| International | 1,183 | 972 | 21.7% | 10,996 | 9,553 | 15.1% |
| Total | 2,576 | 2,493 | 3.3% | 26,486 | 24,926 | 6.3% |
| ASMs (million, scheduled & charter) | ||||||
| Domestic | 1,556 | 1,670 | (6.8%) | 17,466 | 17,290 | 1.0% |
| International | 1,569 | 1,231 | 27.5% | 13,729 | 12,300 | 11.6% |
| Total | 3,125 | 2,901 | 7.7% | 31,195 | 25,590 | 5.4% |
| Load Factor (%, RPMs/ASMs) | ||||||
| Domestic | 89.5% | 91.0% | (1.5) pp | 88.7% | 88.9% | (0.2) pp |
| International | 75.4% | 79.0% | (3.6) pp | 80.1% | 77.7% | 2.4 pp |
| Total | 82.4% | 85.9% | (3.5) pp | 84.9% | 84.2% | 0.7 pp |
| Passengers (thousand, scheduled & charter) | ||||||
| Domestic | 1,826 | 1,874 | (2.6%) | 19,897 | 18,762 | 6.0% |
| International | 804 | 679 | 18.5% | 7,524 | 6,594 | 14.1% |
| Total | 2,631 | 2,553 | 3.0% | 27,421 | 25,357 | 8.1% |
The information included in this report has not been audited and does not provide information on the Company’s future performance. Volaris’ future performance depends on several factors. It cannot be inferred that any period performance or its year-over-year comparison will indicate a similar performance in the future. Figures are rounded for convenience purposes.
Glossary
Revenue passenger miles (RPMs): Number of seats booked by passengers multiplied by the number of miles flown.
Available seat miles (ASMs): Number of seats available for passengers multiplied by the number of miles flown.
Load factor: RPMs divided by ASMs and expressed as a percentage.
Passengers: The total number of passengers booked on all flight segments.
Investor Relations Contact
Liliana Juárez / ir@volaris.com
Media Contact
Ricardo Flores / rflores@gcya.net
About Volaris
*Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Volaris” or “the Company”) (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR) is an ultra-low-cost carrier, with point-to-point operations, serving Mexico, the United States, Central, and South America. Volaris offers low base fares to build its market, providing quality service and extensive customer choice. Since the beginning of operations in March 2006, Volaris has increased its routes from 5 to more than 247 and its fleet from 4 to 155 aircraft. Volaris offers around 500 daily flight segments on routes that connect 46 cities in Mexico and 34 cities in the United States, Central, and South America, with one of the youngest fleets in Mexico. Volaris targets passengers who are visiting friends and relatives, cost-conscious business and leisure travelers in Mexico, the United States, Central, and South America. For more information, please visit ir.volaris.com. Volaris routinely posts information that may be important to investors on its investor relations website. The Company encourages investors and potential investors to consult the Volaris website regularly for important information about Volaris.