Volaris Hardly Flying High Despite Healthy Margins And Progress On Aircraft Groundings

Volaris reported a 7% decline in revenue in the second quarter, driven by a 17% decline in available seat miles (capacity, in other words). Yield (total revenue per available seat mile, or TRASM) improved 12%, but revenue still missed by about 3%. On the cost side, total costs per available seat mile (or CASM) rose 9% to $0.081, while CASM ex-fuel rose 11% to $0.053. This was better than expected, with the company under-spending in areas like marketing and maintenance (no need to market for grounded flights ...