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1.116 million passengers in December 2020

Aeromexico’s December passenger numbers up 20.5% versus November 2020, driven by increases in both domestic and international passenger demand

Grupo Aeromexico S.A.B. de C.V. today reported December 2020 operational results.

Grupo Aeromexico transported 1 million 116 thousand passengers in December 2020, an increase of 20.5% versus November 2020 driven by increases in both domestic and international passenger demand. Passengers carried were at 63.3% of December 2019 levels – domestic at 79.2% and international at 36.4%.
Aeromexico’s capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometers (ASKs) increased by 23.0% compared to November 2020 and was at 57.1% of December 2019.
Demand measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPKs) increased by 35.6% compared to November 2020 and was at 47.3% of December 2019.
Aeromexico’s December load factor was 72.7%, an increase of 5.7 p.p. versus November 2020 and an 8.2 p.p. decrease versus December 2019.
During December 2020, Aeromexico resumed operations of its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the Mexico City – Cancun route, and gradually added other destinations such as Guadalajara, Monterrey, and Tijuana aligned with the airline’s network planning strategy. During January 2021 Aeromexico plans to increase its operations to Montreal to 5 weekly frequencies.


	December		YTD December
	2020	2019	Var	2020	2019	Var

RPKs (itinerary + charter, millions)
Domestic	875	1,004	-12.9%	7,057	11,603	-39.2%
International	880	2,704	-67.5%	9,388	30,868	-69.6%
Total	1,754	3,709	-52.7%	16,444	42,470	-61.3%

ASKs (itinerary + charter, millions)
Domestic	1,102	1,265	-12.9%	9,629	14,322	-32.8%
International	1,515	3,317	-54.3%	15,956	36,835	-56.7%
Total	2,617	4,583	-42.9%	25,586	51,157	-50.0%

Load Factor (itinerary, %)			p.p.			p.p.
Domestic	79.3	79.4	-0.0	73.3	81.0	-7.7
International	67.1	81.5	-14.4	68.2	83.8	-15.6
Total	72.7	80.9	-8.2	70.3	83.0	-12.7

Passengers (itinerary + charter, thousands)
Domestic	877	1,107	-20.8%	7,220	13,113	-44.9%
International	239	656	-63.6%	2,264	7,576	-70.1%
Total	1,116	1,763	-36.7%	9,484	20,689	-54.2%