Mexico's Air Traffic Up 8% in September, On Track for Record-Breaking Year Edvaldo Pereira Lima - ATW
go to original November 12, 2012

Mexico’s domestic air traffic grew 9.1% in September year-over-year, while international traffic increased 6.6%, according to the Director General of Civil Aviation.

Grupo Aeromexico was the domestic market leader with a 37% share, followed by Interjet (24.2%), Volaris (20%) and VivaAerobus (13.4%).

In the international market, Aeromexico leads Mexican carriers with an 18% market share, followed by Volaris at 5.4%.  Systemwide traffic increased grew 8%.

Boarding passengers keep growing in Mexico. The National Air Transport Chamber (CANAERO), an independent think tank set up by different players in the air transport industry, estimates Mexico is on track to break all records this year for the number of boarding passengers. The organization foresees more than 55 million boarding passengers in Mexico this year, up at least 3% compared to the previous breaking record year of 2008. Of this total, 51% is estimated to correspond to the domestic market and 49% to the international market.

In the first half, domestic traffic grew 11.2%, while the international traffic increased 7.3%.  CANAERO said the increase in frequencies and fleet expansion are the main causes of industry growth. All together, local carriers will end the year with a total fleet of 247 aircraft, up 8% year-over-year.

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