Volaris El Salvador debut mooted for late 3Q21

Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Volaris has ambitious growth plans, including the launch of a long-planned subsidiary in El Salvador by year-end to consolidate its presence in Central America, says Executive Vice President (Commercial and Operations) Holger Blankenstein. “We are on track to launch Volaris El Salvador (VOS, San Salvador Int'l) by the late third quarter to complement our presence in Costa Rica and enable us to take advantage of route rights from El Salvador, the biggest Central American VFR markets to the US. Growth in Central America is increasingly important to diversify the Mexican revenue base, generate more US dollar-denominated revenue, maintaining our low operating costs; and very importantly, take advantage of market opportunities left by weaker competitors in the region,” he explained, referring to the market gap left by the likes of Interjet and Aeroméxico, the latter being restructured. The El Salvadoran start-up already secured its AOC in June 2019, but plans for a September launch that year never materialised.<br/>