Mexico City, June 16, 2026, 05:03 CST
- Andrew Broderick stepped down from Volaris’ board after June 15. He left to take a new professional role.
- Volaris and Cruz Roja Mexicana hit one year in their blood-transport alliance, which moved 368 blood components and 540 units of whole blood.
- More than 1,100 patients have used the program, which covers main routes like Los Cabos, Cozumel and Monterrey.
Volaris started the week with some changes at the top and a public-health milestone. The Mexican budget airline said director Andrew Broderick quit the board as of June 15. TipRanks reported Broderick left for another job. Mexican outlet Milenio also covered the resignation and said the airline hasn’t named a replacement.
Broderick’s departure is notable given his aviation track record. Volaris’ investor-relations site shows he’s been on its board since 2023 and identifies him as managing director at Indigo Partners LLC, where he’s worked since July 2008. He’s also listed in the same profile as holding board seats at Frontier Airlines Holdings, JetSMART Airlines SpA, Wizz Air Holdings, APiJET and CleanJoule.
Volaris and Cruz Roja Mexicana said results from the first year of their air bridge for donated blood and components are in. The two signed a deal in June 2025 and started flights a month later to formalize air transport of donated blood in Mexico, according to A21 and ExpokNews. In year one, they moved 368 blood components—plasma, platelets, and red blood cells—plus 540 units of whole blood, all from voluntary donation drives.
More than 1,100 patients got help from those donations, which went to people needing transfusions for urgent care, operations, special treatments, obstetric cases and other serious issues. The main routes covered Los Cabos, Cozumel and Monterrey. The Red Cross blood bank managed to keep response times around 24 to 48 hours, according to the reports.
Cruz Roja Mexicana blood bank director José Miguel Ramos called it a basic supply issue, saying, “La sangre no puede fabricarse; depende exclusivamente de la generosidad de las personas donantes.” Volaris’ VP of sustainability and corporate development, Dionisio Pérez Jácome, spoke about the airline’s broader reach: “Cada vuelo puede llevar una oportunidad de vida.” A21
Volaris expanded its partnership with Cruz Roja Mexicana in 2025, announcing it was the first official airline to set up a protocol to fly donated blood at no charge. Volaris said when the program started that blood donations would go through Cruz Roja Mexicana blood banks, with the shipments kept refrigerated and following safety rules. Blood is routed through cargo hubs in Guadalajara, Monterrey, Cancún, Mérida, Los Cabos, Mexicali, Cozumel and Mexico City.
