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X As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30 , 2021 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 20 - F REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( b ) OR ( g ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of event requiring this shell company report Commission file number 001-36059 For the transition period from to Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación , S.A.B. de C.V. ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) Volaris Aviation Holding Company ( Translation of Registrant's name into English ) United Mexican States ( Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Av . Antonio Dovalí Jaime No. 70 , 13 Floor , Tower B Colonia Zedec Santa Fe United Mexican States , Mexico City , 01210 ( Address of principal executive offices ) Maria Elena Rodriguez Asain ( maelena.asain@volaris.com ) + 52-55-5261-6400 Av . Antonio Dovalí Jaime No. 70 , 13 Floor , Tower B , Colonia Zedec Santa Fe United Mexican States , Mexico City , 01210 ( Name , Telephone , E - mail and / or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person ) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act . Title of each class American Depositary Shares ( ADSs ) Ordinary Participation Certificates ( Certificados de Participación Ordinarios or CPOs ) Series A shares of common stock , no par value Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act . Trading Symbol ( s ) VLRS VLRS VOLARA None ( Title of Class ) Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . None ( Title of Class ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Mexican Stock Exchange Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report . Ordinary Participation Certificates ( Certificados de Participación Ordinarios ) : Series A shares of common stock , no par value per share : Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . xYes " No 983,608,177 1,077,924,804 If this report is an annual or transition report , indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 . " Yes xNo Note - Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . xYes " No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . xYes " No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , ” and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer " Non - accelerated filer " Emerging growth company "