IAG Group Traffic And Capacity Statistics Nov 2018

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International Cons Airlines Group

05 December 2018

 

 

NOVEMBER 2018 - GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

Group traffic in November, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 7.0 per cent versus November 2017; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 6.9 per cent.

5 December 2018

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

On 28 November, the UK government signed an open skies agreement with the US.  It closely follows the Model US Open Skies Agreement and is a significant positive development which allows strong competition on transatlantic routes to continue. Also, the UK signed a similar air service arrangement with Canada. These agreements will replace the existing EU aviation arrangements with both countries after Brexit.

In November, Iberia launched new features to its New Distribution Capability (NDC) programme such as the Additional Price Points Product that provides a wider range of flight fares to travel agencies connected to any of its NDC channels. British Airways introduced this feature earlier in 2018. In addition, new services such as the option to change flights, book seats or request refunds are available through the IAG booking portal for both British Airways and Iberia.

Iberia has begun the implementation of its "LIFE Zero cabin waste" project to segregate and recycle waste on board its flights. The initiative is already in place on some of the airline's domestic and European services.

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Enrique Dupuy, Chief Financial Officer

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Group Performance1	Month of November					Year to Date
	2018	2017	Change			2018	2017	Change
Passengers Carried ('000s)	8,357	7,798	7.2%			104,626	97,159	7.7%
Domestic2	2,079	1,953	6.5%			24,602	22,516	9.3%
Europe	4,197	3,903	7.5%			56,402	52,369	7.7%
North America	930	880	5.7%			11,215	10,412	7.7%
Latin America & Caribbean	459	386	18.9%			4,845	4,441	9.1%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	496	495	0.2%			5,448	5,335	2.1%
Asia Pacific	196	181	8.3%			2,114	2,086	1.3%
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	20,728	19,372	7.0%			249,604	233,461	6.9%
Domestic	1,503	1,365	10.1%			17,474	15,659	11.6%
Europe	4,596	4,290	7.1%			66,087	61,301	7.8%
North America	6,111	5,775	5.8%			74,475	68,967	8.0%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,788	3,290	15.1%			41,208	37,878	8.8%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	2,853	2,821	1.1%			29,396	28,675	2.5%
Asia Pacific	1,877	1,831	2.5%			20,963	20,981	-0.1%
Available Seat Km (m)	25,680	24,016	6.9%			298,615	282,236	5.8%
Domestic	1,801	1,663	8.3%			20,492	18,790	9.1%
Europe	5,791	5,459	6.1%			78,998	74,407	6.2%
North America	7,547	7,066	6.8%			90,177	83,666	7.8%
Latin America & Caribbean	4,735	4,066	16.5%			48,576	45,062	7.8%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	3,545	3,542	0.1%			35,724	35,577	0.4%
Asia Pacific	2,261	2,220	1.8%			24,649	24,734	-0.3%
Passenger Load Factor (%)	80.7	80.7	+0.0 pts			83.6	82.7	+0.9 pts
Domestic	83.5	82.1	+1.4 pts			85.3	83.3	+2.0 pts
Europe	79.4	78.6	+0.8 pts			83.7	82.4	+1.3 pts
North America	81.0	81.7	-0.7 pts			82.6	82.4	+0.2 pts
Latin America & Caribbean	80.0	80.9	-0.9 pts			84.8	84.1	+0.7 pts
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	80.5	79.6	+0.9 pts			82.3	80.6	+1.7 pts
Asia Pacific	83.0	82.5	+0.5 pts			85.0	84.8	+0.2 pts
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
Cargo CTK	509	531	-4.1%			5,216	5,278	-1.2%

Performance by Airline	Month of November					Year to Date
	2018	2017	Change			2018	2017	Change
AER LINGUS	1,701	1,503	13.2%			21,901	19,965	9.7%
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	2,217	1,922	15.3%			26,828	24,482	9.6%
Available Seat Km (m)	76.7	78.2	-1.5 pts			81.6	81.5	+0.1 pts
Passenger load factor (%)	20	17	17.6%			154	141	9.6%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
BRITISH AIRWAYS 3	11,798	11,616	1.6%			140,243	135,817	3.3%
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	14,638	14,457	1.3%			169,699	165,823	2.3%
Available Seat Km (m)	80.6	80.3	+0.3 pts			82.6	81.9	+0.7 pts
Passenger load factor (%)	386	412	-6.3%			4,031	4,129	-2.4%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
IBERIA 4	4,919	4,302	14.3%			56,249	50,489	11.4%
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	5,926	5,225	13.4%			65,489	59,996	9.2%
Available Seat Km (m)	83.0	82.3	+0.7 pts			85.9	84.2	+1.7 pts
Passenger load factor (%)	103	102	1.0%			1,031	1,008	2.3%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
VUELING	2,121	1,951	8.7%			29,839	27,190	9.7%
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	2,598	2,412	7.7%			34,771	31,935	8.9%
Available Seat Km (m)	81.6	80.9	+0.7 pts			85.8	85.1	+0.7 pts
Passenger load factor (%)	0	0	n/a			0	0	n/a
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	1,701	1,503	13.2%			21,901	19,965	9.7%

¹ Group performance comprises Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia (including Iberia Express), LEVEL and Vueling

² Domestic includes routes within UK, Spain, Ireland and Italy

³ British Airways figures exclude Openskies in 2018, but include Openskies in 2017

⁴ Iberia figures include LEVEL Spain

 

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