IAG September Traffic Statistics

RNS Number : 2682B

International Cons Airlines Group

05 October 2015

 



 

 

SEPTEMBER 2015 - IAG GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

§ Group traffic in September, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 13.9 per cent versus September 2014 (up 4.7 per cent on a pro-forma basis); Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 13.7 per cent (up 4.4 per cent on a pro-forma basis).

§ Group premium traffic for the month of September increased by 1.6 per cent on a pro-forma basis.

5 October 2015

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

On 22 September, Vueling announced that it will set up a new operational base at Paris Charles de Gaulle in May 2016. The airline will operate eight new routes from the airport to Copenhagen, Prague, Venice, Vienna, Naples, Bari, Fuerteventura and Tangier. Vueling has already set up bases in Barcelona and Rome-Fiumicino

Forward-looking statements:

Certain statements included in this report are forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

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It is not reasonably possible to itemise all of the many factors and specific events that could cause the forward-looking statements in this report to be incorrect or that could otherwise have a material adverse effect on the future operations or results of an airline operating in the global economy. Further information on the primary risks of the business and the risk management process of the Group is given in the Annual Report and Accounts 2014; these documents are available on www.iagshares.com.

Group Performance1	Month of September					Year to Date
	2015	2014	Change	Pro-forma2		2015	2014	Change	Pro-forma3
Passengers Carried ('000s)	9,114	7,480	21.8%	8.5%		66,202	58,907	12.4%	9.8%
Domestic4	2,085	1,926	8.3%	6.1%		16,193	15,060	7.5%	7.1%
Europe	5,022	3,712	35.3%	12.7%		33,690	28,245	19.3%	14.7%
North America	961	835	15.1%	-1.2%		7,156	6,895	3.8%	0.8%
Latin America & Caribbean	398	375	6.1%			3,483	3,123	11.5%
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	473	466	1.5%			4,181	4,219	-0.9%
Asia Pacific	175	166	5.4%			1,499	1,365	9.8%
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	21,351	18,751	13.9%	4.7%		166,147	153,537	8.2%	6.5%
Domestic	1,400	1,250	12.0%	10.1%		10,857	9,998	8.6%	8.2%
Europe	6,079	4,537	34.0%	12.7%		40,288	33,782	19.3%	14.9%
North America	6,333	5,596	13.2%	-0.3%		48,112	46,358	3.8%	1.3%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,350	3,226	3.8%			29,359	26,570	10.5%
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	2,455	2,504	-2.0%			22,676	23,337	-2.8%
Asia Pacific	1,734	1,638	5.9%			14,855	13,492	10.1%
Available Seat Km (m)	25,211	22,181	13.7%	4.4%		203,381	190,234	6.9%	5.3%
Domestic	1,700	1,554	9.4%	7.4%		13,921	12,937	7.6%	7.2%
Europe	7,320	5,443	34.5%	11.8%		50,588	42,921	17.9%	13.5%
North America	7,219	6,436	12.2%	-0.6%		57,257	55,858	2.5%	0.3%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,920	3,736	4.9%			35,091	32,367	8.4%
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	3,030	3,125	-3.0%			28,841	29,785	-3.2%
Asia Pacific	2,022	1,887	7.2%			17,683	16,366	8.0%
Passenger Load Factor (%)	84.7	84.5	+0.2 pts	+0.3 pts		81.7	80.7	+1.0 pts	+0.9 pts
Domestic	82.4	80.4	+2.0 pts	+2.1 pts		78.0	77.3	+0.7 pts	+0.7 pts
Europe	83.0	83.4	-0.4 pts	+0.6 pts		79.6	78.7	+0.9 pts	+0.9 pts
North America	87.7	86.9	+0.8 pts	+0.2 pts		84.0	83.0	+1.0 pts	+0.8 pts
Latin America & Caribbean	85.5	86.3	-0.8 pts			83.7	82.1	+1.6 pts
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	81.0	80.1	+0.9 pts			78.6	78.4	+0.2 pts
Asia Pacific	85.8	86.8	-1.0 pts			84.0	82.4	+1.6 pts
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
Cargo CTK	424	439	-3.4%	-6.0%		3,876	4,023	-3.7%	-4.1%
Performance by Airline	Month of September					Year to Date
VUELING	2015	2014	Change	Pro-forma		2015	2014	Change	Pro-forma
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	2,743	2,375	15.5%			19,511	16,850	15.8%
Available Seat Km (m)	3,250	2,843	14.3%			23,979	20,897	14.7%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	0	0	n/a			0	0	n/a
AER LINGUS AER
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	1,780	0	n/a	9.1%		2,701	0	n/a	10.9%
Available Seat Km (m)	2,066	0	n/a	5.5%		3,099	0	n/a	7.1%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	12	0	n/a	0.0%		18	0	n/a	5.9%
IBERIA
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	4,393	3,994	10.0%			36,575	32,178	13.7%
Available Seat Km (m)	5,208	4,807	8.3%			44,888	40,699	10.3%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	84	81	3.7%			752	707	6.4%
BRITISH AIRWAYS
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	12,435	12,382	0.4%			107,360	104,509	2.7%
Available Seat Km (m)	14,687	14,531	1.1%			131,415	128,638	2.2%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	328	358	-8.4%			3,106	3,316	-6.3%

¹ Group performance comprises Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia (including Iberia Express) and Vueling. Vueling traffic is currently accounted as non-premium traffic.

² Monthly pro-forma includes Aer Lingus in the base

³ For Year to Date pro-forma, Aer Lingus data is only included from 18^th August 2014/15

⁴ Domestic includes routes within UK, Spain, Ireland and Italy

 

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