IAG traffic and capacity statistics Feb 2019

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International Cons Airlines Group

07 March 2019

 

IAG traffic and capacity statistics - February 2019

7 March 2019

IAG traffic in January, measured in revenue passenger kilometres, increased by 6.3 per cent versus the same period last year; IAG capacity measured in available seat kilometres rose by 6.4 per cent versus the same period last year.

Group performance	Month of February				Year to date
	2019	2018	yoy		2019	2018	yoy
Passengers carried ('000s)	7,528	7,096	6.1%		15,221	14,286	6.5%
Domestic	1,843	1,745	5.6%		3,692	3,482	6.0%
Europe	3,880	3,679	5.5%		7,670	7,261	5.6%
North America	705	641	10.1%		1,517	1,392	9.0%
Latin America & Caribbean	461	389	18.4%		978	818	19.6%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	464	471	-1.5%		993	984	0.9%
Asia Pacific	175	171	2.3%		371	349	6.3%
Revenue passenger km (m)	18,455	17,356	6.3%		38,559	35,992	7.1%
Domestic	1,335	1,227	8.8%		2,711	2,480	9.3%
Europe	4,224	4,046	4.4%		8,324	7,967	4.5%
North America	4,706	4,298	9.5%		10,134	9,344	8.5%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,815	3,322	14.8%		8,101	6,989	15.9%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	2,695	2,737	-1.5%		5,727	5,683	0.8%
Asia Pacific	1,680	1,725	-2.6%		3,562	3,529	0.9%
Available seat km (m)	23,176	21,775	6.4%		48,750	45,534	7.1%
Domestic	1,590	1,495	6.4%		3,321	3,103	7.0%
Europe	5,318	5,082	4.6%		10,824	10,363	4.4%
North America	6,473	5,962	8.6%		13,766	12,737	8.1%
Latin America & Caribbean	4,461	3,832	16.4%		9,468	8,080	17.2%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	3,303	3,369	-2.0%		7,016	6,995	0.3%
Asia Pacific	2,031	2,035	-0.2%		4,355	4,256	2.3%
Passenger load factor (%)	79.6	79.7	-0.1 pts		79.1	79.0	+0.1 pts
Domestic	84.0	82.1	+1.9 pts		81.6	79.9	+1.7 pts
Europe	79.4	79.6	-0.2 pts		76.9	76.9	+0.0 pts
North America	72.7	72.1	+0.6 pts		73.6	73.4	+0.2 pts
Latin America & Caribbean	85.5	86.7	-1.2 pts		85.6	86.5	-0.9 pts
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	81.6	81.2	+0.4 pts		81.6	81.2	+0.4 pts
Asia Pacific	82.7	84.8	-2.1 pts		81.8	82.9	-1.1 pts
Cargo tonne km (m)	433	427	1.3%		882	859	2.7%

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

* Group figures include Openskies in 2018

 

Strategic developments

In February, IAG announced that it is ordering 18 Boeing 777-9 aircraft, plus 24 options, for British Airways. These will be used to replace 14 Boeing 747-400 and four Boeing 777-200 between 2022 and 2025. Each aircraft will be fitted with 325 seats in four cabins.

British Airways announced it is moving to a new location in Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy airport. The airline is investing in the new terminal with American Airlines as part of a significant reinvestment by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Changes will include additional aircraft stands, enhanced state-of the-art baggage systems, new lounges, premium check-in areas and upgraded concessions.

Performance by airline	Month of February				Year to date
	2019	2018	yoy		2019	2018	yoy
Aer Lingus
Passengers carried ('000s)	658	609	8.0%		1,316	1,228	7.2%
Revenue passenger km (m)	1,170	1,028	13.8%		2,456	2,164	13.5%
Available seat km (m)	1,703	1,443	18.0%		3,591	3,046	17.9%
Passenger load factor (%)	68.7	71.2	-2.5 pts		68.4	71.0	-2.6 pts
Cargo tonne km (m)	15	11	36.4%		29	21	38.1%
British Airways
Passengers carried ('000s)	3,259	3,183	2.4%		6,575	6,403	2.7%
Revenue passenger km (m)	10,630	10,485	1.4%		22,238	21,764	2.2%
Available seat km (m)	13,593	13,443	1.1%		28,480	28,029	1.6%
Passenger load factor (%)	78.2	78.0	+0.2 pts		78.1	77.6	+0.5 pts
Cargo tonne km (m)	328	335	-2.1%		671	675	-0.6%
Iberia
Passengers carried ('000s)	1,539	1,414	8.8%		3,135	2,880	8.9%
Revenue passenger km (m)	4,274	3,818	11.9%		8,993	8,002	12.4%
Available seat km (m)	5,009	4,463	12.2%		10,634	9,471	12.3%
Passenger load factor (%)	85.3	85.5	-0.2 pts		84.6	84.5	+0.1 pts
Cargo tonne km (m)	89	81	9.9%		180	162	11.1%
LEVEL
Passengers carried ('000s)	87	20	335.0%		186	41	352.9%
Revenue passenger km (m)	469	189	148.1%		1,005	384	161.7%
Available seat km (m)	597	212	181.6%		1,293	445	190.6%
Passenger load factor (%)	78.6	89.2	-10.6 pts		77.7	86.3	-8.6 pts
Cargo tonne km (m)	1	n/a	n/a		2	n/a	n/a
Vueling
Passengers carried ('000s)	1,985	1,863	6.5%		4,009	3,719	7.8%
Revenue passenger km (m)	1,912	1,796	6.5%		3,867	3,589	7.7%
Available seat km (m)	2,274	2,159	5.3%		4,752	4,418	7.6%
Passenger load factor (%)	84.1	83.2	+0.9 pts		81.4	81.2	+0.2 pts
Cargo tonne km (m)	n/a	n/a	n/a		n/a	n/a	n/a

* British Airways includes BA CityFlyer; Iberia includes Iberia Express; LEVEL includes Spain, France and Austria

* British Airways figures exclude Openskies in 2018

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