IAG Traffic & Capacity Statistics - January 2017

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International Cons Airlines Group

03 February 2017

 

 

JANUARY 2017 - IAG GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

§ Group traffic in January, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 4.4 per cent versus January 2016; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 5.1 per cent.

§ Group premium traffic for the month of January increased by 6.9 per cent compared to the previous year.

3 February 2017

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

On 11 January, Iberia started selling tickets for its Premium Economy class which will be fitted on 37 long-haul aircraft. The new class will be available on Iberia flights between Madrid, Chicago and New York starting from May, Madrid-Miami from August and Madrid-Boston from September.

On 11 January, British Airways launched its Marks and Spencer Buy on Board product which enables customers to purchase high-quality food on shorthaul flights. In addition, the airline moved its Gatwick operations from the North to the South terminal.  The facilities feature a new lounge, upgraded check-in area and easier access to public transport.

This announcement contains inside information and is disclosed in accordance with the company's obligations under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.

Enrique Dupuy, Chief Financial Officer, (responsible for arranging the release of this announcement).

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 2016; these documents are available on www.iagshares.com.

Group Performance1	Month of January
	2017	2016	Change
Passengers Carried ('000s)	6,687	6,338	5.5%
Domestic2	1,524	1,445	5.5%
Europe	3,306	3,096	6.8%
North America	759	733	3.5%
Latin America & Caribbean	415	423	-1.9%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	492	475	3.6%
Asia Pacific	191	166	15.1%
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	18,058	17,292	4.4%
Domestic	1,087	1,031	5.4%
Europe	3,651	3,446	5.9%
North America	5,053	4,888	3.4%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,505	3,547	-1.2%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	2,837	2,704	4.9%
Asia Pacific	1,925	1,676	14.9%
Available Seat Km (m)	23,103	21,974	5.1%
Domestic	1,433	1,395	2.7%
Europe	5,014	4,933	1.6%
North America	6,710	6,185	8.5%
Latin America & Caribbean	4,131	4,042	2.2%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	3,540	3,380	4.7%
Asia Pacific	2,275	2,039	11.6%
Passenger Load Factor (%)	78.2	78.7	-0.5 pts
Domestic	75.9	73.9	+2.0 pts
Europe	72.8	69.9	+2.9 pts
North America	75.3	79.0	-3.7 pts
Latin America & Caribbean	84.8	87.8	-3.0 pts
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	80.1	80.0	+0.1 pts
Asia Pacific	84.6	82.2	+2.4 pts
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
Cargo CTK	434	422	2.8%
Performance by Airline	Month of January
VUELING	2017	2016	Change
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	1,539	1,382	11.4%
Available Seat Km (m)	1,987	1,825	8.9%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	0	0	n/a
AER LINGUS
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	1,068	951	12.3%
Available Seat Km (m)	1,538	1,343	14.5%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	10	10	0.0%
IBERIA
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	3,985	3,901	2.2%
Available Seat Km (m)	4,855	4,724	2.8%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	76	82	-7.3%
BRITISH AIRWAYS
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	11,466	11,058	3.7%
Available Seat Km (m)	14,723	14,082	4.6%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	348	330	5.5%

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

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

 

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