IAG Traffic & Capacity Statistics - May 2016

RNS Number : 2165A

International Cons Airlines Group

03 June 2016

 

 

 

 

MAY 2016 - IAG GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

§ Group traffic in May, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 14.1 per cent versus May 2015 (up 4.4 per cent on a pro-forma basis); Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 14.1 per cent (up 4.5 per cent on a pro-forma basis).

§ Group premium traffic for the month of May increased by 1.4 per cent on a pro-forma basis.

3 June 2016

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

On 5 May, IAG announced an agreement with Gogo to provide high-speed inflight connectivity on longhaul flights using next generation satellite-based systems. IAG will be the first European airline group to use Gogo's latest technology called "2Ku". In total, 118 British Airways, four Aer Lingus B757s and up to 15 Iberia longhaul aircraft will be fitted with 2Ku. By early 2019, 90 per cent of IAG airlines' longhaul fleet will be fitted with high quality connectivity.

On 18 May, British Airways announced that it is launching the only direct flight between London and Santiago in Chile from January 3, 2017. The four-a-week flight will be served by the airline's newest aircraft, the four-cabin 787-9 Dreamliner, complete with a new First cabin.

On 12 May, Vueling announced that it had signed an interline agreement with LATAM to improve trans-European traffic by providing more long-haul connections at Vueling's Barcelona hub.

Forward-looking statements:

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Group Performance1	Month of May					Year to Date
	2016	2015	Change	Pro-forma2		2016	2015	Change	Pro-forma3
Passengers Carried ('000s)	8,874	7,314	21.3%	7.3%		37,223	30,844	20.7%	8.1%
Domestic4	1,975	1,770	11.6%	9.4%		8,557	7,773	10.1%	7.8%
Europe	4,918	3,740	31.5%	8.9%		19,572	14,767	32.5%	10.5%
North America	989	834	18.6%	1.2%		4,083	3,485	17.2%	3.0%
Latin America & Caribbean	374	371	0.8%			1,916	1,838	4.2%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	438	442	-0.9%			2,236	2,222	0.6%
Asia Pacific	180	157	14.6%			859	759	13.2%
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	20,919	18,340	14.1%	4.4%		92,274	81,488	13.2%	5.7%
Domestic	1,343	1,173	14.5%	12.7%		5,917	5,175	14.3%	12.4%
Europe	5,828	4,493	29.7%	8.3%		22,331	17,091	30.7%	10.7%
North America	6,540	5,617	16.4%	2.1%		27,067	23,602	14.7%	3.2%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,118	3,135	-0.5%			16,017	15,569	2.9%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	2,312	2,370	-2.4%			12,364	12,530	-1.3%
Asia Pacific	1,778	1,552	14.6%			8,578	7,521	14.1%
Available Seat Km (m)	26,211	22,980	14.1%	4.5%		116,714	104,088	12.1%	4.5%
Domestic	1,678	1,557	7.8%	5.9%		7,628	6,969	9.5%	7.3%
Europe	7,447	5,753	29.4%	8.0%		29,385	22,808	28.8%	9.0%
North America	7,799	6,661	17.1%	2.7%		33,691	29,503	14.2%	2.6%
Latin America & Caribbean	4,025	3,859	4.3%			19,579	19,110	2.5%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	2,991	3,138	-4.7%			15,762	16,358	-3.6%
Asia Pacific	2,271	2,012	12.9%			10,669	9,340	14.2%
Passenger Load Factor (%)	79.8	79.8	+0.0 pts	-0.1 pts		79.1	78.3	+0.8 pts	+1.0 pts
Domestic	80.0	75.3	+4.7 pts	+4.7 pts		77.6	74.3	+3.3 pts	+3.6 pts
Europe	78.3	78.1	+0.2 pts	+0.3 pts		76.0	74.9	+1.1 pts	+1.1 pts
North America	83.9	84.3	-0.4 pts	-0.4 pts		80.3	80.0	+0.3 pts	+0.4 pts
Latin America & Caribbean	77.5	81.2	-3.7 pts			81.8	81.5	+0.3 pts
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	77.3	75.5	+1.8 pts			78.4	76.6	+1.8 pts
Asia Pacific	78.3	77.1	+1.2 pts			80.4	80.5	-0.1 pts
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
Cargo CTK	453	437	3.7%	0.7%		2,225	2,191	1.6%	-1.2%
Performance by Airline	Month of May					Year to Date
VUELING	2016	2015	Change	Pro-forma		2016	2015	Change	Pro-forma
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	2,509	2,167	15.8%			9,327	7,861	18.6%
Available Seat Km (m)	3,105	2,737	13.4%			11,637	10,130	14.9%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	0	0	n/a			0	0	n/a
AER LINGUS
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	1,794	0	n/a	5.7%		6,417	0	n/a	10.4%
Available Seat Km (m)	2,249	0	n/a	6.5%		8,332	0	n/a	9.2%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	11	0	n/a	-15.4%		52	0	n/a	-16.1%
IBERIA
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	4,064	4,003	1.5%			19,371	17,998	7.6%
Available Seat Km (m)	5,214	5,061	3.0%			24,306	22,983	5.8%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	82	82	0.0%			437	418	4.5%
BRITISH AIRWAYS
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	12,552	12,170	3.1%			57,159	55,629	2.8%
Available Seat Km (m)	15,643	15,182	3.0%			72,439	70,975	2.1%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	360	355	1.4%			1,736	1,773	-2.1%

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 Year to Date pro-forma includes Aer Lingus in the base

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

 

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