IAG Traffic Statistics - January 2018

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International Cons Airlines Group

05 February 2018

 

 

JANUARY 2018 - GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

Group traffic in January, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 3.2 per cent versus January 2017; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 2.8 per cent.

5 February 2018

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

Iberia and its subsidiary Iberia Express were the world's most punctual airlines in 2017, according to the latest ranking published by FlightStats. For the second year running, Iberia led the ranking for major global airlines with 88.97 per cent of its flights arriving on time. Iberia Express achieved 91.77 per cent punctuality, the highest score among low cost carriers for the fourth consecutive year.

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Enrique Dupuy, Chief Financial Officer

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Group Performance1	Month of January
	2018	2017	Change
Passengers Carried ('000s)	7,190	6,687	7.5%
Domestic2	1,737	1,524	14.0%
Europe	3,582	3,306	8.3%
North America	751	759	-1.1%
Latin America & Caribbean	429	415	3.3%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	513	492	4.3%
Asia Pacific	178	191	-6.8%
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	18,636	18,058	3.2%
Domestic	1,253	1,087	15.3%
Europe	3,921	3,651	7.4%
North America	5,045	5,053	-0.1%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,667	3,505	4.6%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	2,946	2,837	3.8%
Asia Pacific	1,804	1,925	-6.3%
Available Seat Km (m)	23,759	23,103	2.8%
Domestic	1,608	1,433	12.2%
Europe	5,281	5,014	5.3%
North America	6,775	6,710	1.0%
Latin America & Caribbean	4,248	4,131	2.8%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	3,626	3,540	2.4%
Asia Pacific	2,221	2,275	-2.4%
Passenger Load Factor (%)	78.4	78.2	+0.2 pts
Domestic	77.9	75.9	+2.0 pts
Europe	74.2	72.8	+1.4 pts
North America	74.5	75.3	-0.8 pts
Latin America & Caribbean	86.3	84.8	+1.5 pts
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	81.2	80.1	+1.1 pts
Asia Pacific	81.2	84.6	-3.4 pts
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
Cargo CTK	431	434	-0.6%

Performance by Airline	Month of January
	2018	2017	Change
AER LINGUS
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	1,136	1,068	6.4%
Available Seat Km (m)	1,603	1,538	4.2%
Passenger load factor (%)	70.9	69.4	+1.5 pts
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	10	10	0.0%
BRITISH AIRWAYS     3
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	11,279	11,466	-1.6%
Available Seat Km (m)	14,586	14,723	-0.9%
Passenger load factor (%)	77.3	77.9	-0.6 pts
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	340	348	-2.3%
IBERIA
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	4,380	3,985	9.9%
Available Seat Km (m)	5,241	4,855	8.0%
Passenger load factor (%)	83.6	82.1	+1.5 pts
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	81	76	6.6%
VUELING
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	1,793	1,539	16.5%
Available Seat Km (m)	2,259	1,987	13.7%
Passenger load factor (%)	79.4	77.5	+1.9 pts
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	0	0	n/a

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

 

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