July Traffic Statistics

RNS Number : 2161V

International Cons Airlines Group

05 August 2015

 



 

JULY 2015 - GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

§ Group traffic in July, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 9.4 per cent versus July 2014; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 5.5 per cent.

§ Group premium traffic for the month of July increased by 8.7 per cent compared to the previous year.

5 August 2015

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

On 1 July, British Airways consolidated its Heathrow flights into two terminals (Terminals 5 and 3) following the closure of Terminal 1 on 30 June.

On 5 August, IAG Cargo announced that it has expanded significantly its freighter partnership with Qatar Airways, which now extends to nine routes.

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 July				Year to Date
	2015	2014	Change		2015	2014	Change
Passengers Carried ('000s)	8,829	7,841	12.6%		47,467	43,321	9.6%
Domestic (UK, Spain & Italy)	2,224	2,069	7.5%		11,920	11,105	7.3%
Europe	4,609	3,899	18.2%		23,372	20,420	14.5%
North America	876	863	1.5%		5,230	5,166	1.2%
Latin America & Caribbean	433	366	18.3%		2,660	2,387	11.4%
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	492	470	4.7%		3,154	3,219	-2.0%
Asia Pacific	195	174	12.1%		1,131	1,024	10.4%
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	21,230	19,402	9.4%		122,105	114,733	6.4%
Domestic (UK, Spain & Italy)	1,487	1,367	8.8%		7,916	7,367	7.5%
Europe	5,686	4,808	18.3%		27,654	24,144	14.5%
North America	5,912	5,798	2.0%		35,365	34,774	1.7%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,620	3,115	16.2%		22,486	20,296	10.8%
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	2,590	2,611	-0.8%		17,478	18,021	-3.0%
Asia Pacific	1,935	1,703	13.6%		11,206	10,131	10.6%
Available Seat Km (m)	24,765	23,485	5.5%		152,008	144,377	5.3%
Domestic (UK, Spain & Italy)	1,803	1,737	3.8%		10,367	9,677	7.1%
Europe	6,723	5,942	13.1%		35,599	31,388	13.4%
North America	6,772	6,845	-1.1%		42,880	42,578	0.7%
Latin America & Caribbean	4,125	3,746	10.1%		27,064	24,863	8.9%
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	3,212	3,268	-1.7%		22,567	23,328	-3.3%
Asia Pacific	2,130	1,947	9.4%		13,531	12,543	7.9%
Passenger Load Factor (%)	85.7	82.6	+3.1 pts		80.3	79.5	+0.8 pts
Domestic (UK, Spain & Italy)	82.5	78.7	+3.8 pts		76.4	76.1	+0.3 pts
Europe	84.6	80.9	+3.7 pts		77.7	76.9	+0.8 pts
North America	87.3	84.7	+2.6 pts		82.5	81.7	+0.8 pts
Latin America & Caribbean	87.8	83.2	+4.6 pts		83.1	81.6	+1.5 pts
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	80.6	79.9	+0.7 pts		77.4	77.3	+0.1 pts
Asia Pacific	90.8	87.5	+3.3 pts		82.8	80.8	+2.0 pts
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
Cargo CTK	422	454	-7.0%		3,029	3,146	-3.7%
Performance by Airline	Month of July				Year to Date
	2015	2014	Change		2015	2014	Change
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	3,059	2,567	19.2%		13,350	11,577	15.3%
Available Seat Km (m)	3,637	3,252	11.8%		16,808	14,655	14.7%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	0	0	n/a		0	0	n/a
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	4,874	4,136	17.8%		27,233	24,080	13.1%
Available Seat Km (m)	5,679	5,118	11.0%		33,879	30,743	10.2%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	86	82	4.9%		584	549	6.4%
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	13,297	12,699	4.7%		81,522	79,076	3.1%
Available Seat Km (m)	15,449	15,115	2.2%		101,321	98,979	2.4%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	336	372	-9.7%		2,445	2,597	-5.9%

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

 

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