Traffic and Capacity Statistics - September 2017

RNS Number : 7204S
International Cons Airlines Group
04 October 2017
 

 

SEPTEMBER 2017 - GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

 

§ Group traffic in September, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 3.1 per cent versus September 2016; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 1.3 per cent.

§ Group premium traffic for the month of September increased by 3.0 per cent compared to the previous year.

4 October 2017

 

 

 

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

On 4 September, Iberia and its unions reached agreement on a new voluntary redundancy programme which will affect up to 955 jobs. The programme includes early retirements among other options and will last until the end of 2019.

 

LEI: 959800TZHQRUSH1ESL13

 

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

 

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.

Forward-looking statements can typically be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as "expects", "may", "will", "could", "should", "intends", "plans", "predicts", "envisages" or "anticipates" and include, without limitation, any projections relating to results of operations and financial conditions of International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiary undertakings from time to time (the 'Group'), as well as plans and objectives for future operations, expected future revenues, financing plans, expected expenditures and divestments relating to the Group and discussions of the Group's Business plan. All forward-looking statements in this report are based upon information known to the Group on the date of this report. The Group undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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 September

 

Year to Date

 

 

2017

2016

Change

 


2017

2016

Change

 











Passengers Carried ('000s)

9,870

9,632

2.5%



80,065

77,525

3.3%


Domestic2

2,281

2,196

3.9%



18,398

17,398

5.7%


Europe

5,450

5,357

1.7%



43,465

42,475

2.3%


North America

1,031

1,010

2.1%



8,494

8,258

2.9%


Latin America & Caribbean

409

395

3.5%



3,639

3,587

1.4%


Africa, Middle East & S,Asia

506

485

4.3%



4,359

4,153

5.0%


Asia Pacific

193

189

2.1%



1,710

1,654

3.4%












Revenue Passenger Km (m)

23,077

22,380

3.1%



191,741

185,726

3.2%


Domestic

1,583

1,502

5.4%



12,770

12,025

6.2%


Europe

6,612

6,523

1.4%



51,148

50,290

1.7%


North America

6,824

6,659

2.5%



56,322

54,664

3.0%


Latin America & Caribbean

3,535

3,340

5.8%



31,023

30,045

3.3%


Africa, Middle East & S,Asia

2,580

2,472

4.4%



23,295

22,237

4.8%


Asia Pacific

1,943

1,884

3.1%



17,183

16,465

4.4%












Available Seat Km (m)

26,969

26,615

1.3%



231,417

226,356

2.2%


Domestic

1,809

1,780

1.6%



15,328

14,849

3.2%


Europe

7,742

7,860

-1.5%



61,893

62,505

-1.0%


North America

7,994

7,756

3.1%



68,408

65,505

4.4%


Latin America & Caribbean

4,078

3,939

3.5%



36,790

35,926

2.4%


Africa, Middle East & S,Asia

3,114

3,022

3.0%



28,795

27,737

3.8%


Asia Pacific

2,232

2,258

-1.2%



20,203

19,834

1.9%












Passenger Load Factor (%)

85.6

84.1

+1.5 pts



82.9

82.1

+0.8 pts


Domestic

87.5

84.4

+3.1 pts



83.3

81.0

+2.3 pts


Europe

85.4

83.0

+2.4 pts



82.6

80.5

+2.1 pts


North America

85.4

85.9

-0.5 pts



82.3

83.5

-1.2 pts


Latin America & Caribbean

86.7

84.8

+1.9 pts



84.3

83.6

+0.7 pts


Africa, Middle East & S,Asia

82.9

81.8

+1.1 pts



80.9

80.2

+0.7 pts


Asia Pacific

87.1

83.4

+3.7 pts



85.1

83.0

+2.1 pts












Cargo Tonne Km (m)










Cargo CTK

487

448

8.7%



4,220

3,986

5.9%












 

Performance by Airline

Month of September


Year to Date

 

 

VUELING

 

2017

 

2016

 

Change



 

2017

 

2016

 

Change


Revenue Passenger Km (m)

3,011

2,986

0.8%



22,626

22,148

2.2%


Available Seat Km (m)

3,400

3,522

-3.5%



26,440

26,569

-0.5%


Cargo Tonne Km (m)

0

0

n/a



0

0

n/a


 

 

 AER LINGUS

 










Revenue Passenger Km (m)

2,137

1,982

7.8%



16,494

14,719

12.1%


Available Seat Km (m)

2,545

2,336

8.9%



20,139

17,879

12.6%


Cargo Tonne Km (m)

11

10

10.0%



110

92

19.6%


 

 IBERIA










Revenue Passenger Km (m)

4,987

4,591

8.6%



41,283

38,679

6.7%


Available Seat Km (m)

5,702

5,455

4.5%



49,078

47,030

4.4%


Cargo Tonne Km (m)

96

90

6.7%



796

783

1.7%


 

   BRITISH AIRWAYS










Revenue Passenger Km (m)

12,942

12,821

0.9%



111,338

110,180

1.1%


Available Seat Km (m)

15,322

15,302

0.1%



135,760

134,878

0.7%


Cargo Tonne Km (m)

380

348

9.2%



3,314

3,111

6.5%


 

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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