Traffic & Capacity Statistics - November 2016

RNS Number : 9977Q

International Cons Airlines Group

05 December 2016

 

 

NOVEMBER 2016 - IAG GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

§ Group traffic in November, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 3.2 per cent versus November 2015; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 3.7 per cent.

§ Group premium traffic for the month of November increased by 4.4 per cent compared to the previous year.

5 December 2016

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

On 2 November, IAG announced that it will introduce high speed inflight Wi-Fi across its airlines' shorthaul fleets having reached agreement with Inmarsat to be the launch customer of its next generation European air to ground connectivity. Up to 341 shorthaul aircraft will be fitted with the technology.

On 15 November, Aer Lingus announced its 2017 transatlantic growth plans including a new route from Dublin to Miami and additional frequencies on its Dublin to Los Angeles, Chicago and Orlando services.

On 1 November, British Airways announced its new service from London Gatwick to Oakland, California from March 28, 2017. The airline has also announced plans to invest $110 million in its US airport facilities to enhance the customer experience. This will include a $65 million investment in JFK's Terminal 7 and airport lounge improvements in Boston, San Francisco, Miami, Chicago, Houston and Seattle.

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 2015; these documents are available on www.iagshares.com.

Group Performance1	Month of November					Year to Date
	2016	2015	Change			2016	20154	Change	Pro-forma2
Passengers Carried ('000s)	7,249	6,888	5.2%			93,610	81,598	14.7%	6.4%
Domestic3	1,782	1,669	6.8%			21,110	19,787	6.7%	5.3%
Europe	3,646	3,431	6.3%			50,984	41,683	22.3%	8.7%
North America	836	802	4.2%			10,097	8,934	13.0%	2.6%
Latin America & Caribbean	368	380	-3.2%			4,352	4,265	2.0%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	439	444	-1.1%			5,042	5,087	-0.9%
Asia Pacific	178	162	9.9%			2,025	1,842	9.9%
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	18,111	17,542	3.2%			225,233	204,443	10.2%	4.6%
Domestic	1,233	1,129	9.2%			14,619	13,305	9.9%	8.7%
Europe	4,030	3,803	6.0%			60,085	49,452	21.5%	8.9%
North America	5,457	5,263	3.7%			66,708	59,763	11.6%	3.0%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,074	3,181	-3.4%			36,453	35,918	1.5%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	2,536	2,545	-0.4%			27,193	27,731	-1.9%
Asia Pacific	1,781	1,621	9.9%			20,175	18,274	10.4%
Available Seat Km (m)	22,941	22,123	3.7%			275,401	250,374	10.0%	4.4%
Domestic	1,519	1,465	3.7%			17,977	17,002	5.7%	4.5%
Europe	5,250	4,978	5.5%			74,912	62,161	20.5%	7.9%
North America	6,774	6,359	6.5%			80,152	70,920	13.0%	4.4%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,841	3,986	-3.6%			43,798	43,132	1.5%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	3,320	3,292	0.9%			34,142	35,309	-3.3%
Asia Pacific	2,237	2,043	9.5%			24,420	21,850	11.8%
Passenger Load Factor (%)	78.9	79.3	-0.4 pts			81.8	81.7	+0.1 pts	+0.2 pts
Domestic	81.2	77.1	+4.1 pts			81.3	78.3	+3.0 pts	+3.2 pts
Europe	76.8	76.4	+0.4 pts			80.2	79.6	+0.6 pts	+0.7 pts
North America	80.6	82.8	-2.2 pts			83.2	84.3	-1.1 pts	-1.1 pts
Latin America & Caribbean	80.0	79.8	+0.2 pts			83.2	83.3	-0.1 pts
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	76.4	77.3	-0.9 pts			79.6	78.5	+1.1 pts
Asia Pacific	79.6	79.3	+0.3 pts			82.6	83.6	-1.0 pts
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
Cargo CTK	484	482	0.4%			4,974	4,829	3.0%	1.0%
Performance by Airline	Month of November					Year to Date
VUELING	2016	2015	Change			2016	20154	Change	Pro-forma2
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	1,722	1,547	11.3%			26,360	23,285	13.2%
Available Seat Km (m)	2,167	1,916	13.1%			31,737	28,573	11.1%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	0	0	n/a			0	0	n/a
AER LINGUS
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	1,349	1,160	16.3%			17,918	5,499	n/a	9.3%
Available Seat Km (m)	1,702	1,503	13.2%			21,830	6,547	n/a	9.5%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	12	12	0.0%			115	43	n/a	-16.1%
IBERIA
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	3,905	3,777	3.4%			47,018	44,668	5.3%
Available Seat Km (m)	4,913	4,833	1.7%			57,285	54,922	4.3%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	97	103	-5.8%			991	954	3.9%
BRITISH AIRWAYS
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	11,135	11,058	0.7%			133,937	130,991	2.2%
Available Seat Km (m)	14,159	13,871	2.1%			164,549	160,332	2.6%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	375	367	2.2%			3,868	3,832	0.9%

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

² Year to Date pro-forma includes Aer Lingus in the base

³ Domestic includes routes within UK, Spain, Ireland and Italy

⁴ 2015 figures include Aer Lingus from the acquisition date of August 18, 2015

 

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