Traffic Statistics April 2012

RNS Number : 7829C
International Cons Airlines Group
04 May 2012
 



 

 

 


APRIL 2012 - GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

 

§ In April 2012, Group traffic excluding bmi measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres rose by 2.9 per cent versus April 2011; capacity excluding bmi measured in Available Seat Kilometres was up 0.5 per cent.  

§ Group premium traffic excluding bmi for the month of April grew by 4.8 per cent compared to the previous year, with 2.6 per cent growth in non-premium traffic.

§ Iberia Express represented 1.5 per cent of Iberia capacity and 0.4 per cent of IAG.

§ Ten days of bmi mainline capacity amounted to 220 million ASKs; this figure is not included in the IAG Group traffic statistics.

§ During the month of April 7 days were affected by the pilots' industrial action when Iberia operated approximately 63 per cent of its flights. At a Group level, capacity was impacted by approximately 2 per cent.  

 

 

May 4th, 2012

 

 

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

 

On April 20, IAG completed the purchase of bmi from Lufthansa. It is planned that bmi mainline will be integrated into British Airways and consultation has begun with bmi mainline staff and their trade unions.

Progress has been made with a potential buyer for bmi Regional, but so far this has not been possible for bmibaby, despite attempts over many months by both Lufthansa and IAG.  Therefore, yesterday, bmibaby started consultation to look at future options including, subject to that consultation, a proposal to close in September this year.

On April 29, the Spanish government announced the start of an arbitration process between Iberia and its pilots. The arbitrator will announce its resolution within ten days. The resolution of the arbitration is binding for both parties.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certain information included in these statements is forward-looking and involves risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, projections relating to results of operations and financial conditions and the Company's plans and objectives for future operations, including, without limitation, discussions of the Company's Business Plan, expected future revenues, financing plans and expected expenditures and divestments. All forward-looking statements in this report are based upon information known to the Company on the date of this report. The Company 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 Company's forward-looking statements 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 to the Company and its risk management process is given in the Annual Report and Accounts 2011; this document is available on www.iagshares.com.

 

 

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Group Performance

Month of April

Year to Date









2012

2011

Change

2012

2011

Change








Passengers Carried ('000s)

4,395

4,356

0.9%

15,781

15,885

-0.7%

Domestic (UK & Spain)

899

918

-2.1%

3,244

3,646

-11.0%

Europe

1,902

1,890

0.6%

6,574

6,533

0.6%

North America

733

692

5.9%

2,477

2,265

9.4%

Latin America & Caribbean

375

395

-5.1%

1,551

1,563

-0.8%

Africa, Middle East & S.Asia

351

340

3.2%

1,444

1,396

3.4%

Asia Pacific

135

121

11.6%

491

482

1.9%








Revenue Passenger Km (millions)

14,476

14,065

2.9%

53,613

51,832

3.4%

Domestic (UK & Spain)

586

584

0.3%

2,070

2,240

-7.6%

Europe

2,356

2,350

0.3%

7,883

7,973

-1.1%

North America

4,942

4,627

6.8%

16,798

15,203

10.5%

Latin America & Caribbean

3,116

3,243

-3.9%

12,964

12,802

1.3%

Africa, Middle East & S.Asia

2,115

2,023

4.5%

8,920

8,644

3.2%

Asia Pacific

1,361

1,238

9.9%

4,978

4,970

0.2%








Available Seat Km (millions)

17,731

17,648

0.5%

69,157

68,766

0.6%

Domestic (UK & Spain)

765

776

-1.4%

2,821

3,243

-13.0%

Europe

3,072

3,145

-2.3%

11,280

11,832

-4.7%

North America

5,839

5,567

4.9%

21,475

20,348

5.5%

Latin America & Caribbean

3,701

3,958

-6.5%

15,383

15,402

-0.1%

Africa, Middle East & S.Asia

2,671

2,652

0.7%

11,846

11,611

2.0%

Asia Pacific

1,683

1,550

8.6%

6,352

6,330

0.3%








Passenger Load Factor (%)

81.6

79.7

+1.9 pts

77.5

75.4

+2.1 pts

Domestic (UK & Spain)

76.6

75.3

+1.3 pts

73.4

69.1

+4.3 pts

Europe

76.7

74.7

+2.0 pts

69.9

67.4

+2.5 pts

North America

84.6

83.1

+1.5 pts

78.2

74.7

+3.5 pts

Latin America & Caribbean

84.2

81.9

+2.3 pts

84.3

83.1

+1.2 pts

Africa, Middle East & S.Asia

79.2

76.3

+2.9 pts

75.3

74.4

+0.9 pts

Asia Pacific

80.9

79.9

+1.0 pts

78.4

78.5

-0.1 pts








Cargo and Total Capacity (millions)







Cargo Tonne Km

501

513

-2.3%

1,982

2,027

-2.2%

Total Revenue Tonne Km

1,877

1,844

1.8%

7,091

6,952

2.0%

Available Tonne Km

2,529

2,487

1.7%

9,868

9,684

1.9%








Overall Load Factor

74.2

74.1

+0.1 pts

71.9

71.8

+0.1 pts

 

 














Performance by Airline

Month of April

Year to Date









2012

2011

Change

2012

2011

Change








  IBERIA

 







Revenue Passenger Km (millions)

4,031

4,373

-7.8%

15,417

16,388

-5.9%

Available Seat Km (millions)

4,837

5,312

-8.9%

19,002

20,667

-8.1%

Cargo Tonne Km (millions)

96

108

-11.1%

405

456

-11.2%








BRITISH AIRWAYS







Revenue Passenger Km (millions)

10,444

9,691

7.8%

38,196

35,444

7.8%

Available Seat Km (millions)

12,896

12,336

4.5%

50,155

48,100

4.3%

Cargo Tonne Km (millions)

405

405

0.0%

1,577

1,571

0.4%















 

 


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