Traffic Statistics June 2012

RNS Number : 9276G

International Cons Airlines Group

04 July 2012

 



INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES GROUP

 

JUNE 2012 - GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

§ In June 2012, Group traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres rose by 8.9 per cent versus June 2011 (up 5.9 per cent on a like for like basis); Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres was up 5.8 per cent (up 2.6 per cent on a like for like basis).

§ Group premium traffic for the month of June grew by 5.3 per cent compared to the previous year, with 9.6 per cent growth in non-premium traffic.

§ Underlying market conditions remain unchanged from last month.  As we had indicated earlier in the year there is likely to be some near-term softness in premium traffic due to the Olympic Games.

July 4^th, 2012

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

On June 21^st, IAG held its Annual General Meeting in Madrid, shareholders approved all proposed resolutions.

On June 22^nd, Iberia appealed the arbitrator's decision in relation to the pilots' union Sepla. The appeal relates to concerns that, among other reasons, the arbitrator went beyond his mandate and made a decision that will adversely affect management's ability to maintain an appropriate cost base for the business and that the decision will impede future growth prospects.

Iberia Express launched new flights between Madrid and Riga. The airline now offers a total of 15 destinations.

British Airways announced new routes for its winter schedule from London Heathrow to Seoul, Zagreb and Leeds Bradford and from London Gatwick to Las Vegas and Barcelona. It will also start operations between London City and Aberdeen.  Following the acquisition of bmi by IAG, British Airways relaunched services between Belfast City Airport in Northern Ireland and London Heathrow after an 11-year gap.

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 1		Month of June					Year to Date
	2012		2011	Change	Like for like change 2		2012	2011	Change	Like for like change 2
Passengers Carried ('000s)	5,048		4,525	11.6%	6.1%	25,731		24,809	3.7%	1.4%
Domestic (UK & Spain)	1,160		925	25.4%		5,536		5,482	1.0%
Europe	2,142		2,024	5.8%		10,800		10,511	2.7%
North America	802		756	6.1%		4,060		3,757	8.1%
Latin America & Caribbean	388		378	2.6%		2,315		2,316	0.0%
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	421		314	34.1%		2,273		2,018	12.6%
Asia Pacific	135		128	5.5%		747		725	3.0%
Revenue Passenger Km (millions)	15,777		14,488	8.9%	5.9%	84,561		80,403	5.2%	4.0%
Domestic (UK & Spain)	714		567	25.9%		3,474		3,364	3.3%
Europe	2,675		2,539	5.4%		13,105		12,938	1.3%
North America	5,397		5,090	6.0%		27,481		25,229	8.9%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,254		3,101	4.9%		19,355		19,021	1.8%
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	2,382		1,885	26.4%		13,608		12,406	9.7%
Asia Pacific	1,355		1,306	3.8%		7,538		7,445	1.2%
Available Seat Km (millions)	18,782		17,744	5.8%	2.6%	107,276		104,543	2.6%	1.3%
Domestic (UK & Spain)	927		734	26.3%		4,694		4,726	-0.7%
Europe	3,390		3,231	4.9%		18,104		18,303	-1.1%
North America	6,000		5,796	3.5%		33,686		32,026	5.2%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,799		3,723	2.0%		23,045		23,059	-0.1%
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	3,011		2,609	15.4%		18,064		16,898	6.9%
Asia Pacific	1,655		1,651	0.2%		9,683		9,531	1.6%
Passenger Load Factor (%)	84.0		81.7	+2.3 pts	+2.6 pts	78.8		76.9	+1.9 pts	+2.1 pts
Domestic (UK & Spain)	77.0		77.2	-0.2 pts		74.0		71.2	+2.8 pts
Europe	78.9		78.6	+0.3 pts		72.4		70.7	+1.7 pts
North America	90.0		87.8	+2.2 pts		81.6		78.8	+2.8 pts
Latin America & Caribbean	85.7		83.3	+2.4 pts		84.0		82.5	+1.5 pts
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	79.1		72.2	+6.9 pts		75.3		73.4	+1.9 pts
Asia Pacific	81.9		79.1	+2.8 pts		77.8		78.1	-0.3 pts
Cargo and Total Capacity (millions)
Cargo Tonne Km	507		504	0.6%	-0.6%	3,010		3,066	-1.8%	-2.3%
Total Revenue Tonne Km	2,010		1,881	6.9%		11,069		10,705	3.4%
Available Tonne Km	2,642		2,513	5.1%		15,220		14,746	3.2%
Overall Load Factor	76.1		74.9	+1.2 pts	+1.0 pts	72.7		72.6	+0.1 pts	+0.1 pts
Performance by Airline	Month of June					Year to Date
IBERIA 3	2012		2011	Change		2012		2011	Change
Revenue Passenger Km (millions)	4,471		4,333	3.2%		24,037		24,941	-3.6%
Available Seat Km (millions)	5,241		5,105	2.7%		29,411		31,027	-5.2%
Cargo Tonne Km (millions)	90		105	-14.3%		588		671	-12.4%
BRITISH AIRWAYS 3	2012		2011	Change	Like for like change 2		2012	2011	Change	Like for like change 2
Revenue Passenger Km (millions)	11,306		10,156	11.3%	7.1%	60,524		55,461	9.1%	7.4%
Available Seat Km (millions)	13,542		12,639	7.1%	2.6%	77,864		73,516	5.9%	4.0%
Cargo Tonne Km (millions)	417		399	4.5%	3.0%	2,422		2,395	1.1%	0.5%

Notes:

[1] Group Performance comprises British Airways (including bmi Mainline, excluding bmi Regional and bmibaby ) and Iberia (including Iberia Express).  Year to Date 2012 includes bmi Mainline from 20 April 2012.

2 Like for like change compares 2012 IAG, excluding the impact of bmi on British Airways; against the 2011 reported IAG

³ Iberia Performance includes Iberia Express.  British Airways Performance excludes bmi Regional and bmibaby

 

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