IAG Traffic & Capacity Statistics - June 2016

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International Cons Airlines Group

05 July 2016

 

 

 

 

JUNE 2016 - GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

§ Group traffic in June, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 13.6 per cent versus June 2015 (up 3.5 per cent on a pro-forma basis); Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 13.2 per cent (up 3.3 per cent on a pro-forma basis).

§ Group premium traffic for the month of June increased by 0.1 per cent on a pro-forma basis.

5 July 2016

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

On 28 June, Iberia launched its new route between Madrid and Shanghai. The airline is operating three flights per week on an A330-200 equipped with new long haul cabins.

Forward-looking statements:

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Group Performance1	Month of June					Year to Date
	2016	2015	Change	Pro-forma2		2016	2015	Change	Pro-forma3
Passengers Carried ('000s)	9,453	7,794	21.3%	7.1%		46,676	38,638	20.8%	7.9%
Domestic4	2,130	1,923	10.8%	8.7%		10,687	9,696	10.2%	8.0%
Europe	5,303	3,996	32.7%	9.9%		24,875	18,763	32.6%	10.4%
North America	1,037	869	19.3%	0.5%		5,120	4,354	17.6%	2.5%
Latin America & Caribbean	391	389	0.5%			2,307	2,227	3.6%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	401	440	-8.9%			2,637	2,662	-0.9%
Asia Pacific	191	177	7.9%			1,050	936	12.2%
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	22,021	19,387	13.6%	3.5%		114,295	100,875	13.3%	5.3%
Domestic	1,445	1,254	15.2%	13.4%		7,362	6,429	14.5%	12.6%
Europe	6,378	4,877	30.8%	9.2%		28,709	21,968	30.7%	10.4%
North America	6,859	5,851	17.2%	1.6%		33,926	29,453	15.2%	2.9%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,284	3,297	-0.4%			19,301	18,866	2.3%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	2,169	2,358	-8.0%			14,533	14,888	-2.4%
Asia Pacific	1,886	1,750	7.8%			10,464	9,271	12.9%
Available Seat Km (m)	26,201	23,155	13.2%	3.3%		142,915	127,243	12.3%	4.3%
Domestic	1,733	1,595	8.7%	6.8%		9,361	8,564	9.3%	7.2%
Europe	7,712	6,068	27.1%	6.1%		37,097	28,876	28.5%	8.4%
North America	7,845	6,605	18.8%	3.6%		41,536	36,108	15.0%	2.8%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,909	3,829	2.1%			23,488	22,939	2.4%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	2,778	2,997	-7.3%			18,540	19,355	-4.2%
Asia Pacific	2,224	2,061	7.9%			12,893	11,401	13.1%
Passenger Load Factor (%)	84.0	83.7	+0.3 pts	+0.1 pts		80.0	79.3	+0.7 pts	+0.8 pts
Domestic	83.4	78.6	+4.8 pts	+4.9 pts		78.6	75.1	+3.5 pts	+3.7 pts
Europe	82.7	80.4	+2.3 pts	+2.3 pts		77.4	76.1	+1.3 pts	+1.4 pts
North America	87.4	88.6	-1.2 pts	-1.7 pts		81.7	81.6	+0.1 pts	+0.1 pts
Latin America & Caribbean	84.0	86.1	-2.1 pts			82.2	82.2	+0.0 pts
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	78.1	78.7	-0.6 pts			78.4	76.9	+1.5 pts
Asia Pacific	84.8	84.9	-0.1 pts			81.2	81.3	-0.1 pts
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
Cargo CTK	429	416	3.1%	0.2%		2,654	2,607	1.8%	-1.0%
Performance by Airline	Month of June					Year to Date
VUELING	2016	2015	Change	Pro-forma		2016	2015	Change	Pro-forma
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	2,818	2,430	16.0%			12,145	10,291	18.0%
Available Seat Km (m)	3,373	3,041	10.9%			15,010	13,171	14.0%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	0	0	n/a			0	0	n/a
AER LINGUS
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	2,001	0	n/a	5.9%		8,418	0	n/a	9.3%
Available Seat Km (m)	2,327	0	n/a	5.6%		10,659	0	n/a	8.4%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	10	0	n/a	-16.7%		62	0	n/a	-16.2%
IBERIA
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	4,467	4,361	2.4%			23,838	22,359	6.6%
Available Seat Km (m)	5,337	5,217	2.3%			29,643	28,200	5.1%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	80	80	0.0%			517	498	3.8%
BRITISH AIRWAYS
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	12,735	12,596	1.1%			69,894	68,225	2.4%
Available Seat Km (m)	15,164	14,897	1.8%			87,603	85,872	2.0%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	339	336	0.9%			2,075	2,109	-1.6%

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

² Monthly pro-forma includes Aer Lingus in the base

³ Year to Date pro-forma includes Aer Lingus in the base

⁴ Domestic includes routes within UK, Spain, Ireland and Italy

 

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