Traffic Statistics April 2014

RNS Number : 6627G

International Cons Airlines Group

09 May 2014

 



 

 

 

APRIL 2014 - IAG GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

§ In April 2014, Group traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres increased by 18.0 per cent versus March 2013 (up 9.5 per cent on a pro-forma basis); Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 16.6 per cent (up 7.6 per cent on a pro-forma basis).

§ Group premium traffic for the month of April increased by 4.0 per cent compared to the previous year.

§ For current outlook please see Quarter One results presentation.

9 May 2014

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

In April, Iberia signed labour agreements with its pilots, cabin crew and ground staff unions after ratification by the unions' assemblies. Iberia also announced that it is gradually re-opening some routes including long-haul services to Santo Domingo and Montevideo as well as short-haul flights to Istanbul, Amsterdam, Athens and Stockholm.

British Airways announced the location of the world's first facility to convert landfill waste to jet fuel. The airline has committed to buying all of the jet fuel from the plant being built in Essex by Solena Fuels which will go into production in 2017.

Vueling has announced new flights from France to Catania, Palermo and the new route between Rennes and Bastia. The airline will also operate from Barcelona to Thessaloniki and Yerevan (Armenia) and from Seville to Malta.

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 2013; these documents are available on www.iagshares.com.

Group Performance1	Month of April					Year to Date
	2014	2013	Change	Pro-forma2		2014	2013	Change	Pro-forma2
Passengers Carried ('000s)	6,353	4,607	37.9%	10.9%		21,637	16,379	32.1%	7.3%
Domestic (UK, Spain & Italy)	1,580	945	67.2%	8.2%		5,486	3,289	66.8%	5.3%
Europe	3,060	2,101	45.6%	13.4%		9,825	7,094	38.5%	10.1%
North America	771	729	5.8%			2,599	2,468	5.3%
Latin America & Caribbean	333	313	6.4%			1,344	1,396	-3.7%
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	461	386	19.4%			1,836	1,622	13.2%
Asia Pacific	148	133	11.3%			547	510	7.3%
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	16,590	14,061	18.0%	9.5%		59,810	53,047	12.7%	5.5%
Domestic (UK, Spain & Italy)	1,076	583	84.6%	12.3%		3,670	1,997	83.8%	6.5%
Europe	3,594	2,425	48.2%	15.2%		11,289	7,970	41.6%	12.1%
North America	5,156	4,931	4.6%			17,555	16,745	4.8%
Latin America & Caribbean	2,824	2,640	7.0%			11,422	11,661	-2.0%
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	2,474	2,156	14.7%			10,428	9,540	9.3%
Asia Pacific	1,466	1,326	10.6%			5,446	5,134	6.1%
Available Seat Km (m)	20,680	17,734	16.6%	7.6%		76,996	68,093	13.1%	5.6%
Domestic (UK, Spain & Italy)	1,390	831	67.3%	6.0%		4,907	3,002	63.5%	1.5%
Europe	4,565	3,167	44.1%	10.5%		15,114	11,028	37.1%	9.0%
North America	6,244	5,935	5.2%			22,578	20,950	7.8%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,461	3,276	5.6%			14,020	14,110	-0.6%
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	3,173	2,836	11.9%			13,567	12,480	8.7%
Asia Pacific	1,847	1,689	9.4%			6,810	6,523	4.4%
Passenger Load Factor (%)	80.2	79.3	+0.9 pts	+1.3 pts		77.7	77.9	-0.2 pts	-0.1 pts
Domestic (UK, Spain & Italy)	77.4	70.2	+7.2 pts	+4.3 pts		74.8	66.5	+8.3 pts	+3.5 pts
Europe	78.7	76.6	+2.1 pts	+3.2 pts		74.7	72.3	+2.4 pts	+2.1 pts
North America	82.6	83.1	-0.5 pts			77.8	79.9	-2.1 pts
Latin America & Caribbean	81.6	80.6	+1.0 pts			81.5	82.6	-1.1 pts
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	78.0	76.0	+2.0 pts			76.9	76.4	+0.5 pts
Asia Pacific	79.4	78.5	+0.9 pts			80.0	78.7	+1.3 pts
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
Cargo CTK	432	468	-7.7%			1,803	1,832	-1.6%
Performance by Airline	Month of April					Year to Date
VUELING	2014	2013	Change	Pro-forma		2014	2013	Change	Pro-forma
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	1,736	230	n/a	31.0%		4,989	230	n/a	29.2%
Available Seat Km (m)	2,156	302	n/a	20.8%		6,272	302	n/a	23.2%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	0	0	n/a			0	0	n/a
IBERIA
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	3,452	3,254	6.1%			12,683	12,928	-1.9%
Available Seat Km (m)	4,390	4,206	4.4%			16,445	16,668	-1.3%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	75	90	-16.7%			317	332	-4.5%
BRITISH AIRWAYS
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	11,402	10,577	7.8%			42,138	39,889	5.6%
Available Seat Km (m)	14,134	13,226	6.9%			54,279	51,123	6.2%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	357	378	-5.6%			1,486	1,500	-0.9%

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

² Pro-forma figures include Vueling in the baseline.

 

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MSCEANSPESALEFF