Traffic Statistics September 2013

RNS Number : 6895P

International Cons Airlines Group

03 October 2013

 



IAG GROUP SEPTEMBER 2013 - GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

§ In September 2013, Group traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres increased by 8.8 per cent versus September 2012 (down 0.4 per cent on a pro-forma basis); Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 8.3 per cent (down 1.4 per cent on a pro-forma basis).

§ Group premium traffic for the month of September decreased by 0.1 per cent compared to the previous year, on falling capacity.

§ Underlying market conditions remain unchanged from those described at the publication of Quarter Two results on 2 August.

3 October 2013

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

IAG shareholders approved the purchase of 18 Boeing 787 and 18 A350 longhaul aircraft for British Airways and 62 A320 shorthaul aircraft for Vueling at a shareholder meeting on September 26. The meeting also approved the appointment of Enrique Dupuy de Lômé Chávarri, IAG's Chief Financial Officer, to the IAG Board.

British Airways announced that it will extend its North American network with a new daily service to Austin, Texas from March 2014. Flights will be operated on a Boeing 787 aircraft.

Iberia launched a new fare structure for domestic and European flights which includes a new "Basic" economy fare for the most price conscious customers who only fly with hand luggage.

In September two more Airbus A340-600 aircraft were equipped with Iberia's new Business and Economy longhaul cabins, making a total of three A340-600s with new cabins now flying.

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 International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (the 'Group') plans and objectives for future operations, including, without limitation, discussions of the Group'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 Group on the date of this report. The Group 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 Group'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 of the business and the risk management process of the Group is given in the Annual Report and Accounts 2012; this document is available on www.iagshares.com.

Group Performance1	Month of September					Year to Date
	2013	2012	Change	Pro-forma2		2013	2012	Change	Pro-forma3
Passengers Carried ('000s)	6,712	5,117	31.2%	0.6%		50,314	41,483	21.3%	1.6%
Domestic (UK & Spain)	1,712	1,167	46.7%	-10.1%		12,064	9,081	32.8%	-6.5%
Europe	3,272	2,220	47.4%	8.3%		23,633	17,570	34.5%	8.6%
North America	806	782	3.1%			6,599	6,510	1.4%
Latin America & Caribbean	349	398	-12.3%			3,129	3,561	-12.1%
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	427	410	4.1%			3,646	3,590	1.6%
Asia Pacific	146	140	4.3%			1,243	1,171	6.1%
Revenue Passenger Km (millions)	17,222	15,829	8.8%	-0.4%		139,861	133,934	4.4%	-1.1%
Domestic (UK & Spain)	1,098	715	53.6%	-9.2%		7,724	5,753	34.3%	-7.1%
Europe	3,996	2,772	44.2%	7.5%		28,305	21,627	30.9%	6.9%
North America	5,405	5,258	2.8%			44,442	43,920	1.2%
Latin America & Caribbean	2,975	3,368	-11.7%			26,302	29,776	-11.7%
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	2,295	2,306	-0.5%			20,700	21,042	-1.6%
Asia Pacific	1,453	1,410	3.0%			12,388	11,816	4.8%
Available Seat Km (millions)	20,405	18,846	8.3%	-1.4%		171,934	165,565	3.8%	-1.8%
Domestic (UK & Spain)	1,367	939	45.6%	-12.4%		10,183	7,616	33.7%	-6.2%
Europe	4,862	3,390	43.4%	6.0%		36,058	28,636	25.9%	3.5%
North America	6,156	6,097	1.0%			52,262	52,334	-0.1%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,417	3,904	-12.5%			31,628	35,011	-9.7%
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	2,901	2,887	0.5%			26,723	27,228	-1.9%
Asia Pacific	1,702	1,629	4.5%			15,080	14,740	2.3%
Passenger Load Factor (%)	84.4	84.0	+0.4 pts	+0.8 pts		81.3	80.9	+0.4 pts	+0.5 pts
Domestic (UK & Spain)	80.3	76.1	+4.2 pts	+2.8 pts		75.9	75.5	+0.4 pts	-0.7 pts
Europe	82.2	81.8	+0.4 pts	+1.1 pts		78.5	75.5	+3.0 pts	+2.5 pts
North America	87.8	86.2	+1.6 pts			85.0	83.9	+1.1 pts
Latin America & Caribbean	87.1	86.3	+0.8 pts			83.2	85.0	-1.8 pts
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	79.1	79.9	-0.8 pts			77.5	77.3	+0.2 pts
Asia Pacific	85.4	86.6	-1.2 pts			82.1	80.2	+1.9 pts
Cargo and Total Capacity (millions)
Cargo Tonne Km	467	503	-7.2%			4,150	4,519	-8.2%
Total Revenue Tonne Km	1,929	2,011	-4.1%			16,607	17,275	-3.9%
Available Tonne Km	2,577	2,648	-2.7%			22,723	23,357	-2.7%
Overall Load Factor	74.9	75.9	-1.0 pts			73.1	74.0	-0.9 pts
Performance by Airline	Month of September					Year to Date
VUELING	2013	2012	Change	Pro-forma		2013	2012	Change	Pro-forma
Revenue Passenger Km (millions)	1,885	0	n/a	28.2%		9,679	0	n/a	28.2%
Available Seat Km (millions)	2,247	0	n/a	21.5%		11,822	0	n/a	23.3%
Cargo Tonne Km (millions)	0	0	n/a			0	0	n/a
IBERIA
Revenue Passenger Km (millions)	3,719	4,478	-16.9%			31,721	38,208	-17.0%
Available Seat Km (millions)	4,469	5,398	-17.2%			39,824	46,118	-13.6%
Cargo Tonne Km (millions)	75	94	-20.2%			723	863	-16.2%
BRITISH AIRWAYS
Revenue Passenger Km (millions)	11,618	11,351	2.4%			98,462	95,723	2.9%
Available Seat Km (millions)	13,689	13,448	1.8%			120,288	119,453	0.7%
Cargo Tonne Km (millions)	392	409	-4.2%			3,427	3,656	-6.3%

¹ Group performance comprises British Airways, Iberia (including Iberia Express) and Vueling. Year to Date 2013 includes Vueling from 26^th April 2013. Vueling traffic is currently accounted as non-premium traffic.

² Monthly pro-forma includes Vueling in the baseline.

³ For Year to Date pro-forma, Vueling data is only included from 26^th April 2012/13.

 

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