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IAG Traffic & Capacity Statistics - January 2017

RNS Number : 0242W
International Cons Airlines Group
03 February 2017
 

JANUARY 2017 - IAG GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

 

§ Group traffic in January, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 4.4 per cent versus January 2016; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 5.1 per cent.

§ Group premium traffic for the month of January increased by 6.9 per cent compared to the previous year.

3 February 2017

 

 

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

On 11 January, Iberia started selling tickets for its Premium Economy class which will be fitted on 37 long-haul aircraft. The new class will be available on Iberia flights between Madrid, Chicago and New York starting from May, Madrid-Miami from August and Madrid-Boston from September.

 

On 11 January, British Airways launched its Marks and Spencer Buy on Board product which enables customers to purchase high-quality food on shorthaul flights. In addition, the airline moved its Gatwick operations from the North to the South terminal.  The facilities feature a new lounge, upgraded check-in area and easier access to public transport.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This announcement contains inside information and is disclosed in accordance with the company's obligations under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.

Enrique Dupuy, Chief Financial Officer, (responsible for arranging the release of this announcement).

 

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.

Forward-looking statements can typically be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as "expects", "may", "will", "could", "should", "intends", "plans", "predicts", "envisages" or "anticipates" and include, without limitation, any projections relating to results of operations and financial conditions of International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiary undertakings from time to time (the 'Group'), as well as plans and objectives for future operations, expected future revenues, financing plans, expected expenditures and divestments relating to the Group and discussions of the Group's Business plan. 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 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 2016; these documents are available on www.iagshares.com.



 

Group Performance1

 

Month of January

 

 

 


2017

2016

Change

 





 

Passengers Carried ('000s)

6,687

6,338

5.5%

 

Domestic2

1,524

1,445

5.5%

 

Europe

3,306

3,096

6.8%

 

North America

759

733

3.5%

 

Latin America & Caribbean

415

423

-1.9%

 

Africa, Middle East & S,Asia

492

475

3.6%

 

Asia Pacific

191

166

15.1%

 





 

Revenue Passenger Km (m)

18,058

17,292

4.4%

 

Domestic

1,087

1,031

5.4%

 

Europe

3,651

3,446

5.9%

 

North America

5,053

4,888

3.4%

 

Latin America & Caribbean

3,505

3,547

-1.2%

 

Africa, Middle East & S,Asia

2,837

2,704

4.9%

 

Asia Pacific

1,925

1,676

14.9%

 





 

Available Seat Km (m)

23,103

21,974

5.1%

 

Domestic

1,433

1,395

2.7%

 

Europe

5,014

4,933

1.6%

 

North America

6,710

6,185

8.5%

 

Latin America & Caribbean

4,131

4,042

2.2%

 

Africa, Middle East & S,Asia

3,540

3,380

4.7%

 

Asia Pacific

2,275

2,039

11.6%

 





 

Passenger Load Factor (%)

78.2

78.7

-0.5 pts

 

Domestic

75.9

73.9

+2.0 pts

 

Europe

72.8

69.9

+2.9 pts

 

North America

75.3

79.0

-3.7 pts

 

Latin America & Caribbean

84.8

87.8

-3.0 pts

 

Africa, Middle East & S,Asia

80.1

80.0

+0.1 pts

 

Asia Pacific

84.6

82.2

+2.4 pts

 





 

Cargo Tonne Km (m)




 

Cargo CTK

434

422

2.8%

 











 

Performance by Airline

Month of January


 

 

 

VUELING

 

2017

 

2016

 

Change

 

Revenue Passenger Km (m)

1,539

1,382

11.4%

 

Available Seat Km (m)

1,987

1,825

8.9%

 

Cargo Tonne Km (m)

0

0

n/a

 

 

 

AER LINGUS

 




 

Revenue Passenger Km (m)

1,068

951

12.3%

 

Available Seat Km (m)

1,538

1,343

14.5%

 

Cargo Tonne Km (m)

10

10

0.0%

 

 

 IBERIA




 

Revenue Passenger Km (m)

3,985

3,901

2.2%

 

Available Seat Km (m)

4,855

4,724

2.8%

 

Cargo Tonne Km (m)

76

82

-7.3%

 

 

   BRITISH AIRWAYS




 

Revenue Passenger Km (m)

11,466

11,058

3.7%

 

Available Seat Km (m)

14,723

14,082

4.6%

 

Cargo Tonne Km (m)

348

330

5.5%

 

 

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

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

 


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