MARCH 2015 - IAG GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS
§ Group traffic in March, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 7.4 per cent versus March 2014; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 4.8 per cent.
§ Group premium traffic for the month of March increased by 5.4 per cent compared to the previous year.
8 April 2015
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS
On 4 March, Iberia announced that it had reached an agreement with Airbus to take early delivery of eight A330-200s that IAG ordered for the airline last year to replace A340-300s. The new aircraft will join Iberia's longhaul fleet up to 14 months earlier than initially planned, between November 2015 and December 2016.
On 29 March, British Airways began its A380 services to San Francisco from London Heathrow adding 6,000 more seats a month between the two cities.
On 19 March, Vueling signed an agreement with American Airlines to feed its long haul flights from the US at Barcelona-El Prat and Rome-Fiumicino airports.
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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 2014; these documents are available on www.iagshares.com.
Group Performance1 |
Month of March |
|
Year to Date |
|
2015 |
2014 |
Change |
|
2015 |
2014 |
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Passengers Carried ('000s) |
6,278 |
5,680 |
10.5% |
|
16,678 |
15,284 |
9.1% |
Domestic (UK, Spain & Italy) |
1,630 |
1,478 |
10.3% |
|
4,304 |
3,906 |
10.2% |
Europe |
2,935 |
2,564 |
14.5% |
|
7,601 |
6,765 |
12.4% |
North America |
715 |
683 |
4.7% |
|
1,887 |
1,828 |
3.2% |
Latin America & Caribbean |
371 |
343 |
8.2% |
|
1,109 |
1,011 |
9.7% |
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia |
463 |
471 |
-1.7% |
|
1,332 |
1,375 |
-3.1% |
Asia Pacific |
164 |
141 |
16.3% |
|
445 |
399 |
11.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue Passenger Km (m) |
16,672 |
15,525 |
7.4% |
|
45,898 |
43,220 |
6.2% |
Domestic (UK, Spain & Italy) |
1,066 |
976 |
9.2% |
|
2,850 |
2,594 |
9.9% |
Europe |
3,335 |
2,919 |
14.3% |
|
8,583 |
7,695 |
11.5% |
North America |
4,851 |
4,633 |
4.7% |
|
12,831 |
12,399 |
3.5% |
Latin America & Caribbean |
3,147 |
2,902 |
8.4% |
|
9,434 |
8,598 |
9.7% |
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia |
2,651 |
2,685 |
-1.3% |
|
7,779 |
7,954 |
-2.2% |
Asia Pacific |
1,622 |
1,410 |
15.0% |
|
4,421 |
3,980 |
11.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Available Seat Km (m) |
20,963 |
19,995 |
4.8% |
|
59,105 |
56,316 |
5.0% |
Domestic (UK, Spain & Italy) |
1,404 |
1,279 |
9.8% |
|
3,878 |
3,517 |
10.3% |
Europe |
4,323 |
3,773 |
14.6% |
|
11,835 |
10,549 |
12.2% |
North America |
5,929 |
5,953 |
-0.4% |
|
16,411 |
16,334 |
0.5% |
Latin America & Caribbean |
3,934 |
3,576 |
10.0% |
|
11,508 |
10,559 |
9.0% |
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia |
3,435 |
3,638 |
-5.6% |
|
10,065 |
10,394 |
-3.2% |
Asia Pacific |
1,938 |
1,776 |
9.1% |
|
5,408 |
4,963 |
9.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Passenger Load Factor (%) |
79.5 |
77.6 |
+1.9 pts |
|
77.7 |
76.7 |
+1.0 pts |
Domestic (UK, Spain & Italy) |
75.9 |
76.3 |
-0.4 pts |
|
73.5 |
73.8 |
-0.3 pts |
Europe |
77.1 |
77.4 |
-0.3 pts |
|
72.5 |
72.9 |
-0.4 pts |
North America |
81.8 |
77.8 |
+4.0 pts |
|
78.2 |
75.9 |
+2.3 pts |
Latin America & Caribbean |
80.0 |
81.2 |
-1.2 pts |
|
82.0 |
81.4 |
+0.6 pts |
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia |
77.2 |
73.8 |
+3.4 pts |
|
77.3 |
76.5 |
+0.8 pts |
Asia Pacific |
83.7 |
79.4 |
+4.3 pts |
|
81.7 |
80.2 |
+1.5 pts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cargo Tonne Km (m) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cargo CTK |
485 |
509 |
-4.7% |
|
1,314 |
1,371 |
-4.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Performance by Airline |
Month of March |
|
Year to Date |
VUELING |
2015 |
2014 |
Change |
|
2015 |
2014 |
Change |
Revenue Passenger Km (m) |
1,480 |
1,274 |
16.2% |
|
3,712 |
3,253 |
14.1% |
Available Seat Km (m) |
1,809 |
1,517 |
19.2% |
|
4,871 |
4,116 |
18.3% |
Cargo Tonne Km (m) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
|
0 |
0 |
n/a |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IBERIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue Passenger Km (m) |
3,672 |
3,294 |
11.5% |
|
10,209 |
9,231 |
10.6% |
Available Seat Km (m) |
4,627 |
4,249 |
8.9% |
|
13,044 |
12,055 |
8.2% |
Cargo Tonne Km (m) |
95 |
84 |
13.1% |
|
249 |
242 |
2.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue Passenger Km (m) |
11,520 |
10,957 |
5.1% |
|
31,977 |
30,736 |
4.0% |
Available Seat Km (m) |
14,527 |
14,229 |
2.1% |
|
41,190 |
40,145 |
2.6% |
Cargo Tonne Km (m) |
390 |
425 |
-8.2% |
|
1,065 |
1,129 |
-5.7% |
1 Group performance comprises British Airways, Iberia (including Iberia Express) and Vueling. Vueling traffic is currently accounted as non-premium traffic.
