Traffic & Capacity Statistics - February 2017

 

FEBRUARY 2017 - GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

 

§ Group traffic in February, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 2.9 per cent versus February 2016; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 2.2 per cent.

§ Group premium traffic for the month of February increased by 4.7 per cent compared to the previous year.

3 March 2017

 

 

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

On 10 February, Iberia and Vueling announced that Iberia's Madrid to Barcelona air shuttle will now be operated jointly by both airlines. There will be up to 26 daily flights (16 Iberia and 10 Vueling) with departures every 15 or 30 minutes at peak time and hourly throughout the day. Changes to the current service will take place in July and include greater flexibility with the option of making flight reservations in addition to walk-on and pre-paid open tickets.

 

 

 

 

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:

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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 2016; these documents are available on www.iagshares.com.

 

Group Performance1	Month of February					Year to Date
	2017	2016	Change			2017	2016	Change
Passengers Carried ('000s)	6,543	6,374	2.7%			13,230	12,712	4.1%
Domestic3	1,564	1,527	2.4%			3,088	2,972	3.9%
Europe	3,371	3,271	3.1%			6,677	6,367	4.9%
North America	636	627	1.4%			1,395	1,360	2.6%
Latin America & Caribbean	371	372	-0.3%			786	795	-1.1%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	430	422	1.9%			922	897	2.8%
Asia Pacific	171	155	10.3%			362	321	12.8%
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	16,411	15,945	2.9%			34,469	33,237	3.7%
Domestic	1,089	1,054	3.3%			2,176	2,085	4.4%
Europe	3,702	3,589	3.1%			7,353	7,035	4.5%
North America	4,229	4,181	1.1%			9,282	9,069	2.3%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,126	3,123	0.1%			6,631	6,670	-0.6%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	2,537	2,453	3.4%			5,374	5,157	4.2%
Asia Pacific	1,728	1,545	11.8%			3,653	3,221	13.4%
Available Seat Km (m)	21,039	20,588	2.2%			44,142	42,562	3.7%
Domestic	1,376	1,364	0.9%			2,809	2,759	1.8%
Europe	4,795	4,823	-0.6%			9,809	9,756	0.5%
North America	5,925	5,653	4.8%			12,635	11,838	6.7%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,698	3,711	-0.4%			7,829	7,753	1.0%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	3,171	3,131	1.3%			6,711	6,511	3.1%
Asia Pacific	2,074	1,906	8.8%			4,349	3,945	10.2%
Passenger Load Factor (%)	78.0	77.4	+0.6 pts			78.1	78.1	+0.0 pts
Domestic	79.1	77.3	+1.8 pts			77.5	75.6	+1.9 pts
Europe	77.2	74.4	+2.8 pts			75.0	72.1	+2.9 pts
North America	71.4	74.0	-2.6 pts			73.5	76.6	-3.1 pts
Latin America & Caribbean	84.5	84.2	+0.3 pts			84.7	86.0	-1.3 pts
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	80.0	78.3	+1.7 pts			80.1	79.2	+0.9 pts
Asia Pacific	83.3	81.1	+2.2 pts			84.0	81.6	+2.4 pts
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
Cargo CTK	432	428	0.9%			866	850	1.9%
Performance by Airline	Month of February					Year to Date
VUELING	2017	2016	Change			2017	2016	Change
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	1,535	1,378	11.4%			3,074	2,760	11.4%
Available Seat Km (m)	1,885	1,701	10.8%			3,872	3,526	9.8%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	0	0	n/a			0	0	n/a
AER LINGUS
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	964	846	13.9%			2,032	1,797	13.1%
Available Seat Km (m)	1,388	1,168	18.8%			2,926	2,511	16.5%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	11	9	22.2%			21	19	10.5%
IBERIA
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	3,613	3,538	2.1%			7,598	7,439	2.1%
Available Seat Km (m)	4,356	4,391	-0.8%			9,211	9,115	1.1%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	83	88	-5.7%			159	170	-6.5%
BRITISH AIRWAYS
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	10,299	10,183	1.1%			21,765	21,241	2.5%
Available Seat Km (m)	13,410	13,328	0.6%			28,133	27,410	2.6%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	338	331	2.1%			686	661	3.8%

 

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