Traffic & Capacity Statistics - November 2017

 

NOVEMBER 2017 - GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

 

§ Group traffic in November, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 7.0 per cent versus November 2016; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 4.7 per cent.

§ Group premium traffic for the month of November increased by 7.3 per cent compared to the previous year.

5 December 2017

 

 

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

On 28 November, IAG announced that its longhaul low cost airline brand LEVEL will launch flights from Paris Orly to Montreal*, New York, Guadeloupe and Martinique from July 2018. Two Airbus A330-200 aircraft will be based at Orly airport. LEVEL's Paris flights will be operated by staff who currently work for IAG's French airline OpenSkies which is based at the airport. The OpenSkies brand will cease to operate at the end of next summer and all its staff will operate LEVEL flights. LEVEL will also launch a new route from Barcelona to Boston on March 28, 2018 and will add a third A330-200 aircraft to its Barcelona fleet later in the summer.

 

On 17 November, Aer Lingus announced that it will start flights between Dublin and Seattle on 18 May 2018. This is the sixth new transatlantic route announced by the airline since IAG acquired it in August 2015, bringing its transatlantic route total to 15.

 

 

 

(*) Subject to the consent of the Canadian Transport Agency.

 

 

 

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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

 

Forward-looking statements:

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Group Performance1	Month of November					Year to Date
	2017	2016	Change			2017	2016	Change
Passengers Carried ('000s)	7,798	7,249	7.6%			97,159	93,610	3.8%
Domestic2	1,953	1,782	9.6%			22,516	21,110	6.7%
Europe	3,903	3,646	7.0%			52,369	50,984	2.7%
North America	880	836	5.3%			10,412	10,097	3.1%
Latin America & Caribbean	386	368	4.9%			4,441	4,352	2.0%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	495	439	12.8%			5,335	5,042	5.8%
Asia Pacific	181	178	1.7%			2,086	2,025	3.0%
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	19,372	18,111	7.0%			233,461	225,233	3.7%
Domestic	1,365	1,233	10.7%			15,659	14,619	7.1%
Europe	4,290	4,030	6.5%			61,301	60,085	2.0%
North America	5,775	5,457	5.8%			68,967	66,708	3.4%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,290	3,074	7.0%			37,878	36,453	3.9%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	2,821	2,536	11.2%			28,675	27,193	5.4%
Asia Pacific	1,831	1,781	2.8%			20,981	20,175	4.0%
Available Seat Km (m)	24,016	22,941	4.7%			282,236	275,401	2.5%
Domestic	1,663	1,519	9.5%			18,790	17,977	4.5%
Europe	5,459	5,250	4.0%			74,407	74,912	-0.7%
North America	7,066	6,774	4.3%			83,666	80,152	4.4%
Latin America & Caribbean	4,066	3,841	5.9%			45,062	43,798	2.9%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	3,542	3,320	6.7%			35,577	34,142	4.2%
Asia Pacific	2,220	2,237	-0.8%			24,734	24,420	1.3%
Passenger Load Factor (%)	80.7	78.9	+1.8 pts			82.7	81.8	+0.9 pts
Domestic	82.1	81.2	+0.9 pts			83.3	81.3	+2.0 pts
Europe	78.6	76.8	+1.8 pts			82.4	80.2	+2.2 pts
North America	81.7	80.6	+1.1 pts			82.4	83.2	-0.8 pts
Latin America & Caribbean	80.9	80.0	+0.9 pts			84.1	83.2	+0.9 pts
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	79.6	76.4	+3.2 pts			80.6	79.6	+1.0 pts
Asia Pacific	82.5	79.6	+2.9 pts			84.8	82.6	+2.2 pts
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
Cargo CTK	531	484	9.7%			5,278	4,974	6.1%
Performance by Airline	Month of November					Year to Date
VUELING	2017	2016	Change			2017	2016	Change
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	1,951	1,722	13.3%			27,190	26,360	3.1%
Available Seat Km (m)	2,412	2,167	11.3%			31,935	31,737	0.6%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	0	0	n/a			0	0	n/a
AER LINGUS
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	1,503	1,349	11.4%			19,965	17,918	11.4%
Available Seat Km (m)	1,922	1,702	12.9%			24,482	21,830	12.1%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	17	12	41.7%			141	115	22.6%
IBERIA
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	4,302	3,905	10.2%			50,489	47,018	7.4%
Available Seat Km (m)	5,225	4,913	6.4%			59,996	57,285	4.7%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	102	97	5.2%			1,008	991	1.7%
BRITISH AIRWAYS
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	11,616	11,135	4.3%			135,817	133,937	1.4%
Available Seat Km (m)	14,457	14,159	2.1%			165,823	164,549	0.8%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	412	375	9.9%			4,129	3,868	6.7%

 

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