IAG Traffic Statistics - January 2018

RNS Number : 9566D
International Cons Airlines Group
05 February 2018
 

 

JANUARY 2018 - GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

 

Group traffic in January, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 3.2 per cent versus January 2017; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 2.8 per cent.

5 February 2018

 

 

 

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

Iberia and its subsidiary Iberia Express were the world's most punctual airlines in 2017, according to the latest ranking published by FlightStats. For the second year running, Iberia led the ranking for major global airlines with 88.97 per cent of its flights arriving on time. Iberia Express achieved 91.77 per cent punctuality, the highest score among low cost carriers for the fourth consecutive year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEI: 959800TZHQRUSH1ESL13

 

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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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

 

 

 

 

2018

2017

Change

 





 











Passengers Carried ('000s)

7,190

6,687

7.5%







Domestic2

1,737

1,524

14.0%







Europe

3,582

3,306

8.3%







North America

751

759

-1.1%







Latin America & Caribbean

429

415

3.3%







Africa, Middle East & S,Asia

513

492

4.3%







Asia Pacific

178

191

-6.8%

















Revenue Passenger Km (m)

18,636

18,058

3.2%







Domestic

1,253

1,087

15.3%







Europe

3,921

3,651

7.4%







North America

5,045

5,053

-0.1%







Latin America & Caribbean

3,667

3,505

4.6%







Africa, Middle East & S,Asia

2,946

2,837

3.8%







Asia Pacific

1,804

1,925

-6.3%

















Available Seat Km (m)

23,759

23,103

2.8%







Domestic

1,608

1,433

12.2%







Europe

5,281

5,014

5.3%







North America

6,775

6,710

1.0%







Latin America & Caribbean

4,248

4,131

2.8%







Africa, Middle East & S,Asia

3,626

3,540

2.4%







Asia Pacific

2,221

2,275

-2.4%

















Passenger Load Factor (%)

78.4

78.2

+0.2 pts







Domestic

77.9

75.9

+2.0 pts







Europe

74.2

72.8

+1.4 pts







North America

74.5

75.3

-0.8 pts







Latin America & Caribbean

86.3

84.8

+1.5 pts







Africa, Middle East & S,Asia

81.2

80.1

+1.1 pts







Asia Pacific

81.2

84.6

-3.4 pts

















Cargo Tonne Km (m)










Cargo CTK

431

434

-0.6%

















 

Performance by Airline

Month of January



 

 

 

2018

2017

 

Change







AER LINGUS










Revenue Passenger Km (m)

1,136

1,068

6.4%







Available Seat Km (m)

1,603

1,538

4.2%







Passenger load factor (%)

70.9

69.4

+1.5 pts







Cargo Tonne Km (m)

10

10

0.0%







BRITISH AIRWAYS     3










Revenue Passenger Km (m)

11,279

11,466

-1.6%







Available Seat Km (m)

14,586

14,723

-0.9%







Passenger load factor (%)

77.3

77.9

-0.6 pts







Cargo Tonne Km (m)

340

348

-2.3%







IBERIA










Revenue Passenger Km (m)

4,380

3,985

9.9%







Available Seat Km (m)

5,241

4,855

8.0%







Passenger load factor (%)

83.6

82.1

+1.5 pts







Cargo Tonne Km (m)

81

76

6.6%







VUELING










Revenue Passenger Km (m)

1,793

1,539

16.5%







Available Seat Km (m)

2,259

1,987

13.7%







Passenger load factor (%)

79.4

77.5

+1.9 pts







Cargo Tonne Km (m)

0

0

n/a







 

1 Group performance comprises Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia (including Iberia Express and LEVEL), OpenSkies and Vueling.

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

3 British Airways figures exclude OpenSkies in 2018 but include OpenSkies in 2017


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