IAG Traffic Statistics - January 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.
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Enrique Dupuy, Chief Financial Officer
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Group Performance1
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Month of January |
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2018 |
2017 |
Change |
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Passengers Carried ('000s) |
7,190 |
6,687 |
7.5% |
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Domestic2 |
1,737 |
1,524 |
14.0% |
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Europe |
3,582 |
3,306 |
8.3% |
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North America |
751 |
759 |
-1.1% |
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Latin America & Caribbean |
429 |
415 |
3.3% |
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Africa, Middle East & S,Asia |
513 |
492 |
4.3% |
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Asia Pacific |
178 |
191 |
-6.8% |
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Revenue Passenger Km (m) |
18,636 |
18,058 |
3.2% |
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Domestic |
1,253 |
1,087 |
15.3% |
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Europe |
3,921 |
3,651 |
7.4% |
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North America |
5,045 |
5,053 |
-0.1% |
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Latin America & Caribbean |
3,667 |
3,505 |
4.6% |
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Africa, Middle East & S,Asia |
2,946 |
2,837 |
3.8% |
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Asia Pacific |
1,804 |
1,925 |
-6.3% |
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Available Seat Km (m) |
23,759 |
23,103 |
2.8% |
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Domestic |
1,608 |
1,433 |
12.2% |
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Europe |
5,281 |
5,014 |
5.3% |
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North America |
6,775 |
6,710 |
1.0% |
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Latin America & Caribbean |
4,248 |
4,131 |
2.8% |
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Africa, Middle East & S,Asia |
3,626 |
3,540 |
2.4% |
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Asia Pacific |
2,221 |
2,275 |
-2.4% |
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Passenger Load Factor (%) |
78.4 |
78.2 |
+0.2 pts |
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Domestic |
77.9 |
75.9 |
+2.0 pts |
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Europe |
74.2 |
72.8 |
+1.4 pts |
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North America |
74.5 |
75.3 |
-0.8 pts |
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Latin America & Caribbean |
86.3 |
84.8 |
+1.5 pts |
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Africa, Middle East & S,Asia |
81.2 |
80.1 |
+1.1 pts |
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Asia Pacific |
81.2 |
84.6 |
-3.4 pts |
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Cargo Tonne Km (m) |
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Cargo CTK |
431 |
434 |
-0.6% |
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Performance by Airline |
Month of January |
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2018 |
2017 |
Change |
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AER LINGUS |
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Revenue Passenger Km (m) |
1,136 |
1,068 |
6.4% |
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Available Seat Km (m) |
1,603 |
1,538 |
4.2% |
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Passenger load factor (%) |
70.9 |
69.4 |
+1.5 pts |
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Cargo Tonne Km (m) |
10 |
10 |
0.0% |
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BRITISH AIRWAYS 3 |
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Revenue Passenger Km (m) |
11,279 |
11,466 |
-1.6% |
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Available Seat Km (m) |
14,586 |
14,723 |
-0.9% |
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Passenger load factor (%) |
77.3 |
77.9 |
-0.6 pts |
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Cargo Tonne Km (m) |
340 |
348 |
-2.3% |
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IBERIA |
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Revenue Passenger Km (m) |
4,380 |
3,985 |
9.9% |
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Available Seat Km (m) |
5,241 |
4,855 |
8.0% |
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Passenger load factor (%) |
83.6 |
82.1 |
+1.5 pts |
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Cargo Tonne Km (m) |
81 |
76 |
6.6% |
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VUELING |
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Revenue Passenger Km (m) |
1,793 |
1,539 |
16.5% |
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Available Seat Km (m) |
2,259 |
1,987 |
13.7% |
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Passenger load factor (%) |
79.4 |
77.5 |
+1.9 pts |
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Cargo Tonne Km (m) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
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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
This information is provided by RNS
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