REG - Intl Con Airline Grp - IAG Traffic and Capacity Statistics September 2018

International Consolidated Airlines SAAnnouncement

03/10/2018 15:00

RNS Number : 8813C
International Cons Airlines Group
03 October 2018
 


 
SEPTEMBER 2018 - GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS
 
Group traffic in September, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 5.9 per cent versus September 2017; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 7.2 per cent.
3 October 2018
 

 

 
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS
On 12 September, Aer Lingus announced two new North American routes that will start next summer. Its flights between Dublin and Minneapolis-St. Paul commence on 8 July 2019 while services to Montreal start on 8 August 2019. Both routes will operate daily, all year round. From summer 2019, Aer Lingus will fly direct from Ireland to 15 North American destinations serving 17 transatlantic routes.
 
This month, British Airways announced new routes between Heathrow and Osaka, Gatwick and Kos and London City and Munich. In addition, the airline will make a multi-million-pound investment in its short haul business class cabin, Club Europe. The spend is part of British Airways' current £4.5bn investment plan and will focus on enhanced food and drink.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 September


 


Year to Date




 
 


2018


2017


Change


 


 


2018


2017


Change


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Passengers Carried ('000s)


10,575


9,870


7.1%


 


 


86,241


80,065


7.7%


 




Domestic2


2,465


2,281


8.1%


 


 


20,139


18,398


9.5%


 




Europe


5,869


5,450


7.7%


 


 


46,846


43,465


7.8%


 




North America


1,104


1,031


7.1%


 


 


9,162


8,494


7.9%


 




Latin America & Caribbean


451


409


10.3%


 


 


3,918


3,639


7.7%


 




Africa, Middle East & S,Asia


484


506


-4.3%


 


 


4,464


4,359


2.4%


 




Asia Pacific


202


193


4.7%


 


 


1,712


1,710


0.1%


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Revenue Passenger Km (m)


24,448


23,077


5.9%


 


 


205,045


191,741


6.9%


 




Domestic


1,755


1,583


10.9%


 


 


14,264


12,770


11.7%


 




Europe


7,142


6,612


8.0%


 


 


55,264


51,148


8.0%


 




North America


7,323


6,824


7.3%


 


 


60,947


56,322


8.2%


 




Latin America & Caribbean


3,807


3,535


7.7%


 


 


33,510


31,023


8.0%


 




Africa, Middle East & S,Asia


2,487


2,580


-3.6%


 


 


23,947


23,295


2.8%


 




Asia Pacific


1,934


1,943


-0.5%


 


 


17,112


17,183


-0.4%


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Available Seat Km (m)


28,899


26,969


7.2%


 


 


244,343


231,417


5.6%


 




Domestic


2,002


1,809


10.7%


 


 


16,696


15,328


8.9%


 




Europe


8,362


7,742


8.0%


 


 


65,644


61,893


6.1%


 




North America


8,854


7,994


10.8%


 


 


73,796


68,408


7.9%


 




Latin America & Caribbean


4,496


4,078


10.3%


 


 


39,112


36,790


6.3%


 




Africa, Middle East & S,Asia


2,961


3,114


-4.9%


 


 


29,028


28,795


0.8%


 




Asia Pacific


2,224


2,232


-0.4%


 


 


20,068


20,203


-0.7%


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Passenger Load Factor (%)


84.6


85.6


-1.0 pts


 


 


83.9


82.9


+1.0 pts


 




Domestic


87.7


87.5


+0.2 pts


 


 


85.4


83.3


+2.1 pts


 




Europe


85.4


85.4


+0.0 pts


 


 


84.2


82.6


+1.6 pts


 




North America


82.7


85.4


-2.7 pts


 


 


82.6


82.3


+0.3 pts


 




Latin America & Caribbean


84.7


86.7


-2.0 pts


 


 


85.7


84.3


+1.4 pts


 




Africa, Middle East & S,Asia


84.0


82.9


+1.1 pts


 


 


82.5


80.9


+1.6 pts


 




Asia Pacific


87.0


87.1


-0.1 pts


 


 


85.3


85.1


+0.2 pts


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Cargo Tonne Km (m)


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Cargo CTK


485


487


-0.4%


 


 


4,190


4,220


-0.7%


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




 




Performance by Airline


Month of September


 


Year to Date


 




 
 
 


2018


2017


 
Change


 


 


2018


2017


 
Change


 




AER LINGUS


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Revenue Passenger Km (m)


2,364


2,137


10.6%


 


 


18,047


16,494


9.4%


 




Available Seat Km (m)


2,804


2,545


10.2%


 


 


21,943


20,139


9.0%


 




Passenger load factor (%)


84.3


84.0


+0.3 pts


 


 


82.2


81.9


+0.3 pts


 




Cargo Tonne Km (m)


15


11


36.4%


 


 


115


110


4.7%


 




BRITISH AIRWAYS3


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Revenue Passenger Km (m)


13,128


12,942


1.4%


 


 


115,283


111,338


3.5%


 




Available Seat Km (m)


15,752


15,322


2.8%


 


 


139,196


135,760


2.5%


 




Passenger load factor (%)


83.3


84.5


-1.2 pts


 


 


82.8


82.0


+0.8 pts


 




Cargo Tonne Km (m)


370


380


-2.6%


 


 


3,253


3,314


-1.8%


 




IBERIA 4


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Revenue Passenger Km (m)


5,536


4,987


11.0%


 


 


45,932


41,283


11.3%


 




Available Seat Km (m)


6,368


5,702


11.7%


 


 


53,265


49,078


8.5%


 




Passenger load factor (%)


86.9


87.5


-0.6 pts


 


 


86.2


84.1


+2.1 pts


 




Cargo Tonne Km (m)


100


96


4.2%


 


 


820


796


3.1%


 




VUELING


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Revenue Passenger Km (m)


3,195


3,011


6.1%


 


 


24,856


22,626


9.9%


 




Available Seat Km (m)


3,670


3,400


7.9%


 


 


28,772


26,440


8.8%


 




Passenger load factor (%)


87.1


88.6


-1.5 pts


 


 


86.4


85.6


+0.8 pts


 




Cargo Tonne Km (m)


0


0


        n/a


 


 


0


0


        n/a


 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



1 Group performance comprises Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia (including Iberia Express), LEVEL 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
4 Iberia figures include LEVEL Spain




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