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International Consolidated Airlines SAAnnouncement

09/01/2017 15:06

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International Cons Airlines Group
09 January 2017
DECEMBER 2016 - IAG GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS
 Group traffic in December, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 3.9 per cent versus December 2015; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 3.1 per cent.
 Group premium traffic for the month of December increased by 8.4 per cent compared to the previous year.
 The Group's airlines carried more than 100 million passengers during 2016. The total number of passengers was 100,675,056.
9 January 2017
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS
On 22 December, IAG announced that it plans to set up a next generation longhaul operation in Barcelona from June 2017 using two A330 aircraft. Destinations being considered include Los Angeles, San Francisco, Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, Havana and Tokyo. Options for the new operation include setting up a new airline or consider using existing resources from IAG's airlines. No final decision has yet been made.
Iberia and its subsidiary Iberia Express were the world's most punctual airlines in 2016 according to the latest ranking published by FlightStats. Iberia topped the ranking for major global airlines with 89.64 per cent of flights on time while Iberia Express achieved 96.34 per cent punctuality, the highest score among low cost carriers. Iberia's improvement in operational performance has been a key aspect of its restructuring.
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:
Certain statements included in this report are forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such 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 2015; these documents are available on www.iagshares.com.


Group Performance1
Month of December
Year to Date

2016
2015
Change

2016
20154
Change
Pro-forma2










Passengers Carried ('000s)
7,065
6,735
4.9%


100,675
88,333
14.0%
6.3%
Domestic3
1,608
1,603
0.3%


22,718
21,390
6.2%
4.9%
Europe
3,583
3,304
8.4%


54,567
44,987
21.3%
8.7%
North America
836
796
5.0%


10,933
9,730
12.4%
2.8%
Latin America & Caribbean
386
403
-4.2%


4,738
4,668
1.5%

Africa, Middle East & S,Asia
480
471
1.9%


5,522
5,558
-0.6%

Asia Pacific
172
158
8.9%


2,197
2,000
9.9%











Revenue Passenger Km (m)
18,241
17,553
3.9%


243,474
221,996
9.7%
4.5%
Domestic
1,142
1,108
3.1%


15,761
14,413
9.4%
8.3%
Europe
3,955
3,652
8.3%


64,040
53,104
20.6%
8.8%
North America
5,453
5,203
4.8%


72,161
64,966
11.1%
3.2%
Latin America & Caribbean
3,220
3,342
-3.7%


39,673
39,260
1.1%

Africa, Middle East & S,Asia
2,729
2,665
2.4%


29,922
30,396
-1.6%

Asia Pacific
1,742
1,583
10.0%


21,917
19,857
10.4%











Available Seat Km (m)
23,030
22,328
3.1%


298,431
272,702
9.4%
4.3%
Domestic
1,420
1,435
-1.0%


19,397
18,437
5.2%
4.0%
Europe
5,189
5,008
3.6%


80,101
67,169
19.3%
7.6%
North America
6,840
6,395
7.0%


86,992
77,315
12.5%
4.6%
Latin America & Caribbean
3,949
4,119
-4.1%


47,747
47,251
1.0%

Africa, Middle East & S,Asia
3,473
3,350
3.7%


37,615
38,659
-2.7%

Asia Pacific
2,159
2,021
6.8%


26,579
23,871
11.3%











Passenger Load Factor (%)
79.2
78.6
+0.6 pts


81.6
81.4
+0.2 pts
+0.2 pts
Domestic
80.4
77.2
+3.2 pts


81.3
78.2
+3.1 pts
+3.2 pts
Europe
76.2
72.9
+3.3 pts


79.9
79.1
+0.8 pts
+0.8 pts
North America
79.7
81.4
-1.7 pts


83.0
84.0
-1.0 pts
-1.1 pts
Latin America & Caribbean
81.5
81.1
+0.4 pts


83.1
83.1
+0.0 pts

Africa, Middle East & S,Asia
78.6
79.6
-1.0 pts


79.5
78.6
+0.9 pts

Asia Pacific
80.7
78.3
+2.4 pts


82.5
83.2
-0.7 pts











Cargo Tonne Km (m)









Cargo CTK
480
464
3.4%


5,454
5,293
3.0%
1.2%










Performance by Airline
Month of December

Year to Date
VUELING
2016
2015
Change


2016
20154
Change
Pro-forma2
Revenue Passenger Km (m)
1,686
1,490
13.2%


28,046
24,775
13.2%

Available Seat Km (m)
2,147
1,903
12.8%


33,884
30,476
11.2%

Cargo Tonne Km (m)
0
0
n/a


0
0
n/a

AER LINGUS









Revenue Passenger Km (m)
1,276
1,142
11.7%


19,194
6,641
n/a
9.5%
Available Seat Km (m)
1,703
1,533
11.1%


23,533
8,080
n/a
9.6%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
12
13
-7.7%


127
56
n/a
-15.3%
IBERIA









Revenue Passenger Km (m)
4,046
3,896
3.9%


51,064
48,564
5.1%

Available Seat Km (m)
4,997
4,950
0.9%


62,282
59,872
4.0%

Cargo Tonne Km (m)
103
103
0.0%


1,094
1,057
3.5%

 BRITISH AIRWAYS









Revenue Passenger Km (m)
11,233
11,025
1.9%


145,170
142,016
2.2%

Available Seat Km (m)
14,183
13,942
1.7%


178,732
174,274
2.6%

Cargo Tonne Km (m)
365
348
4.9%


4,233
4,180
1.3%

1Group performance comprises Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia (including Iberia Express) and Vueling. Vueling traffic is currently accounted as non-premium traffic
2 Year to Date pro-forma includes Aer Lingus in the base
3 Domestic includes routes within UK, Spain, Ireland and Italy
4 2015 figures include Aer Lingus from the acquisition date of August 18, 2015

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