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International Consolidated Airlines SAAnnouncement

03/02/2017 15:05

RNS Number : 0242W
International Cons Airlines Group
03 February 2017
JANUARY 2017 - IAG GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS
 Group traffic in January, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 4.4 per cent versus January 2016; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 5.1 per cent.
 Group premium traffic for the month of January increased by 6.9 per cent compared to the previous year.
3 February 2017
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS
On 11 January, Iberia started selling tickets for its Premium Economy class which will be fitted on 37 long-haul aircraft. The new class will be available on Iberia flights between Madrid, Chicago and New York starting from May, Madrid-Miami from August and Madrid-Boston from September.
On 11 January, British Airways launched its Marks and Spencer Buy on Board product which enables customers to purchase high-quality food on shorthaul flights. In addition, the airline moved its Gatwick operations from the North to the South terminal. The facilities feature a new lounge, upgraded check-in area and easier access to public transport.
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 2016; these documents are available on www.iagshares.com.


Group Performance1
Month of January

2017
2016
Change




Passengers Carried ('000s)
6,687
6,338
5.5%
Domestic2
1,524
1,445
5.5%
Europe
3,306
3,096
6.8%
North America
759
733
3.5%
Latin America & Caribbean
415
423
-1.9%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia
492
475
3.6%
Asia Pacific
191
166
15.1%




Revenue Passenger Km (m)
18,058
17,292
4.4%
Domestic
1,087
1,031
5.4%
Europe
3,651
3,446
5.9%
North America
5,053
4,888
3.4%
Latin America & Caribbean
3,505
3,547
-1.2%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia
2,837
2,704
4.9%
Asia Pacific
1,925
1,676
14.9%




Available Seat Km (m)
23,103
21,974
5.1%
Domestic
1,433
1,395
2.7%
Europe
5,014
4,933
1.6%
North America
6,710
6,185
8.5%
Latin America & Caribbean
4,131
4,042
2.2%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia
3,540
3,380
4.7%
Asia Pacific
2,275
2,039
11.6%




Passenger Load Factor (%)
78.2
78.7
-0.5 pts
Domestic
75.9
73.9
+2.0 pts
Europe
72.8
69.9
+2.9 pts
North America
75.3
79.0
-3.7 pts
Latin America & Caribbean
84.8
87.8
-3.0 pts
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia
80.1
80.0
+0.1 pts
Asia Pacific
84.6
82.2
+2.4 pts




Cargo Tonne Km (m)



Cargo CTK
434
422
2.8%










Performance by Airline
Month of January

VUELING
2017
2016
Change
Revenue Passenger Km (m)
1,539
1,382
11.4%
Available Seat Km (m)
1,987
1,825
8.9%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
0
0
n/a
AER LINGUS



Revenue Passenger Km (m)
1,068
951
12.3%
Available Seat Km (m)
1,538
1,343
14.5%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
10
10
0.0%
IBERIA



Revenue Passenger Km (m)
3,985
3,901
2.2%
Available Seat Km (m)
4,855
4,724
2.8%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
76
82
-7.3%
 BRITISH AIRWAYS



Revenue Passenger Km (m)
11,466
11,058
3.7%
Available Seat Km (m)
14,723
14,082
4.6%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
348
330
5.5%
1Group 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

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