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International Consolidated Airlines SAAnnouncement

03/08/2017 15:06

RNS Number : 0637N
International Cons Airlines Group
03 August 2017
JULY 2017 - GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS
 Group traffic in July, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 0.7 per cent versus July 2016; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 1.1 per cent.
 Group premium traffic for the month of July increased by 3.1 per cent compared to the previous year.
3 August 2017
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS
On 24 July, IAG announced that it had converted three Airbus A330-200 longhaul aircraft options into firm orders for LEVEL. The aircraft will be delivered in summer 2018 and will facilitate LEVEL's expansion.
On 19 July, Iberia relaunched its Madrid-Barcelona air bridge shuttle. The new service is operated jointly with Vueling and offers up to 26 daily frequencies between both cities. Customers can book their flights in advance or buy tickets on the day with full flexibility to change their travel plans. 
As part of British Airways 400m customer investment plan, the airline announced its partnership with luxury lifestyle brand, The White Company to supply bedding and amenity kits in Club World. In addition, nearly 200,000 customers have used British Airways' new exclusive check-in area for First, Gold Executive Club and oneworld Emerald customers at Heathrow Terminal 5, since it opened in April 2017.
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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:
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. 
Forward-looking statements can typically be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as "expects", "July", "will", "could", "should", "intends", "plans", "predicts", "envisages" or "anticipates" and include, without limitation, any projections relating to results of operations and financial conditions of International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiary undertakings from time to time (the 'Group'), as well as plans and objectives for future operations, expected future revenues, financing plans, expected expenditures and divestments relating to the Group and discussions of the Group's Business plan. All forward-looking statements in this report are based upon information known to the Group on the date of this report. The Group undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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 July
Year to Date
2017
2016
Change

2017
2016
Change










Passengers Carried ('000s)
10,739
10,645
0.9%


59,545
57,321
3.9%

Domestic2
2,423
2,307
5.0%


13,828
12,994
6.4%

Europe
6,069
6,121
-0.8%


31,943
30,996
3.1%

North America
1,078
1,061
1.6%


6,369
6,181
3.0%

Latin America & Caribbean
443
447
-0.9%


2,786
2,754
1.2%

Africa, Middle East & S,Asia
522
497
5.0%


3,296
3,134
5.2%

Asia Pacific
204
212
-3.8%


1,323
1,262
4.8%











Revenue Passenger Km (m)
24,741
24,571
0.7%


143,898
138,866
3.6%

Domestic
1,662
1,587
4.7%


9,558
8,949
6.8%

Europe
7,387
7,538
-2.0%


37,135
36,247
2.4%

North America
7,183
7,041
2.0%


42,225
40,967
3.1%

Latin America & Caribbean
3,805
3,744
1.6%


23,720
23,045
2.9%

Africa, Middle East & S,Asia
2,657
2,561
3.7%


17,969
17,094
5.1%

Asia Pacific
2,047
2,100
-2.5%


13,291
12,564
5.8%











Available Seat Km (m)
28,623
28,317
1.1%


175,833
171,232
2.7%

Domestic
1,893
1,849
2.4%


11,653
11,210
4.0%

Europe
8,438
8,723
-3.3%


45,674
45,820
-0.3%

North America
8,466
8,116
4.3%


52,042
49,652
4.8%

Latin America & Caribbean
4,388
4,240
3.5%


28,312
27,728
2.1%

Africa, Middle East & S,Asia
3,125
3,044
2.7%


22,488
21,584
4.2%

Asia Pacific
2,313
2,345
-1.4%


15,664
15,238
2.8%











Passenger Load Factor (%)
86.4
86.8
-0.4 pts


81.8
81.1
+0.7 pts

Domestic
87.8
85.8
+2.0 pts


82.0
79.8
+2.2 pts

Europe
87.5
86.4
+1.1 pts


81.3
79.1
+2.2 pts

North America
84.8
86.8
-2.0 pts


81.1
82.5
-1.4 pts

Latin America & Caribbean
86.7
88.3
-1.6 pts


83.8
83.1
+0.7 pts

Africa, Middle East & S,Asia
85.0
84.1
+0.9 pts


79.9
79.2
+0.7 pts

Asia Pacific
88.5
89.6
-1.1 pts


84.9
82.5
+2.4 pts











Cargo Tonne Km (m)









Cargo CTK
477
447
6.7%


3,263
3,101
5.2%











Performance by Airline
Month of July

Year to Date
VUELING
2017
2016
Change


2017
2016
Change

Revenue Passenger Km (m)
3,323
3,477
-4.4%


16,258
15,622
4.1%

Available Seat Km (m)
3,690
3,986
-7.4%


19,337
18,996
1.8%

Cargo Tonne Km (m)
0
0
n/a


0
0
n/a

AER LINGUS









Revenue Passenger Km (m)
2,395
2,163
10.7%


11,981
10,581
13.2%

Available Seat Km (m)
2,710
2,447
10.7%


14,871
13,106
13.5%

Cargo Tonne Km (m)
11
11
0.0%


88
73
20.5%

IBERIA









Revenue Passenger Km (m)
5,419
5,132
5.6%


30,845
28,970
6.5%

Available Seat Km (m)
6,350
5,922
7.2%


37,047
35,565
4.2%

Cargo Tonne Km (m)
97
93
4.3%


608
610
-0.3%

 BRITISH AIRWAYS









Revenue Passenger Km (m)
13,604
13,799
-1.4%


84,814
83,693
1.3%

Available Seat Km (m)
15,873
15,962
-0.6%


104,578
103,565
1.0%

Cargo Tonne Km (m)
369
343
7.6%


2,567
2,418
6.2%

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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