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International Consolidated Airlines SAAnnouncement

05/12/2017 15:06

RNS Number : 4573Y
International Cons Airlines Group
05 December 2017
NOVEMBER 2017 - GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS
 Group traffic in November, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 7.0 per cent versus November 2016; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 4.7 per cent.
 Group premium traffic for the month of November increased by 7.3 per cent compared to the previous year.
5 December 2017
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS
On 28 November, IAG announced that its longhaul low cost airline brand LEVEL will launch flights from Paris Orly to Montreal*, New York, Guadeloupe and Martinique from July 2018. Two Airbus A330-200 aircraft will be based at Orly airport. LEVEL's Paris flights will be operated by staff who currently work for IAG's French airline OpenSkies which is based at the airport. The OpenSkies brand will cease to operate at the end of next summer and all its staff will operate LEVEL flights. LEVEL will also launch a new route from Barcelona to Boston on March 28, 2018 and will add a third A330-200 aircraft to its Barcelona fleet later in the summer.
On 17 November, Aer Lingus announced that it will start flights between Dublin and Seattle on 18 May 2018. This is the sixth new transatlantic route announced by the airline since IAG acquired it in August 2015, bringing its transatlantic route total to 15. 
(*) Subject to the consent of the Canadian Transport Agency.
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 November
Year to Date
2017
2016
Change

2017
2016
Change










Passengers Carried ('000s)
7,798
7,249
7.6%


97,159
93,610
3.8%

Domestic2
1,953
1,782
9.6%


22,516
21,110
6.7%

Europe
3,903
3,646
7.0%


52,369
50,984
2.7%

North America
880
836
5.3%


10,412
10,097
3.1%

Latin America & Caribbean
386
368
4.9%


4,441
4,352
2.0%

Africa, Middle East & S,Asia
495
439
12.8%


5,335
5,042
5.8%

Asia Pacific
181
178
1.7%


2,086
2,025
3.0%











Revenue Passenger Km (m)
19,372
18,111
7.0%


233,461
225,233
3.7%

Domestic
1,365
1,233
10.7%


15,659
14,619
7.1%

Europe
4,290
4,030
6.5%


61,301
60,085
2.0%

North America
5,775
5,457
5.8%


68,967
66,708
3.4%

Latin America & Caribbean
3,290
3,074
7.0%


37,878
36,453
3.9%

Africa, Middle East & S,Asia
2,821
2,536
11.2%


28,675
27,193
5.4%

Asia Pacific
1,831
1,781
2.8%


20,981
20,175
4.0%











Available Seat Km (m)
24,016
22,941
4.7%


282,236
275,401
2.5%

Domestic
1,663
1,519
9.5%


18,790
17,977
4.5%

Europe
5,459
5,250
4.0%


74,407
74,912
-0.7%

North America
7,066
6,774
4.3%


83,666
80,152
4.4%

Latin America & Caribbean
4,066
3,841
5.9%


45,062
43,798
2.9%

Africa, Middle East & S,Asia
3,542
3,320
6.7%


35,577
34,142
4.2%

Asia Pacific
2,220
2,237
-0.8%


24,734
24,420
1.3%











Passenger Load Factor (%)
80.7
78.9
+1.8 pts


82.7
81.8
+0.9 pts

Domestic
82.1
81.2
+0.9 pts


83.3
81.3
+2.0 pts

Europe
78.6
76.8
+1.8 pts


82.4
80.2
+2.2 pts

North America
81.7
80.6
+1.1 pts


82.4
83.2
-0.8 pts

Latin America & Caribbean
80.9
80.0
+0.9 pts


84.1
83.2
+0.9 pts

Africa, Middle East & S,Asia
79.6
76.4
+3.2 pts


80.6
79.6
+1.0 pts

Asia Pacific
82.5
79.6
+2.9 pts


84.8
82.6
+2.2 pts











Cargo Tonne Km (m)









Cargo CTK
531
484
9.7%


5,278
4,974
6.1%











Performance by Airline
Month of November

Year to Date
VUELING
2017
2016
Change


2017
2016
Change

Revenue Passenger Km (m)
1,951
1,722
13.3%


27,190
26,360
3.1%

Available Seat Km (m)
2,412
2,167
11.3%


31,935
31,737
0.6%

Cargo Tonne Km (m)
0
0
n/a


0
0
n/a

AER LINGUS









Revenue Passenger Km (m)
1,503
1,349
11.4%


19,965
17,918
11.4%

Available Seat Km (m)
1,922
1,702
12.9%


24,482
21,830
12.1%

Cargo Tonne Km (m)
17
12
41.7%


141
115
22.6%

IBERIA









Revenue Passenger Km (m)
4,302
3,905
10.2%


50,489
47,018
7.4%

Available Seat Km (m)
5,225
4,913
6.4%


59,996
57,285
4.7%

Cargo Tonne Km (m)
102
97
5.2%


1,008
991
1.7%

 BRITISH AIRWAYS









Revenue Passenger Km (m)
11,616
11,135
4.3%


135,817
133,937
1.4%

Available Seat Km (m)
14,457
14,159
2.1%


165,823
164,549
0.8%

Cargo Tonne Km (m)
412
375
9.9%


4,129
3,868
6.7%

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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