RE: Panicking..30 Jul 2021 14:16
In the six months to 30 June, IAG flew 20.8% of 2019 capacity, as Covid restrictions continued to weigh. Revenue declined 58.2% to €2.2bn, with a strong performance in Cargo offset by a 72% decline in passenger revenue. Despite the overall declines, trends did improve in the second quarter with revenue up 77% from the same time in 2020.
IAG reported an operating loss of €2.0bn, an improvement from the €4.1bn loss reported last year. This was primarily due to cost saving efforts, which saw spend on operations decrease by 54.4%.
The group expects capacity to increase to 45% of 2019 levels in the current trading period, but passenger demand isn't expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels until at least 2023.