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AUGUST 2015 - IAG GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS
§ Group traffic in August, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 8.6 per cent versus August 2014; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 6.1 per cent.
§ Group premium traffic for the month of August increased by 8.7 per cent compared to the previous year.
3 September 2015
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS
Aer Lingus has become part of IAG after shareholders representing 98.05 per cent of the existing issued share capital accepted IAG's offer. Aer Lingus announced also that its board has stepped down with the exception of the airline's CEO Stephen Kavanagh and CFO, Bernard Bot, and Willie Walsh has been appointed a non-executive director of the airline.
On 6 August, IAG announced that it had converted eight A350-900 and three Airbus A330-200 longhaul aircraft options into firm orders for Iberia. These aircraft will be delivered between 2016 and 2021 and will enable the airline to replace and expand its existing longhaul fleet. IAG also converted 20 Airbus 320neo options, announced in August 2013, into firm orders which will be delivered between 2020 and 2021 to be used by any airline in the Group for fleet replacement.
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Group Performance1
| Month of August | Year to Date | |||||
2015 | 2014 | Change | 2015 | 2014 | Change | ||
Passengers Carried ('000s) | 9,114 | 8,106 | 12.4% | 56,581 | 51,427 | 10.0% | |
Domestic (UK, Spain & Italy) | 2,171 | 2,029 | 7.0% | 14,091 | 13,134 | 7.3% | |
Europe | 4,884 | 4,113 | 18.7% | 28,256 | 24,533 | 15.2% | |
North America | 888 | 894 | -0.7% | 6,118 | 6,060 | 1.0% | |
Latin America & Caribbean | 425 | 361 | 17.7% | 3,085 | 2,748 | 12.3% | |
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia | 553 | 534 | 3.6% | 3,707 | 3,753 | -1.2% | |
Asia Pacific | 193 | 175 | 10.3% | 1,324 | 1,199 | 10.4% | |
Revenue Passenger Km (m) | 21,770 | 20,053 | 8.6% | 143,875 | 134,786 | 6.7% | |
Domestic (UK, Spain & Italy) | 1,532 | 1,381 | 10.9% | 9,448 | 8,748 | 8.0% | |
Europe | 6,065 | 5,101 | 18.9% | 33,719 | 29,245 | 15.3% | |
North America | 5,993 | 5,988 | 0.1% | 41,358 | 40,762 | 1.5% | |
Latin America & Caribbean | 3,523 | 3,048 | 15.6% | 26,009 | 23,344 | 11.4% | |
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia | 2,742 | 2,812 | -2.5% | 20,220 | 20,833 | -2.9% | |
Asia Pacific | 1,915 | 1,723 | 11.1% | 13,121 | 11,854 | 10.7% | |
Available Seat Km (m) | 25,129 | 23,676 | 6.1% | 177,137 | 168,053 | 5.4% | |
Domestic (UK, Spain & Italy) | 1,842 | 1,706 | 8.0% | 12,209 | 11,383 | 7.3% | |
Europe | 7,108 | 6,090 | 16.7% | 42,707 | 37,478 | 14.0% | |
North America | 6,700 | 6,844 | -2.1% | 49,580 | 49,422 | 0.3% | |
Latin America & Caribbean | 4,107 | 3,768 | 9.0% | 31,171 | 28,631 | 8.9% | |
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia | 3,242 | 3,332 | -2.7% | 25,809 | 26,660 | -3.2% | |
Asia Pacific | 2,130 | 1,936 | 10.0% | 15,661 | 14,479 | 8.2% | |
Passenger Load Factor (%) | 86.6 | 84.7 | +1.9 pts | 81.2 | 80.2 | +1.0 pts | |
Domestic (UK, Spain & Italy) | 83.2 | 80.9 | +2.3 pts | 77.4 | 76.9 | +0.5 pts | |
Europe | 85.3 | 83.8 | +1.5 pts | 79.0 | 78.0 | +1.0 pts | |
North America | 89.4 | 87.5 | +1.9 pts | 83.4 | 82.5 | +0.9 pts | |
Latin America & Caribbean | 85.8 | 80.9 | +4.9 pts | 83.4 | 81.5 | +1.9 pts | |
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia | 84.6 | 84.4 | +0.2 pts | 78.3 | 78.1 | +0.2 pts | |
Asia Pacific | 89.9 | 89.0 | +0.9 pts | 83.8 | 81.9 | +1.9 pts | |
Cargo Tonne Km (m) | |||||||
Cargo CTK | 417 | 438 | -4.8% | 3,446 | 3,584 | -3.9% | |
Performance by Airline
|
Month of August |
Year to Date | |||||
VUELING |
2015 |
2014 |
Change |
2015 |
2014 |
Change | |
Revenue Passenger Km (m) | 3,418 | 2,898 | 17.9% | 16,768 | 14,475 | 15.8% | |
Available Seat Km (m) | 3,921 | 3,399 | 15.4% | 20,729 | 18,054 | 14.8% | |
Cargo Tonne Km (m) | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a | |
IBERIA | |||||||
Revenue Passenger Km (m) | 4,949 | 4,104 | 20.6% | 32,182 | 28,184 | 14.2% | |
Available Seat Km (m) | 5,801 | 5,149 | 12.7% | 39,680 | 35,892 | 10.6% | |
Cargo Tonne Km (m) | 84 | 77 | 9.1% | 668 | 626 | 6.7% | |
BRITISH AIRWAYS | |||||||
Revenue Passenger Km (m) | 13,403 | 13,051 | 2.7% | 94,925 | 92,127 | 3.0% | |
Available Seat Km (m) | 15,407 | 15,128 | 1.8% | 116,728 | 114,107 | 2.3% | |
Cargo Tonne Km (m) | 333 | 361 | -7.8% | 2,778 | 2,958 | -6.1% | |
1 Group performance comprises British Airways, Iberia (including Iberia Express) and Vueling. Vueling traffic is currently accounted as non-premium traffic.