Last checked at 8 Aug 2019 11:59
IAG traffic and capacity statistics - July 2019 | 8 August 2019 |
IAG traffic in July 2019, measured in revenue passenger kilometres, increased by 4.9 per cent versus the same period last year; IAG capacity measured in available seat kilometres rose by 3.9 per cent versus the same period last year.
Group performance | Month of July | Year to date | |||||
2019 | 2018 | yoy | 2019 | 2018 | yoy | ||
Passengers carried ('000s) | 11,999 | 11,515 | 4.2% | 67,885 | 64,246 | 5.7% | |
Domestic | 2,797 | 2,608 | 7.2% | 16,172 | 15,178 | 6.5% | |
Europe | 6,610 | 6,477 | 2.1% | 35,922 | 34,473 | 4.2% | |
North America | 1,226 | 1,213 | 1.1% | 7,195 | 6,856 | 5.0% | |
Latin America & Caribbean | 590 | 484 | 21.9% | 3,604 | 3,000 | 20.1% | |
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia | 543 | 525 | 3.4% | 3,544 | 3,429 | 3.4% | |
Asia Pacific | 233 | 208 | 12.0% | 1,448 | 1,310 | 10.5% | |
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Revenue passenger km (m) | 28,030 | 26,715 | 4.9% | 163,714 | 154,086 | 6.2% | |
Domestic | 2,038 | 1,831 | 11.3% | 11,740 | 10,697 | 9.8% | |
Europe | 7,986 | 7,880 | 1.3% | 41,454 | 40,157 | 3.2% | |
North America | 8,078 | 8,064 | 0.2% | 47,576 | 45,671 | 4.2% | |
Latin America & Caribbean | 4,899 | 4,144 | 18.2% | 29,819 | 25,707 | 16.0% | |
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia | 2,809 | 2,712 | 3.6% | 19,249 | 18,683 | 3.0% | |
Asia Pacific | 2,220 | 2,084 | 6.5% | 13,876 | 13,170 | 5.4% | |
Available seat km (m) | 31,565 | 30,388 | 3.9% | 194,996 | 184,958 | 5.4% | |
Domestic | 2,242 | 2,051 | 9.3% | 13,509 | 12,681 | 6.5% | |
Europe | 9,034 | 8,849 | 2.1% | 50,190 | 48,204 | 4.1% | |
North America | 9,211 | 9,315 | -1.1% | 57,238 | 55,748 | 2.7% | |
Latin America & Caribbean | 5,418 | 4,716 | 14.9% | 34,555 | 29,891 | 15.6% | |
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia | 3,233 | 3,153 | 2.5% | 23,227 | 22,885 | 1.5% | |
Asia Pacific | 2,427 | 2,304 | 5.3% | 16,277 | 15,550 | 4.7% | |
Passenger load factor (%) | 88.8 | 87.9 | +0.9 pts | 84.0 | 83.3 | +0.7 pts | |
Domestic | 90.9 | 89.3 | +1.6 pts | 86.9 | 84.4 | +2.5 pts | |
Europe | 88.4 | 89.0 | -0.6 pts | 82.6 | 83.3 | -0.7 pts | |
North America | 87.7 | 86.6 | +1.1 pts | 83.1 | 81.9 | +1.2 pts | |
Latin America & Caribbean | 90.4 | 87.9 | +2.5 pts | 86.3 | 86.0 | +0.3 pts | |
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia | 86.9 | 86.0 | +0.9 pts | 82.9 | 81.6 | +1.3 pts | |
Asia Pacific | 91.5 | 90.5 | +1.0 pts | 85.2 | 84.7 | +0.5 pts | |
Cargo tonne km (m) | 465 | 462 | 0.6% | 3,266 | 3,233 | 1.0% | |
* Domestic includes routes within UK, Spain, Ireland and Italy
* Group figures include Openskies in 2018
Strategic developments
On 15 July, Iberia announced that it's reducing the use of plastics on its flights by 68.5 tonnes per year. The airline is undertaking various initiatives such as the use of paper to replace plastic packaging and cabin waste recycling.
On 26 July, Aer Lingus took delivery of its first Airbus 321neo LR aircraft which operated its inaugural flight from Dublin to Hartford, Connecticut on 2 August. The A321neo LR is the most cost efficient long-range narrowbody aircraft and is fitted with a total of 184 seats in Business and Economy cabins.
On 27 July, British Airways received its first Airbus 350-1000 aircraft which features the airline's new business class seat. The Club Suite offers direct-aisle access, a suite door for greater privacy and flat-bed seats in a 1-2-1 configuration. In total, British Airways will take delivery of 18 A350s, with four of the new aircraft joining the fleet before the end of 2019.
Performance by airline | Month of July | Year to date | |||||
2019 | 2018 | yoy | 2019 | 2018 | yoy | ||
AER LINGUS | |||||||
Passengers carried ('000s) | 1,260 | 1,252 | 0.6% | 6,711 | 6,464 | 3.8% | |
Revenue passenger km (m) | 2,650 | 2,623 | 1.0% | 13,901 | 13,085 | 6.2% | |
Available seat km (m) | 2,994 | 2,966 | 0.9% | 17,192 | 16,187 | 6.2% | |
Passenger load factor (%) | 88.5 | 88.4 | +0.1 pts | 80.9 | 80.8 | +0.1 pts | |
Cargo tonne km (m) | 15 | 9 | 66.7% | 97 | 87 | 11.5% | |
BRITISH AIRWAYS | |||||||
Passengers carried ('000s) | 4,613 | 4,569 | 1.0% | 27,728 | 27,046 | 2.5% | |
Revenue passenger km (m) | 14,754 | 14,478 | 1.9% | 90,397 | 87,939 | 2.8% | |
Available seat km (m) | 16,800 | 16,621 | 1.1% | 108,970 | 106,946 | 1.9% | |
Passenger load factor (%) | 87.8 | 87.1 | +0.7 pts | 83.0 | 82.2 | +0.8 pts | |
Cargo tonne km (m) | 354 | 361 | -1.9% | 2,500 | 2,515 | -0.6% | |
IBERIA | |||||||
Passengers carried ('000s) | 2,186 | 2,041 | 7.1% | 12,829 | 11,952 | 7.3% | |
Revenue passenger km (m) | 6,326 | 5,722 | 10.6% | 36,349 | 32,984 | 10.2% | |
Available seat km (m) | 6,977 | 6,489 | 7.5% | 41,781 | 38,397 | 8.8% | |
Passenger load factor (%) | 90.7 | 88.2 | +2.5 pts | 87.0 | 85.9 | +1.1 pts | |
Cargo tonne km (m) | 95 | 92 | 3.3% | 663 | 628 | 5.6% | |
LEVEL | |||||||
Passengers carried ('000s) | 187 | 57 | 228.1% | 960 | 195 | 392.3% | |
Revenue passenger km (m) | 707 | 351 | 101.4% | 4,106 | 1,641 | 150.2% | |
Available seat km (m) | 820 | 401 | 104.5% | 4,995 | 1,835 | 172.2% | |
Passenger load factor (%) | 86.2 | 87.5 | -1.3 pts | 82.2 | 89.4 | -7.2 pts | |
Cargo tonne km (m) | 1 | 0 | n/a | 6 | 1 | 500.0% | |
VUELING | |||||||
Passengers carried ('000s) | 3,753 | 3,589 | 4.6% | 19,657 | 18,532 | 6.1% | |
Revenue passenger km (m) | 3,593 | 3,499 | 2.7% | 18,961 | 18,102 | 4.7% | |
Available seat km (m) | 3,974 | 3,864 | 2.8% | 22,058 | 21,179 | 4.2% | |
Passenger load factor (%) | 90.4 | 90.6 | -0.2 pts | 86.0 | 85.5 | +0.5 pts | |
Cargo tonne km (m) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
* British Airways includes BA CityFlyer; Iberia includes Iberia Express; LEVEL includes Spain, France and Austria
* British Airways figures exclude Openskies in 2018
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