Last checked at 8 Jan 2019 15:00
DECEMBER 2018 - GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS
Group traffic in December, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 8.8 per cent versus 2017; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 9.4 per cent.
In 2018 IAG carried almost 113 million passengers, which is over 8 million more than in 2017.
8 January 2019
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS
On 18 December, British Airways announced that it will resume flights to Islamabad, Pakistan from June 2019. The new route will operate three times a week on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
In December, British Airways also announced that it has welcomed more than one million passengers at its London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 First Wing facility since it opened in April 2017. In addition, British Airways trialled virtual reality technology at check-in desks at Heathrow Terminal 5, giving customers a 360° tour of Club World. Customers were given the choice to upgrade their seat to enjoy the experience.
Iberia Express was the world's most punctual low-cost airline in 2018, according to Flightstats. The airline led the ranking for the fifth consecutive year with 86.47 per cent of its flights arriving on time.
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Enrique Dupuy, Chief Financial Officer
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Group Performance1
| Month of December | Year to Date | |||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | Change |
| 2018 | 2017 | Change |
| |
Passengers Carried ('000s) | 8,294 | 7,670 | 8.1% | 112,920 | 104,829 | 7.7% | |||
Domestic2 | 1,983 | 1,847 | 7.4% | 26,585 | 24,363 | 9.1% | |||
Europe | 4,164 | 3,867 | 7.7% | 60,566 | 56,236 | 7.7% | |||
North America | 923 | 853 | 8.2% | 12,138 | 11,265 | 7.7% | |||
Latin America & Caribbean | 501 | 413 | 21.3% | 5,346 | 4,854 | 10.1% | |||
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia | 538 | 519 | 3.7% | 5,986 | 5,854 | 2.3% | |||
Asia Pacific | 185 | 171 | 8.2% | 2,299 | 2,257 | 1.9% | |||
Revenue Passenger Km (m) | 21,053 | 19,358 | 8.8% | 270,657 | 252,819 | 7.1% | |||
Domestic | 1,479 | 1,335 | 10.8% | 18,953 | 16,994 | 11.5% | |||
Europe | 4,539 | 4,250 | 6.8% | 70,626 | 65,551 | 7.7% | |||
North America | 6,067 | 5,584 | 8.6% | 80,542 | 74,551 | 8.0% | |||
Latin America & Caribbean | 4,126 | 3,509 | 17.6% | 45,334 | 41,387 | 9.5% | |||
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia | 3,070 | 2,951 | 4.0% | 32,466 | 31,626 | 2.7% | |||
Asia Pacific | 1,772 | 1,729 | 2.5% | 22,735 | 22,710 | 0.1% | |||
Available Seat Km (m) | 26,193 | 23,949 | 9.4% | 324,808 | 306,185 | 6.1% | |||
Domestic | 1,793 | 1,645 | 9.0% | 22,285 | 20,435 | 9.1% | |||
Europe | 5,885 | 5,504 | 6.9% | 84,883 | 79,911 | 6.2% | |||
North America | 7,652 | 6,958 | 10.0% | 97,829 | 90,624 | 8.0% | |||
Latin America & Caribbean | 4,966 | 4,192 | 18.5% | 53,542 | 49,254 | 8.7% | |||
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia | 3,700 | 3,549 | 4.3% | 39,424 | 39,126 | 0.8% | |||
Asia Pacific | 2,197 | 2,101 | 4.6% | 26,846 | 26,835 | 0.0% | |||
Passenger Load Factor (%) | 80.4 | 80.8 | -0.4 pts | 83.3 | 82.6 | +0.7 pts | |||
Domestic | 82.5 | 81.2 | +1.3 pts | 85.0 | 83.2 | +1.8 pts | |||
Europe | 77.1 | 77.2 | -0.1 pts | 83.2 | 82.0 | +1.2 pts | |||
North America | 79.3 | 80.3 | -1.0 pts | 82.3 | 82.3 | +0.0 pts | |||
Latin America & Caribbean | 83.1 | 83.7 | -0.6 pts | 84.7 | 84.0 | +0.7 pts | |||
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia | 83.0 | 83.2 | -0.2 pts | 82.4 | 80.8 | +1.6 pts | |||
Asia Pacific | 80.7 | 82.3 | -1.6 pts | 84.7 | 84.6 | +0.1 pts | |||
Cargo Tonne Km (m) | |||||||||
Cargo CTK | 497 | 484 | 2.7% | 5,713 | 5,762 | -0.9% | |||
Performance by Airline | Month of December | Year to Date |
| |||||||
| 2018 | 2017 |
Change | 2018 | 2017 |
Change | ||||
AER LINGUS | 1,615 | 1,447 | 11.6% | 23,516 | 21,412 | 9.8% | ||||
Revenue Passenger Km (m) | 2,202 | 1,904 | 15.7% | 29,030 | 26,386 | 10.0% | ||||
Available Seat Km (m) | 73.3 | 76.0 | -2.7 pts | 81.0 | 81.1 | -0.1 pts | ||||
Passenger load factor (%) | 20 | 14 | 42.9% | 174 | 155 | 12.3% | ||||
Cargo Tonne Km (m) | ||||||||||
BRITISH AIRWAYS 3 | 11,934 | 11,524 | 3.6% | 152,177 | 147,341 | 3.3% | ||||
Revenue Passenger Km (m) | 14,848 | 14,247 | 4.2% | 184,547 | 180,070 | 2.5% | ||||
Available Seat Km (m) | 80.4 | 80.9 | -0.5 pts | 82.5 | 81.8 | +0.7 pts | ||||
Passenger load factor (%) | 364 | 371 | -1.9% | 4,395 | 4,500 | -2.3% | ||||
Cargo Tonne Km (m) | ||||||||||
IBERIA 4 | 5,105 | 4,452 | 14.7% | 61,354 | 54,941 | 11.7% | ||||
Revenue Passenger Km (m) | 6,127 | 5,355 | 14.4% | 71,616 | 65,351 | 9.6% | ||||
Available Seat Km (m) | 83.3 | 83.1 | +0.2 pts | 85.7 | 84.1 | +1.6 pts | ||||
Passenger load factor (%) | 113 | 99 | 14.1% | 1,144 | 1,107 | 3.4% | ||||
Cargo Tonne Km (m) | ||||||||||
VUELING | 2,134 | 1,935 | 10.3% | 31,973 | 29,125 | 9.8% | ||||
Revenue Passenger Km (m) | 2,660 | 2,443 | 8.9% | 37,431 | 34,378 | 8.9% | ||||
Available Seat Km (m) | 80.2 | 79.2 | +1.0 pts | 85.4 | 84.7 | +0.7 pts | ||||
Passenger load factor (%) | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a | ||||
Cargo Tonne Km (m) | 1,615 | 1,447 | 11.6% | 23,516 | 21,412 | 9.8% | ||||
1 Group performance comprises Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia (including Iberia Express), LEVEL and Vueling
2 Domestic includes routes within UK, Spain, Ireland and Italy
3 British Airways figures exclude Openskies in 2018, but include Openskies in 2017
4 Iberia figures include LEVEL Spain