Last checked at 3 Jun 2016 15:00
MAY 2016 - IAG GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS
§ Group traffic in May, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 14.1 per cent versus May 2015 (up 4.4 per cent on a pro-forma basis); Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 14.1 per cent (up 4.5 per cent on a pro-forma basis).
§ Group premium traffic for the month of May increased by 1.4 per cent on a pro-forma basis.
3 June 2016
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS
On 5 May, IAG announced an agreement with Gogo to provide high-speed inflight connectivity on longhaul flights using next generation satellite-based systems. IAG will be the first European airline group to use Gogo's latest technology called "2Ku". In total, 118 British Airways, four Aer Lingus B757s and up to 15 Iberia longhaul aircraft will be fitted with 2Ku. By early 2019, 90 per cent of IAG airlines' longhaul fleet will be fitted with high quality connectivity.
On 18 May, British Airways announced that it is launching the only direct flight between London and Santiago in Chile from January 3, 2017. The four-a-week flight will be served by the airline's newest aircraft, the four-cabin 787-9 Dreamliner, complete with a new First cabin.
On 12 May, Vueling announced that it had signed an interline agreement with LATAM to improve trans-European traffic by providing more long-haul connections at Vueling's Barcelona hub.
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Group Performance1
| Month of May | Year to Date | |||||||
2016 | 2015 | Change | Pro-forma2 | 2016 | 2015 | Change | Pro-forma3 | ||
Passengers Carried ('000s) | 8,874 | 7,314 | 21.3% | 7.3% | 37,223 | 30,844 | 20.7% | 8.1% | |
Domestic4 | 1,975 | 1,770 | 11.6% | 9.4% | 8,557 | 7,773 | 10.1% | 7.8% | |
Europe | 4,918 | 3,740 | 31.5% | 8.9% | 19,572 | 14,767 | 32.5% | 10.5% | |
North America | 989 | 834 | 18.6% | 1.2% | 4,083 | 3,485 | 17.2% | 3.0% | |
Latin America & Caribbean | 374 | 371 | 0.8% | 1,916 | 1,838 | 4.2% | |||
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia | 438 | 442 | -0.9% | 2,236 | 2,222 | 0.6% | |||
Asia Pacific | 180 | 157 | 14.6% | 859 | 759 | 13.2% | |||
Revenue Passenger Km (m) | 20,919 | 18,340 | 14.1% | 4.4% | 92,274 | 81,488 | 13.2% | 5.7% | |
Domestic | 1,343 | 1,173 | 14.5% | 12.7% | 5,917 | 5,175 | 14.3% | 12.4% | |
Europe | 5,828 | 4,493 | 29.7% | 8.3% | 22,331 | 17,091 | 30.7% | 10.7% | |
North America | 6,540 | 5,617 | 16.4% | 2.1% | 27,067 | 23,602 | 14.7% | 3.2% | |
Latin America & Caribbean | 3,118 | 3,135 | -0.5% | 16,017 | 15,569 | 2.9% | |||
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia | 2,312 | 2,370 | -2.4% | 12,364 | 12,530 | -1.3% | |||
Asia Pacific | 1,778 | 1,552 | 14.6% | 8,578 | 7,521 | 14.1% | |||
Available Seat Km (m) | 26,211 | 22,980 | 14.1% | 4.5% | 116,714 | 104,088 | 12.1% | 4.5% | |
Domestic | 1,678 | 1,557 | 7.8% | 5.9% | 7,628 | 6,969 | 9.5% | 7.3% | |
Europe | 7,447 | 5,753 | 29.4% | 8.0% | 29,385 | 22,808 | 28.8% | 9.0% | |
North America | 7,799 | 6,661 | 17.1% | 2.7% | 33,691 | 29,503 | 14.2% | 2.6% | |
Latin America & Caribbean | 4,025 | 3,859 | 4.3% | 19,579 | 19,110 | 2.5% | |||
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia | 2,991 | 3,138 | -4.7% | 15,762 | 16,358 | -3.6% | |||
Asia Pacific | 2,271 | 2,012 | 12.9% | 10,669 | 9,340 | 14.2% | |||
Passenger Load Factor (%) | 79.8 | 79.8 | +0.0 pts | -0.1 pts | 79.1 | 78.3 | +0.8 pts | +1.0 pts | |
Domestic | 80.0 | 75.3 | +4.7 pts | +4.7 pts | 77.6 | 74.3 | +3.3 pts | +3.6 pts | |
Europe | 78.3 | 78.1 | +0.2 pts | +0.3 pts | 76.0 | 74.9 | +1.1 pts | +1.1 pts | |
North America | 83.9 | 84.3 | -0.4 pts | -0.4 pts | 80.3 | 80.0 | +0.3 pts | +0.4 pts | |
Latin America & Caribbean | 77.5 | 81.2 | -3.7 pts | 81.8 | 81.5 | +0.3 pts | |||
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia | 77.3 | 75.5 | +1.8 pts | 78.4 | 76.6 | +1.8 pts | |||
Asia Pacific | 78.3 | 77.1 | +1.2 pts | 80.4 | 80.5 | -0.1 pts | |||
Cargo Tonne Km (m) | |||||||||
Cargo CTK | 453 | 437 | 3.7% | 0.7% | 2,225 | 2,191 | 1.6% | -1.2% | |
Performance by Airline
| Month of May | Year to Date | |||||||
VUELING |
2016 |
2015 |
Change | Pro-forma |
2016 |
2015 |
Change | Pro-forma | |
Revenue Passenger Km (m) | 2,509 | 2,167 | 15.8% | 9,327 | 7,861 | 18.6% | |||
Available Seat Km (m) | 3,105 | 2,737 | 13.4% | 11,637 | 10,130 | 14.9% | |||
Cargo Tonne Km (m) | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a | |||
AER LINGUS
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Revenue Passenger Km (m) | 1,794 | 0 | n/a | 5.7% | 6,417 | 0 | n/a | 10.4% | |
Available Seat Km (m) | 2,249 | 0 | n/a | 6.5% | 8,332 | 0 | n/a | 9.2% | |
Cargo Tonne Km (m) | 11 | 0 | n/a | -15.4% | 52 | 0 | n/a | -16.1% | |
IBERIA | |||||||||
Revenue Passenger Km (m) | 4,064 | 4,003 | 1.5% | 19,371 | 17,998 | 7.6% | |||
Available Seat Km (m) | 5,214 | 5,061 | 3.0% | 24,306 | 22,983 | 5.8% | |||
Cargo Tonne Km (m) | 82 | 82 | 0.0% | 437 | 418 | 4.5% | |||
BRITISH AIRWAYS | |||||||||
Revenue Passenger Km (m) | 12,552 | 12,170 | 3.1% | 57,159 | 55,629 | 2.8% | |||
Available Seat Km (m) | 15,643 | 15,182 | 3.0% | 72,439 | 70,975 | 2.1% | |||
Cargo Tonne Km (m) | 360 | 355 | 1.4% | 1,736 | 1,773 | -2.1% | |||
1 Group performance comprises Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia (including Iberia Express) and Vueling, Vueling traffic is currently accounted as non-premium traffic,
2 Monthly pro-forma includes Aer Lingus in the base
3 Year to Date pro-forma includes Aer Lingus in the base
4 Domestic includes routes within UK, Spain, Ireland and Italy