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IAG traffic in March, measured in revenue passenger kilometres, increased by 5.1 per cent versus the same period last year; IAG capacity measured in available seat kilometres rose by 4.4 per cent versus the same period last year.

Group performance Month of March Year to date
  2019 2018 yoy 2019 2018 yoy
             
Passengers carried (’000s)

9,161

8,668

5.7%

24,382

22,954

6.2%

Domestic

2,229

2,076

7.4%

5,921

5,558

6.5%

Europe

4,736

4,509

5.0%

12,406

11,770

5.4%

North America

965

927

4.1%

2,482

2,319

7.0%

Latin America & Caribbean

497

430

15.6%

1,475

1,248

18.2%

Africa, Middle East & S,Asia

528

531

-0.6%

1,521

1,515

0.4%

Asia Pacific

206

195

5.6%

577

544

6.1%

             
Revenue passenger km (m)

22,319

21,229

5.1%

60,878

57,220

6.4%

Domestic

1,620

1,475

9.8%

4,331

3,955

9.5%

Europe

5,227

5,046

3.6%

13,551

13,013

4.1%

North America

6,416

6,166

4.1%

16,550

15,509

6.7%

Latin America & Caribbean

4,081

3,627

12.5%

12,182

10,616

14.8%

Africa, Middle East & S,Asia

2,992

2,947

1.5%

8,719

8,630

1.0%

Asia Pacific

1,983

1,968

0.8%

5,545

5,497

0.9%

             
Available seat km (m)

26,673

25,559

4.4%

75,423

71,093

6.1%

Domestic

1,840

1,770

4.0%

5,161

4,873

5.9%

Europe

6,250

6,125

2.0%

17,074

16,488

3.6%

North America

7,662

7,495

2.2%

21,428

20,232

5.9%

Latin America & Caribbean

4,891

4,280

14.3%

14,359

12,360

16.2%

Africa, Middle East & S,Asia

3,683

3,583

2.8%

10,699

10,578

1.1%

Asia Pacific

2,347

2,306

1.8%

6,702

6,562

2.1%

             
Passenger load factor (%)

83.7

83.1

+0.6 pts

80.7

80.5

+0.2 pts

Domestic

88.0

83.3

+4.7 pts

83.9

81.2

+2.7 pts

Europe

83.6

82.4

+1.2 pts

79.4

78.9

+0.5 pts

North America

83.7

82.3

+1.4 pts

77.2

76.7

+0.5 pts

Latin America & Caribbean

83.4

84.7

-1.3 pts

84.8

85.9

-1.1 pts

Africa, Middle East & S,Asia

81.2

82.2

-1.0 pts

81.5

81.6

-0.1 pts

Asia Pacific

84.5

85.3

-0.8 pts

82.7

83.8

-1.1 pts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cargo tonne km (m)

513

498

3.0%

1,391

1,356

2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Domestic includes routes within UK, Spain, Ireland and Italy

* Group figures include Openskies in 2018

Strategic developments

British Airways unveiled its new Club Suite which will feature direct-aisle access, a suite door and flat-bed seats in a 1-2-1 configuration. The new 56-seat Club World cabin will be launched on the airline’s first A350 aircraft in July 2019 which also will also feature the latest World Traveller Plus cabin.

LEVEL announced its second European shorthaul base with flights from Amsterdam starting on 6 April 2019. LEVEL will base three Airbus A321 at Schiphol, adding to the four A321 aircraft already based in Vienna.

Performance by airline Month of March Year to date
  2019 2018 yoy 2019 2018 yoy
             
Aer Lingus

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passengers carried (’000s)

880

815

8.0%

2,196

2,043

7.5%

Revenue passenger km (m)

1,799

1,639

9.8%

4,255

3,803

11.9%

Available seat km (m)

2,213

2,037

8.6%

5,804

5,083

14.2%

Passenger load factor (%)

81.3

80.5

+0.8 pts

73.3

74.8

-1.5 pts

Cargo tonne km (m)

14

16

-12.5%

39

37

5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

British Airways

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passengers carried (’000s)

3,897

3,769

3.4%

10,472

10,172

2.9%

Revenue passenger km (m)

12,637

12,444

1.6%

34,875

34,208

1.9%

Available seat km (m)

15,353

15,162

1.3%

43,833

43,191

1.5%

Passenger load factor (%)

82.3

82.1

+0.2 pts

79.6

79.2

+0.4 pts

Cargo tonne km (m)

391

381

2.6%

1,062

1,056

0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iberia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passengers carried (’000s)

1,811

1,667

8.6%

4,946

4,547

8.8%

Revenue passenger km (m)

4,973

4,541

9.5%

13,966

12,543

11.3%

Available seat km (m

5,791

5,308

9.1%

16,425

14,779

11.1%

Passenger load factor (%)

85.9

85.6

+0.3 pts

85.0

84.9

+0.1 pts

Cargo tonne km (m)

107

101

5.9%

287

263

9.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passengers carried (’000s)

103

23

347.8%

289

64

351.6%

Revenue passenger km (m)

522

214

143.9%

1,527

598

155.4%

Available seat km (m)

625

238

162.6%

1,918

683

180.8%

Passenger load factor (%)

83.5

89.9

-6.4 pts

79.6

87.6

-8.0 pts

Cargo tonne km (m)

1

n/a

n/a

3

n/a

n/a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vueling

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passengers carried (’000s)

2,470

2,384

3.6%

6,479

6,103

6.2%

Revenue passenger km (m)

2,388

2,330

2.5%

6,255

5,919

5.7%

Available seat km (m)

2,691

2,740

-1.8%

7,443

7,158

4.0%

Passenger load factor (%)

88.7

85.0

+3.7 pts

84.0

82.7

+1.3 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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