IAG pax up 9%, load factor also improve in Mar-2016, premium traffic down

International Airlines Group (IAG) passenger numbers up 9% - traffic highlights in Mar-2016:

• Passenger numbers: 7.7 million, +9.4%* year-on-year;
• • Domestic**: 1.8 million, +7.9%*;
  • Europe: 4.0 million, +12.7%*;
  • North America: 854,000, +5.6%*;
  • Latin America and Caribbean: 389,000, +4.9%;
  • Africa, Middle East and South Asia: 467,000, +0.9%;
  • Asia Pacific: 178,000, +8.5%;
• Passenger load factor: 80.5%, +1.0 ppts*;
• • Domestic: 78.7%, +3.1 ppts*;
  • Europe: 79.2%, +2.1 ppts*;
  • North America: 82.4%, +0.5 ppt*;
  • Latin America and Caribbean: 81.3%, +1.3 ppt;
  • Africa, Middle East and South Asia: 78.7%, +1.5 ppt;
  • Asia Pacific: 80.3%, -3.4 ppts;
• Cargo traffic (FTKs): -6.0%. [more - original PR]

*Includes Aer Lingus in the base
**Domestic includes routes within the UK, Spain, Ireland and Italy

IAG: "Group premium traffic for the month of March decreased by 0.5 per cent on a pro-forma basis." Source: Company statement, 05-Apr-2016.