International Consolidated Airlines Group. S.A.

Business and Financial Review • Apr 5, 2016

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RNS Number : 2478U

International Cons Airlines Group

05 April 2016

MARCH 2016 - GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

§ Group traffic in March, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 13.9 per cent versus March 2015 (up 6.7 per cent on a pro-forma basis); Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 12.5 per cent (up 5.4 per cent on a pro-forma basis).

§ Group premium traffic for the month of March decreased by 0.5 per cent on a pro-forma basis.

5 April 2016

Forward-looking statements:

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It is not reasonably possible to itemise all of the many factors and specific events that could cause the forward-looking statements in this report to be incorrect or that could otherwise have a material adverse effect on the future operations or results of an airline operating in the global economy. Further information on the primary risks of the business and the risk management process of the Group is given in the Annual Report and Accounts 2015; these documents are available on www.iagshares.com.

## Group Performance1	### Month of March					### Year to Date
	2016	2015	Change	Pro-forma2		2016	2015	Change	Pro-forma3
Passengers Carried ('000s)	7,657	6,278	22.0%	9.4%		20,369	16,678	22.1%	10.1%
Domestic4	1,795	1,630	10.1%	7.9%		4,767	4,304	10.8%	8.4%
Europe	3,974	2,935	35.4%	12.7%		10,341	7,601	36.0%	13.6%
North America	854	715	19.4%	5.6%		2,214	1,887	17.3%	4.9%
Latin America & Caribbean	389	371	4.9%			1,184	1,109	6.8%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	467	463	0.9%			1,364	1,332	2.4%
Asia Pacific	178	164	8.5%			499	445	12.1%
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	18,985	16,672	13.9%	6.7%		52,222	45,898	13.8%	7.3%
Domestic	1,241	1,066	16.4%	14.5%		3,326	2,850	16.7%	14.7%
Europe	4,465	3,335	33.9%	13.8%		11,500	8,583	34.0%	14.3%
North America	5,640	4,851	16.3%	5.1%		14,709	12,831	14.6%	4.6%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,243	3,147	3.1%			9,913	9,434	5.1%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	2,608	2,651	-1.6%			7,765	7,779	-0.2%
Asia Pacific	1,788	1,622	10.2%			5,009	4,421	13.3%
Available Seat Km (m)	23,589	20,963	12.5%	5.4%		66,151	59,105	11.9%	5.2%
Domestic	1,577	1,404	12.3%	10.0%		4,336	3,878	11.8%	9.4%
Europe	5,639	4,323	30.4%	10.9%		15,395	11,835	30.1%	10.8%
North America	6,844	5,929	15.4%	4.5%		18,682	16,411	13.8%	3.6%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,989	3,934	1.4%			11,742	11,508	2.0%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	3,313	3,435	-3.6%			9,824	10,065	-2.4%
Asia Pacific	2,227	1,938	14.9%			6,172	5,408	14.1%
Passenger Load Factor (%)	80.5	79.5	+1.0 pts	+1.0 pts		78.9	77.7	+1.2 pts	+1.5 pts
Domestic	78.7	75.9	+2.8 pts	+3.1 pts		76.7	73.5	+3.2 pts	+3.5 pts
Europe	79.2	77.1	+2.1 pts	+2.1 pts		74.7	72.5	+2.2 pts	+2.3 pts
North America	82.4	81.8	+0.6 pts	+0.5 pts		78.7	78.2	+0.5 pts	+0.8 pts
Latin America & Caribbean	81.3	80.0	+1.3 pts			84.4	82.0	+2.4 pts
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	78.7	77.2	+1.5 pts			79.0	77.3	+1.7 pts
Asia Pacific	80.3	83.7	-3.4 pts			81.2	81.7	-0.5 pts
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
Cargo CTK	470	485	-3.1%	-6.0%		1,320	1,314	0.5%	-2.1%
## Performance by Airline	Month of March					Year to Date
VUELING	2016	2015	Change	Pro-forma		2016	2015	Change	Pro-forma
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	1,865	1,480	26.0%			4,625	3,712	24.6%
Available Seat Km (m)	2,212	1,809	22.3%			5,738	4,871	17.8%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	0	0	n/a			0	0	n/a
AER LINGUS
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	1,383	0	n/a	23.0%		3,180	0	n/a	15.3%
Available Seat Km (m)	1,676	0	n/a	18.0%		4,187	0	n/a	10.6%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	11	0	n/a	-26.7%		30	0	n/a	-14.3%
IBERIA
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	4,020	3,672	9.5%			11,459	10,209	12.2%
Available Seat Km (m)	5,015	4,627	8.4%			14,130	13,044	8.3%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	91	95	-4.2%			261	249	4.8%
BRITISH AIRWAYS
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	11,717	11,520	1.7%			32,958	31,977	3.1%
Available Seat Km (m)	14,686	14,527	1.1%			42,096	41,190	2.2%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	368	390	-5.6%			1,029	1,065	-3.4%

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

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