International Consolidated Airlines Group. S.A.

Earnings Release • Mar 4, 2015

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International Cons Airlines Group

04 March 2015

FEBRUARY 2015 - IAG GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

§ Group traffic in February, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 5.5 per cent versus February 2014; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 4.3 per cent.

§ Group premium traffic for the month of February increased by 2.8 per cent compared to the previous year.

4 March 2015

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

Iberia and its subsidiary Iberia Express were the world's most punctual airlines in January according to the latest ranking published by FlightStats. Iberia led network carriers with 92.72 per cent of flights on time while Iberia Express achieved 96.34 per cent punctuality the highest score among low cost carriers. The airline's improvement in operational performance has been a key aspect of its restructuring.

British Airways is changing its 'On Business' loyalty scheme for small and medium sized businesses to incorporate American Airlines and Iberia. The new partnership will allow On Business members to benefit from collecting and spending across all three airlines under one programme.

Vueling has become the first airline to offer a self service baggage check-in at its hub in Barcelona.

Forward-looking statements:

Certain statements included in this report are forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can typically be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as "expects", "may", "will", "could", "should", "intends", "plans", "predicts", "envisages" or "anticipates" and include, without limitation, any projections relating to results of operations and financial conditions of International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiary undertakings from time to time (the 'Group'), as well as plans and objectives for future operations, expected future revenues, financing plans, expected expenditures and divestments relating to the Group and discussions of the Group's Business plan. All forward-looking statements in this report are based upon information known to the Group on the date of this report. The Group undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. 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 2013; these documents are available on www.iagshares.com.

		investor.relations@iairgroup.com

## Group Performance1	### Month of February				### Year to Date
	2015	2014	Change		2015	2014	Change
Passengers Carried ('000s)	5,090	4,713	8.0%		10,400	9,604	8.3%
Domestic (UK, Spain & Italy)	1,353	1,227	10.3%		2,674	2,428	10.1%
Europe	2,324	2,112	10.0%		4,666	4,201	11.1%
North America	533	520	2.5%		1,172	1,145	2.4%
Latin America & Caribbean	347	312	11.2%		738	668	10.5%
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	400	422	-5.2%		869	904	-3.9%
Asia Pacific	133	120	10.8%		281	258	8.9%
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	13,769	13,049	5.5%		29,226	27,695	5.5%
Domestic (UK, Spain & Italy)	892	801	11.4%		1,784	1,618	10.3%
Europe	2,595	2,386	8.8%		5,248	4,776	9.9%
North America	3,636	3,533	2.9%		7,980	7,766	2.8%
Latin America & Caribbean	2,955	2,663	11.0%		6,287	5,696	10.4%
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	2,372	2,472	-4.0%		5,128	5,269	-2.7%
Asia Pacific	1,319	1,194	10.5%		2,799	2,570	8.9%
Available Seat Km (m)	18,063	17,320	4.3%		38,142	36,321	5.0%
Domestic (UK, Spain & Italy)	1,198	1,078	11.1%		2,474	2,238	10.5%
Europe	3,603	3,279	9.9%		7,512	6,776	10.9%
North America	4,904	4,926	-0.4%		10,482	10,381	1.0%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,613	3,318	8.9%		7,574	6,983	8.5%
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	3,109	3,197	-2.8%		6,630	6,756	-1.9%
Asia Pacific	1,636	1,522	7.5%		3,470	3,187	8.9%
Passenger Load Factor (%)	76.2	75.3	+0.9 pts		76.6	76.3	+0.3 pts
Domestic (UK, Spain & Italy)	74.5	74.3	+0.2 pts		72.1	72.3	-0.2 pts
Europe	72.0	72.8	-0.8 pts		69.9	70.5	-0.6 pts
North America	74.1	71.7	+2.4 pts		76.1	74.8	+1.3 pts
Latin America & Caribbean	81.8	80.3	+1.5 pts		83.0	81.6	+1.4 pts
Africa, Middle East & S.Asia	76.3	77.3	-1.0 pts		77.3	78.0	-0.7 pts
Asia Pacific	80.6	78.4	+2.2 pts		80.7	80.6	+0.1 pts
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
Cargo CTK	422	430	-1.9%		829	862	-3.8%
## Performance by Airline	Month of February				Year to Date
VUELING	2015	2014	Change		2015	2014	Change
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	1,086	973	11.6%		2,232	1,979	12.8%
Available Seat Km (m)	1,419	1,219	16.4%		3,062	2,599	17.8%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	0	0	n/a		0	0	n/a
IBERIA
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	3,095	2,794	10.8%		6,537	5,937	10.1%
Available Seat Km (m)	4,001	3,707	7.9%		8,417	7,806	7.8%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	81	79	2.5%		154	158	-2.5%
BRITISH AIRWAYS
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	9,588	9,282	3.3%		20,457	19,779	3.4%
Available Seat Km (m)	12,643	12,394	2.0%		26,663	25,916	2.9%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	341	351	-2.8%		675	704	-4.1%

1 Group performance comprises British Airways, Iberia (including Iberia Express) and Vueling. Vueling traffic is currently accounted as non-premium traffic.

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