Earnings Release • Nov 5, 2021
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I N T E R N A L U S E O N L Y
5 November 2021



3 Q 2 0 2 1 F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T S A N D O U T L O O K
Significant recovery underway

Pre exceptional operating loss more than halved to €0.5bn compared to previous quarters

Positive quarterly operating cash flow for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic

Meaningful recovery in capacity in 3Q (43% of 2019 levels vs. 21% in 1H), driven by loosening of travel restrictions, especially in Spain

Liquidity higher than ever (€12.1bn pro forma* at end October 2021 compared to €10.6bn at end of September 2021)

We expect a pre exceptional operating loss for FY 2021 of approximately €3.0bn

Significant recovery in demand underway

The Group is creating opportunities and implementing initiatives to transform our business
* Pro forma includes British Airways additional £1.0bn (€1.2bn) UKEF guaranteed 5-year committed credit facility on 1 November
Operating companies making financial progress and focused on restoring networks
| Lower but significant loss due to travel restrictions only relaxed from mid-July |
Significantly reduced operating loss in 3Q |
Positive operating result in 3Q | Operating break-even in 3Q | Best quarter since 2019 – continued growth in customers, profit and cash generation |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focused on restoring network, launching Manchester base and negotiating employee agreements |
Focused on restoring the operation to c.90% by 3Q 2022 and negotiating to develop a competitive platform for Gatwick shorthaul for the Group |
Leveraging the Madrid hub to boost connectivity |
Consolidating domestic leadership whilst exploiting opportunities across Europe (e.g. Paris Orly) |
Helping to drive booking momentum and cash generation for the Group |

I N T E R N A L U S E O N L Y
STEVE GUNNING, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER



* Liquidity includes committed and undrawn general and aircraft financing facilities
** Pro forma includes British Airways additional £1.0bn (€1.2bn) UKEF guaranteed 5-year committed credit facility on 1 November
More than halved operating loss on capacity increase compared to previous quarters
| ASKs | 40,082 | 19,769 | nm | 92,318 | -56.6% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post exceptional operating result | -452 | -1,923 | -76.5% | 1,416 | nm |
| Exceptional items | 33 | -618 | nm | 0 | nm |
| Pre exceptional operating result | -485 | -1,305 | -62.8% | 1,416 | nm |
| Total expenditure on operations | 3,194 | 2,544 | 25.6% | 5,850 | -45.4% |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment | 477 | 505 | -5.5% | 519 | -8.1% |
| Supplier costs | 1,341 | 956 | 40.3% | 2,468 | -45.7% |
| Fuel, oil costs and emissions charges | 565 | 370 | 52.7% | 1,633 | -65.4% |
| Employee costs | 811 | 713 | 13.7% | 1,230 | -34.1% |
| Total revenue | 2,709 | 1,239 | nm | 7,266 | -62.7% |
| Other revenue | 305 | 200 | 52.5% | 505 | -39.6% |
| Cargo revenue | 405 | 302 | 34.1 % | 269 | 50.6% |
| Passenger revenue | 1,999 | 737 | nm | 6,492 | -69.2% |
| 3Q 2021 | 3Q 2020 | vly | 3Q 2019 | v2y |
Iberia profitable, Vueling break-even, improved Aer Lingus and BA performance
| 3Q 2021 (€m) | v2y | 3Q 2021 (£m) | v2y | 3Q 2021 (€m) | v2y | 3Q 2021 (€m) | v2y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger revenue | 115 | -82.8% | 721 | -77.8% | 563 | -53.3% | 461 | -47.7% |
| Cargo revenue | 15 | 25.0% | 263 | 49.9% | 100 | 42.9% | - | - |
| Other revenue | 1 | -75.0% | 109 | -45.9% | 182 | -41.8% | 5 | 0.0% |
| Total revenue | 131 | -80.9% | 1,093 | -69.8% | 845 | -46.8% | 466 | -47.5% |
| Total expenditure on operations | 211 | -59.1% | 1,479 | -50.5% | 824 | -37.3% | 466 | -29.1% |
| Pre exceptional operating result | -80 | -249 | -386 | -1,020 | 21 | -252 | 0 | -230 |
| Pre exceptional operating margin | -61.1% | -85.7pts | -35.3% | -52.8pts | 2.5% | -14.7pts | 0.0% | -25.9pts |
| ASK (m) | 2,416 | -72.9% | 15,356 | -68.3% | 12,885 | -37.3% | 9,017 | -23.4% |
| RPK (m) | 1,354 | -82.6% | 9,333 | -77.7% | 9,486 | -48.4% | 7,215 | -32.5% |
| Load factor (%) | 56.0% | -31.2pts | 60.8% | -25.5pts | 73.6% | -15.8pts | 80.0% | -10.8pts |
| Sector length (km) | 1,653 | -20.1% | 2,865 | -9.5% | 2,575 | -12.1% | 977 | 2.3% |
Liquidity even higher due to positive operating cash flow and further debt raising

*c.€0.4bn of facilities expired during 1Q, c.€0.1bn during 3Q 2021 and c.€0.1bn during October
**Pro forma includes British Airways additional £1.0bn (€1.2bn) UKEF guaranteed 5-year committed credit facility on 1 November
• \$785m BA sustainability-linked EETC, of which \$100m was drawn in 3Q
• £1.0bn UKEF guaranteed 5-year credit facility by British Airways
| €m | 30 Sep 2021 | 30 Jun 2021 | 31 Mar 2021 | 31 Dec 2020 | 31 Dec 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross debt | 19,975 | 19,771 | 19,539 | 15,679 | 14,254 |
| Bank and other loans | 7,475 | 7,440 | 6,948 | 3,369 | 1,954 |
| Asset finance and lease liabilities | 12,500 | 12,331 | 12,591 | 12,310 | 12,300 |
| Cash, cash equivalents and interest-bearing deposits |
7,619 | 7,664 | 7,975 | 5,917 | 6,683 |
| Net debt | 12,356* | 12,107* | 11,564* | 9,762 | 7,571 |
Note*: Net debt increase at 30 Sep compared to 30 Jun 2021 includes c.€0.4bn of non-cash movements. Net debt increase at 30 Jun compared to 31 Mar 2021 includes c.€0.1bn of non-cash movements. Net debt increase at 31 Mar 2021 compared to 31 Dec 2020 includes €0.6bn of non-cash movements (mainly exchange rate movements).
| Fuel hedging | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Q 2021 | 1Q 2022 | 2Q 2022 | 3Q 2022 | 4Q 2022 | |
| Jet Fuel price scenario | \$700/mt | \$700/mt | \$700/mt | \$700/mt | \$700/mt |
| \$/€ scenario | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 |
| Hedge ratio | 70% | 54% | 38% | 31% | 24% |
| Effective blended price post fuel and FX hedging* | \$615/mt | \$650/mt | \$665/mt | \$675/mt | \$680/mt |



Aer Lingus focused on restoring network, launching Manchester base and negotiating employee agreements

British Airways focused on restoring c.90% of operations by 3Q 2022 and negotiating to develop a competitive platform for Gatwick shorthaul for the Group



Vueling consolidating domestic leadership whilst exploiting opportunities across Europe





Strong recovery in longhaul bookings following UK/US announcements and continued domestic strength

Note: 25 July 2021 was the date used for the 2Q 2021 results presentation on the 30 July 2021
Despite restrictions in place, longhaul continues to be a significant driver of revenue


Strong premium leisure performance and early signs of recovery in business traffic


Full restoration of North Atlantic capacity to 2019 levels by Summer 2022
| Breadth (routes*) |
Depth (ASKs as % of 2019) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | Summer | Winter | Summer | |||
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 2021 | 2022 | |
| 36 | 30 | 36 | 34 | 67% | 96% | |
| 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 50% | 104% | |
| 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 77% | 105% | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9% | 312% | |
| *North Atlantic includes Bermuda, Canada and USA. Data in the table includes British Airways routes to Calgary, Montreal, |
60 | 49 | 60 | 60 | 63% | 101% |
Toronto, Vancouver and Aer Lingus route to Toronto. Aer Lingus includes Manchester. LEVEL includes only LEVEL Spain.

FY 2021e c.37%
O U T L O O K
Demand recovery is clearly underway


Our focus is on restoring our networks to meet this pent-up demand
We expect to further reduce pre exceptional operating losses in 4Q and return to a profit in FY 2022

I N T E R N A L U S E O N L Y


Note: excludes revenue, working capital, tax, debt amortisation and pension deficit payments; includes operating and interest cash expenses and income; includes finance lease repayments and operating lease rentals; includes fuel and FX 'over-hedge' losses.

| €m | 3Q 2021 | 3Q 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating result (pre exceptional) | -485 | -1,305 |
| Exceptional items | 33 | -618 |
| Operating result (post exceptional) | -452 | -1,923 |
| Net finance costs | -244 | -157 |
| Net financing (charge)/credit relating to pensions | 1 | 2 |
| Net currency retranslation (charges)/credits | -50 | 86 |
| Other non-operating credits/ (charges) | 31 | -7 |
| Result before tax (post exceptional) |
-714 | -1,999 |
| Tax | 140 | 236 |
| Result after tax (post exceptional) |
-574 | -1,763 |
Key Principles for full recovery and future proofing
| Topic | Progress made in many areas | Some remaining challenges | Action required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel Restrictions & Traffic Light Systems |
• Vaccinated travellers increasingly exempt from quarantine and testing • EU "white" list expanded to 20 countries • No countries remain on UK "red" list • US opening to UK/EU travellers 8 November |
• Individual approaches still taken even within EU's standardised criteria • Some quarantines still in place to be replaced with testing around the world |
Multinational agreement to agree • Focus on individual traveller • No restrictions for vaccinated travel without restriction |
| Testing & Vaccination Certification |
• Testing requirements dropped for vaccinated travellers in many countries • Antigen tests increasingly standard vs. PCR • UK – PDT requirement removed • UK – PCR tests replaced by antigen • Good progress with recognition of vaccine certificates • EU/UK mutual recognition of digital vaccine certificates in place |
• Testing requirements vary around the world • Unnecessary, costly testing still required for vaccinated travellers markets (including UK and Spain) • Different definitions of "fully vaccinated" (e.g. France vs USA) • Lack of progress on global requirements for recognition of certificates and digital standards |
Multinational agreement to agree: • Antigen as standard type of test (where required) • Vaccines accepted and definitions • Standards for vaccine certificate recognition • Standard architecture for digital certificates • Testing to replace quarantine for unvaccinated travellers |
| Quarter | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group performance | 3Q 2021 | 3Q 2020 | vLY | 3Q 2019 | v19 | |
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 15,475 | 6,592 | +134.8% | 34,562 | -55.2% | |
| Domestic (UK & Spain) | 6,524 | 3,344 | +95.1% | 8,067 | -19.1% | |
| Europe | 7,053 | 2,810 | +151.0% | 18,997 | -62.9% | |
| North America | 644 | 159 | +305.0% | 3,567 | -81.9% | |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 749 | 154 | +386.4% | 1,690 | -55.7% | |
| Africa & Middle East | 445 | 90 | +394.4% | 1,585 | -71.9% | |
| Asia & Pacific | 60 | 35 | +71.4% | 656 | -90.9% | |
| Revenue passenger km (m) | 27,716 | 9,673 | +186.5% | 80,923 | -65.8% | |
| Domestic (UK & Spain) | 5,344 | 2,808 | +90.3% | 5,989 | -10.8% | |
| Europe | 9,528 | 3,789 | +151.5% | 23,067 | -58.7% | |
| North America | 4,172 | 981 | +325.3% | 23,447 | -82.2% | |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 6,100 | 1,271 | +379.9% | 14,120 | -56.8% | |
| Africa & Middle East | 1,977 | 483 | +309.3% | 8,026 | -75.4% | |
| Asia & Pacific | 595 | 341 | +74.5% | 6,274 | -90.5% | |
| Available seat km (m) | 40,082 | 19,769 | +102.8% | 92,318 | -56.6% | |
| Domestic (UK & Spain) | 6,620 | 4,113 | +61.0% | 6,611 | +0.1% | |
| Europe | 13,227 | 6,863 | +92.7% | 26,320 | -49.7% | |
| North America | 7,678 | 4,356 | +76.3% | 26,896 | -71.5% | |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 8,069 | 2,276 | +254.5% | 15,960 | -49.4% | |
| Africa & Middle East | 3,024 | 1,234 | +145.1% | 9,439 | -68.0% | |
| Asia & Pacific | 1,464 | 927 | +57.9% | 7,092 | -79.4% | |
| Passenger load factor (%) | 69.1 | 48.9 | +20.2 pts | 87.7 | -18.6 pts | |
| Domestic (UK & Spain) | 80.7 | 68.3 | +12.4 pts | 90.6 | -9.9 pts | |
| Europe | 72.0 | 55.2 | +16.8 pts | 87.6 | -15.6 pts | |
| North America | 54.3 | 22.5 | +31.8 pts | 87.2 | -32.9 pts | |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 75.6 | 55.8 | +19.8 pts | 88.5 | -12.9 pts | |
| Africa & Middle East | 65.4 | 39.1 | +26.3 pts | 85.0 | -19.6 pts | |
| Asia & Pacific | 40.6 | 36.8 | +3.8 pts | 88.5 | -47.9 pts | |
| Cargo tonne km (m) | 988 | 720 | +37.2% | 1,346 | -26.6% |
3Q 2021 traffic and capacity statistics
| Quarter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance by airline | 3Q 2021 | 3Q 2020 | vLY | 3Q 2019 | v19 |
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 786 | 238 | +230.3% | 3,590 | -78.1% |
| Revenue passenger km (m) | 1,354 | 412 | +228.6% | 7,782 | -82.6% |
| Available seat km (m) | 2,416 | 1,531 | +57.8% | 8,925 | -72.9% |
| Passenger load factor (%) | 56.0 | 26.9 | +29.1 pts | 87.2 | -31.2 pts |
| Cargo tonne km (m) | 19 | 13 | +46.2% | 42 | -54.8% |
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 3,627 | 1,927 | +88.2% | 13,042 | -72.2% |
| Revenue passenger km (m) | 9,333 | 4,029 | +131.6% | 41,791 | -77.7% |
| Available seat km (m) | 15,356 | 9,390 | +63.5% | 48,444 | -68.3% |
| Passenger load factor (%) | 60.8 | 42.9 | +17.9 pts | 86.3 | -25.5 pts |
| Cargo tonne km (m) | 736 | 630 | +16.8% | 1,010 | -27.1% |
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 3,624 | 1,412 | +156.7% | 6,259 | -42.1% |
| Revenue passenger km (m) | 9,486 | 2,532 | +274.6% | 18,377 | -48.4% |
| Available seat km (m) | 12,885 | 4,308 | +199.1% | 20,553 | -37.3% |
| Passenger load factor (%) | 73.6 | 58.8 | +14.8 pts | 89.4 | -15.8 pts |
| Cargo tonne km (m) | 229 | 77 | +197.4% | 294 | -22.1% |
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 38 | 1 | +3700.0% | 574 | -93.4% |
| Revenue passenger km (m) | 328 | 13 | +2423.1% | 2,286 | -85.7% |
| Available seat km (m) | 408 | 30 | +1260.0% | 2,631 | -84.5% |
| Passenger load factor (%) | 80.4 | 43.3 | +37.1 pts | 86.9 | -6.5 pts |
| Cargo tonne km (m) | 4 | 0 | nm | 0 | nm |
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 7,400 | 3,014 | +145.5% | 11,097 | -33.3% |
| Revenue passenger km (m) | 7,215 | 2,687 | +168.5% | 10,687 | -32.5% |
| Available seat km (m) | 9,017 | 4,510 | +99.9% | 11,765 | -23.4% |
| Passenger load factor (%) | 80.0 | 59.6 | +20.4 pts | 90.8 | -10.8 pts |
| Cargo tonne km (m) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Certain statements included in this announcement are forward-looking. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate only to historical or current facts. By their nature, they involve risk and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
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Actual results may differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements in this announcement as a result of any number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, but not limited to, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainties about its impact and duration, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond the control of the Group, and it is not reasonably possible to itemise each item. Accordingly, readers of this announcement are cautioned against relying on forward-looking statements. Further information on the primary risks of the business and the Group's risk management process is set out in the Risk management and principal risk factors section in the Annual Report and Accounts 2020; these documents are available on www.iairgroup.com. All forward-looking statements made on or after the date of this announcement and attributable to IAG are expressly qualified in their entirety by the primary risks set out in that section. Many of these risks are, and will be, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and any further disruption to the global airline industry and economic environment as a result. Forward-looking statements:

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