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International Consolidated Airlines Group. S.A.

Investor Presentation Jul 28, 2023

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Disclaimer

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Forward-looking statements:

Certain statements included in this document and any related conference call or webcast (including any related Q&A session) 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.

Forward-looking statements often use words such as "expects", "may", "will", "could", "should", "intends", "plans", "predicts", "envisages" or "anticipates" or other words of similar meaning. They include, without limitation, any and all projections relating to the 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 expenditure, acquisitions and divestments relating to the Group and discussions of the Group's business plans. All forward-looking statements in this document and any related conference call or webcast (including any related Q&A session) are based upon information known to the Group on that date and speak as of that date. Other than in accordance with its legal or regulatory obligations, the Group does not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statementto reflect any changesin events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statementis based.

Actual results may differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements in this document and any related conference call or webcast (including any related Q&A session) as a result of any number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, but not limited to, the current economic and geopolitical environment and ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainties about its future 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 document and participants in any related conference call or webcast (including any related Q&A session) 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 2022; this document is available on www.iairgroup.com. All forward-looking statements made on or after the date of this document 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 ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainties about its future impact and duration and any further disruption to the global airline industry as well asthe current economic and geopolitical environment.

Alternative Performance Measures:

This document and any related conference call or webcast (including any related Q&A session) contain, in addition to the financial information prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRS') and derived from the Group's financial statements, alternative performance measures ('APMs') as defined in the Guidelines on alternative performance measures issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on October 5, 2015. The performance of the Group is assessed using a number of APMs. These measures are not defined under IFRS, should be considered in addition to IFRS measurements, may differ to definitions given by regulatory bodies relevant to the Group and may differ to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. They are used to measure the outcome of the Group's strategy based on 'Unrivalled customer proposition', 'Value accretive and sustainable growth' and 'Efficiency and innovation'.

For definitions and explanations of alternative performance measures, refer to the Alternative performance measures section in the IAG Annual report and accounts 2022 (https://www.iairgroup.com/h1-2022-financial-results) and the Interim Management Report for the six monthsto June 30, 2023 (https://www.iairgroup.com/h1-2023-financial-results).These documents are available on www.iairgroup.com

Highlights

Luis Gallego Chief Executive Officer

H1 2023 Highlights

Record first half profit driven by continued strong demand

  • Record H1 profit driven by a strong trading performance across the Group
    • Group operating profit before exceptional items of €1,260m (vs H1 2022: operating loss -€446m)
    • Sustained strong demand driving positive unit revenue across our network, with particular outperformance from our Spanish businesses
  • Focus on operational resilience reflecting challenging operating environment
  • Strong leisure demand; total bookings currently at c.80% for Q3 and c.30% for Q4
  • Net debt improved again to €7.6bn; net debt to EBITDA leverage of 1.5x
  • Continue to target strong margins and return on capital in the medium term

Financial results

Nicholas Cadbury

Chief Financial Officer

Continuing strong performance across the Group

The 2022 results include a reclassification to conform with the current period presentation for the Net gain on sale of property, plant and equipment within Operating profit/(loss). Accordingly, for the six months to June 30, 2022, the Group has reclassified €21 million of gains from Other non-operating (charges)/credits to Expenditure on operations. There is no impact on the Loss after tax.

2023 Half One results

1,260

Our H1 key metrics

Activity ASKs
154,034m
30.9% vH1-22
20.0% vQ2-22
Commercial
performance
Total pax revenue
€11,784m
55.0% vH1-22
36.2% vQ2-22
Pax RASK
€7.65c
18.4% vH1-22
13.5% vQ2-22
Load factor
84.1%
6.3pts vH1-22
4.6pts vQ2-22
Cost
performance
Total expenditure
€12,323m
25.8% vH1-22
14.6% vQ2-22
Total CASK
€8.00c
(3.9)% vH1-22
(4.5)% vQ2-22
Fuel CASK
€2.30c
5.7% vH1-22
(9.4)% vQ2-22
Non-fuel CASK
€5.70c
(7.3)% vH1-22
(2.5)% vQ2-22
Financials Operating result
€1,260m
€1,706m
vH1-22
€956m
vQ2-22
Operating margin
9.3%
14.0pts vH1-22
11.3pts vQ2-22
Net debt*
€7,613m
€(2.8)bn
vDec
22
Leverage*
1.5x
(1.6)x vDec-22
Liquidity*
€15.6bn
€1.6bn
vDec-22

The metrics included in this slide are before exceptional items

The 2022 results include a reclassification to conform with the current period presentation for the Net gain on sale of property, plant and equipment within Operating profit/(loss). Accordingly, for the six months to June 30, 2022, the Group has reclassified €21 million of gains from Other non-operating (charges)/credits to Expenditure on operations. There is no impact on the Loss after tax.

2023 Half One results

*The comparatives are December 31, 2022

Particular outperformance from Iberia and IAG Loyalty

H1 2023
(€m)
vLY H1 2023
(£m)
vLY H1 2023
(€m)
vLY H1 2023
(€m)
vLY H1 2023
(£m)
vLY
Total revenue 1,019 +53.5% 6,716 +51.2% 3,246 +41.3% 1,426 +45.9% 562 +48.6%
Passenger revenue 983 +58.7% 5,939 +66.8% 2,385 +47.5% 1,418 +45.7% 345 +37.6%
Operating result before exceptional items 40 +123 528 +894 372 +370 96 +154 141 +14
Operating result before exceptional items 3.9% +16.4pts 7.9% +16.1pts 11.0% +11.4pts 6.7% +12.7pts 25.1% (8.6)pts
ASK (m) 14,694 +31.3% 81,213 +38.7% 35,526 +18.8% 19,718 +22.5% - -
PRASK (cts/p) 6.69 +21.0% 7.31 +20.4% 6.71 +24.1% 7.19 +18.9% - -
Non-fuel CASK (cts/p) 4.70 (4.4%) 5.35 (12.3)% 6.14 +6.3% 4.62 +0.7% - -

• The 2022 results include a reclassification to conform with the current period presentation for the Net gain on sale of property, plant and equipment within Operating profit/(loss). Accordingly, for the six months to June 30, 2022, the Group has reclassified €21 million of gains from Other non-operating (charges)/credits to Expenditure on operations. There is no impact on the Loss after tax.

• Iberia figures exclude LEVEL

Profit after tax and exceptional items of €921m in H1 2023

Six months to June 30
€m Statutory
2023
Exceptional
items
Before
exceptional items
2023
Statutory
2022
Exceptional
items
Before
exceptional items
2022
Revenue 13,583 - 13,583 9,351 - 9,351
Operating costs 12,323 - 12,323 9,768 (29) 9,797
Operating result 1,260 - 1,260 (417) 29 (446)
Finance costs (565) - (565) (480) - (480)
Finance income 167 - 167 3 - 3
Net change in fair value of financial instruments (13) - (13) 130 - 130
Net financing credit relating to pensions 51 - 51 13 - 13
Net currency retranslation credits/(charges) 149 - 149 (197) - (197)
Other non-operating (charges)/credits (12) - (12) 105 - 105
Profit/(loss) before tax 1,037 - 1,037 (843) 29 (872)
Tax (116) - (116) 189 - 189
Profit/(loss) after tax 921 - 921 (654) 29 (683)

*The 2022 results include a reclassification to conform with the current period presentation for the Net gain on sale of property, plant and equipment within Operating profit/(loss). Accordingly, for the six months to June 30, 2022, the Group has reclassified €21 million of gains from Other non-operating (charges)/credits to Expenditure on operations. There is no impact on the Loss after tax.

Strong cash position driven by positive EBITDA and typical seasonal working capital pattern

Strong EBITDA and working capital improving net debt

€m 31 Dec 2019 31 Dec 2020 31 Dec 2021 31 Dec 2022 30 Jun 2022 30 Jun 2023
Gross debt 14,254 15,679 19,610 19,984 20,169 19,623
Bank and other loans 1,954 3,369 7,485 6,546 7,160 6,472
Asset financed and lease liabilities 12,300 12,310 12,125 13,438 13,009 13,151
Cash, cash equivalents and interest-bearing deposits 6,683 5,917 7,943 9,599 9,190 12,010
Net debt 7,571 9,762 11,667 10,385 10,979 7,613

Note:Net debt decrease compared to 31 December 2022 includes unfavourable non-cashmovements of €69m in the first half of 2023

  • Improvement in cash driven by strong EBITDA and working capital inflow from passenger bookings (which is expected mostly to unwind in the second half of the year)
  • Full year 2023 capex reiterated at around €4bn, with 19 aircraft deliveries* expected for the second half of the year
  • IAG's €500m unsecured bond repaid on July 4, 2023

Manageable debt repayment schedule

  • €500 million fixed rate 0.50 per cent bond 2023
  • €500 million fixed rate 2.75 per cent bond 2025
  • €500 million fixed rate 1.50 per cent bond 2027
  • €825 million convertible rate 1.125 per cent bond 2028
  • €700 million fixed rate 3.75 per cent bond 2029

• Floating rate euro mortgage loans secured on aircraft

  • Fixed rate unsecured bonds • Fixed rate unsecured US dollar mortgage loan
  • Fixed rate unsecured euro loans with the Spanish State (Department of Industry)

UKEF loan

Note: Excludes finance and operating leases

guaranteed loans

Fuel hedging - c.67% for the remainder of 2023

Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024
Jet fuel price scenario \$850/mt \$850/mt \$800/mt \$800/mt \$800/mt \$800/mt
\$/€ scenario 1.09 1.09 1.09 1.09 1.09 1.09
Hedge ratio 69% 65% 58% 49% 39% 32%
Effective blended price post fuel and FX hedging* \$830/mt \$865/mt \$815/mt \$810/mt \$815/mt \$810/mt
*
Note:
Effective
blended
price
excluding
into
plane
cost
Jet fuel price
scenario for the
remainder of
the year
FY 2023
Fuel cost
\$750/mt c.€7.2bn
Sensitivity \$850/mt c.€7.4bn
\$950/mt c.€7.5bn

Our trading in Q2 2023 compared to Q2 2022

Trading outlook

  • FY 2023 guidance
    • Customer demand remains strong across the Group, particularly for leisure customers, with c.80% of the third quarter passenger revenue already booked
    • We continue to expect capacity to be around 97% of pre-Covid levels, subject to disruption
    • Whilst there is no sign of weakness in forward bookings, we continue to be mindful of wider uncertainties that might affect the full year. This includes the potential impact of geopolitical and macroeconomic volatility on the price of fuel and consumer confidence, as well as the impact of external factors on the operating environment, such as strikes. Our Cargo business continues to be impacted by a weak market
    • We are currently c.30% booked for the fourth quarter, which is typical for this time of year
    • We continue to expect non-fuel unit cost to be in the range of 6% to 10% better compared to 2022
    • We expect to generate sustainable free cash flow this year and for net debt at 31 December 2023 to reduce compared to 31 December 2022 in line with our profit outperformance

Business overview and outlook

Luis Gallego Chief Executive Officer

Generating long term shareholder value

Network investment in our strong hubs

Generating long term value – global leadership positions

Investment in fleet to support hub and customer strategy

Investing to improve our operations

  • Increased resourcing at Dublin to mitigate on-the-day disruption
  • Increased check-in resource for high demand destinations
  • Managing the schedule to protect connections
  • Removal of redundant airport check-points

OTP 90.4%

OTP 63.6%

  • Third most punctual airline in Europe in Q2*
  • Increase in stand-by crew and more resource for crew planning team
  • Increased co-ordination between scheduling and operations functions for tactical decision-making
  • More resource in Madrid hub customer service team

Investing in our customers' experience

Excellent momentum in Loyalty

Collection

  • 48% more Avios collected from non-air partners in H1 2023 than in H1 2019
  • Record H1 American Express Remuneration of £286m, +76% vs 2019
  • 55% more members utilising our online shopping portal vs H1 2019
  • Half a billion Avios issued in first few weeks following launch of 'Avios Balance Booster' product

Redemption

  • 25% more Avios redeemed in H1 2023 than H1 2019
  • Launch of the first Avios-Only flights to in-demand destinations Geneva and Sharm El-Sheikh
  • Continued growth in new British Holidays redemption since launch with c.20% of bookings using Avios to save money

Our people are central to our business

  • 7,000 people recruited across the Group
  • Implementing pilot cadet schemes to support long term supply
  • Implementing resourcing, talent and succession strategies to achieve 40 per cent women in senior leadership roles by 2025
  • Ongoing collective bargaining discussions at Aer Lingus, British Airways and Vueling

Continuing to prioritise our sustainability initiatives

  • IAG's economic contribution: 600,000 jobs and €70bn added to EU and UK GDP (direct and indirect)*
  • Active involvement in UK and EU policy discussions: e.g. on mandate design and a price stability mechanism.
  • Ongoing investment to secure SAF supply e.g. funding for the next phase of Nova Pangaea's waste to bioethanol project in the UK

Summary

  • A good start to the year as strong demand across our group has delivered record profit
  • Expect strong leisure demand to continue through the summer
  • We are committed to investing further in our customer propositions and operational performance
  • We expect to generate sustainable free cash flow this year and continue to de-lever year-on-year
  • Well positioned to benefit from unique business model and attractive markets to grow into the medium term

Appendices

FY 2023 capacity planned to be c.97% of 2019 level

ASKs Q3 2023
vs 2022
Q3 2023
% of 2019
FY 2023
vs 2022
FY 2023
% of 2019
+14% 103% +21% 105%
+27% 94% +30% 91%
+17% 99% +19% 103%
+35% 143% +37% 136%
-1% 102% +11% 109%
+19% 97% +24% 97%

Continuing strong performance across the Group

*Before exceptional items

*Other includes LEVEL, IAG Cargo, IAG GBS, ICAG and consolidation adjustments

The 2022 results include a reclassification to conform with the current period presentation for the Net gain on sale of property, plant and equipment within Operating profit/(loss). Accordingly, for the three months to June 30, 2022, the Group has reclassified €8 million of gains from Other non-operating (charges)/credits to Expenditure on operations. There is no impact on the Loss after tax.

2023 Quarter Two results

Our key Q2 metrics (v2019 and v2022)

Activity ASKs
82,371m
(6.4)%
v19
20.0% v22
Commercial
performance
Total pax revenue
€6,743m
13.1%
v19
36.2% v22
Pax PRASK
€8.19c
20.8%
v19
13.5% v22
Load factor
86.4%
1.4pts
v19
4.6pts v22
Cost
performance
Total expenditure
€6,443m
11.5% v19
14.6% v22
Total CASK
€7.82c
19.1%
v19
(4.5)% v22
Fuel CASK
€2.18c
22.0%
v19
(9.4)% v22
Non-fuel CASK
€5.65c
18.0%
v19
(2.5)% v22
Financials Operating result
€1,251m
€300m v19
€956m
v22
Operating margin
16.3%
2.1pts v19
11.3pts v22
Net debt**
€7,613bn
€0.04bn
v19
€(2.8)bn
v22
Leverage**
1.5x
0.1x
v19
(1.6)x v22
Liquidity**
€15.6bn
€6.5bn
v19
€1.6bn
v22

The metrics included in this slide are before exceptional items

The 2022 results include a reclassification to conform with the current period presentation for the Net gain on sale of property, plant and equipment within Operating profit/(loss). Accordingly, for the six months to June 30, 2022, the Group has reclassified €8 million of gains from Other non-operating (charges)/credits to Expenditure on operations. There is no impact on the Loss after tax.

2023 Quarter Two results

Record second quarter profit

(€m) Q2 2023 Q2 2022* Q2 2019 vLY
Passenger revenue 6,743 4,949 5,963 36.2%
Cargo revenue 280 411 281 (31.9%)
Other revenue 671 556 487 20.7%
Total revenue 7,694 5,916 6,731 30.1%
Employee costs 1,353 1,122 1,297 20.6%
Fuel, oil costs and emissions charges 1,792 1,648 1,570 8.7%
Supplier costs 2,808 2,369 2,393 18.5%
Ownership costs 490 482 520 1.7%
Total expenditure on operations 6,443 5,621 5,780 14.6%
Operating result before exceptional items 1,251 295 951 +956
Operating margin before exceptional items 16.3% 5.0% 14.1% +11.3pts
Operating result after exceptional items 1,251 301 951 +950
ASKs (m) 82,371 68,630 88,008 +20.0%
RPKs (m) 71,162 56,114 74,806 +26.8%
Load factor (%) 86.4% 81.8% 85.0% +4.6pts
Sector length (km) 2,359 2,168 2,328 8.8%
  • Record operating profit of €1,251m (+€956m vs Q2-22)
  • Total revenue 30% higher than Q2-22
  • Passengerrevenue 36.2% higher than Q2-22 :
    • Traffic (RPKs) +26.8% / capacity (ASKs) +20% vs Q2-22 ((6.4%) vs Q2-19)
    • Passenger unit revenue +13.5% vs Q2-22
    • Driven by yield +7.4% vs. Q2-22 with load factor of 86.4%, +4.6pts vs Q2-22
    • Unit revenue driven by strong leisure demand across the network, while business recovering slowly through the half
  • Cargo revenue down (31.9%) vs Q2-22 driven entirely by yield
  • Operating margin up 11.3pts reflecting the increase in premium customer revenue combined with a softening of fuel prices.
  • Other revenue +20.7% vs Q2-22 driven by Iberia third party MRO business, BA Holidays and IAG Loyalty
  • Total unit costs (4.5%) vs Q2-22. Non-fuel unit costs (2.5%) vs Q2-22; fuel unit costs (9.4%) vs Q2-22
    • Employee unit costs up +0.5% vs Q2-22, driven by inflation net of benefit of increase in capacity
    • Supplier unit costs down (1.2%) vs Q2-22, driven by inflation and one-offs including disruption, net of benefit of capacity increase
    • Ownership unit costs down (15.3%) vs Q2-22, driven by increase in capacity

*The 2022 results include a reclassification to conform with the current period presentation for the Net gain on sale of property, plant and equipment within Operating profit/(loss). Accordingly, for the three months to June 30, 2022, the Group has reclassified €8 million of gains from Other non-operating (charges)/credits to Expenditure on operations. There is no impact on the Loss after tax.

Aer Lingus strong quarter 2 performance

(€m) Q2 2023 Q2 2022* Q2 2019 vLY
Passenger revenue 643 452 588 +42%
Cargo revenue 15 21 13 (27)%
Other revenue 3 2 4 +28%
Total revenue 661 475 605 +39%
Employee costs 126 105 105 +20%
Fuel, oil costs and emissions charges 164 142 129 +15%
Supplier costs 216 178 227 +21%
Ownership costs 34 33 32 +4%
Total expenditure on operations 540 458 493 +18%
Operating result before exceptional items 121 17 112 +104
Operating margin before exceptional items 18.3% 3.6% 18.5% +14.7pts
Operating result after exceptional items 121 17 112 +613%
ASKs (m) 8,767 7,189 8,394 +22%
RPKs (m) 7,444 5,595 6,996 +33%
Load factor (%) 84.9% 77.8% 83.3% +7.1pts
Sector length (km) 2,382 2,126 2,033 +13%

  • Operating profit of €121m (+€104m vs Q2-22) with capacity +22% vs Q2-22
  • Passenger revenue +42% vs Q2-22
    • Total Capacity at 122% of 2022 levels, with North Atlantic at c.129%.
    • Passenger unit revenue +17% vs 2022
      • Yields +7% vs 2022, with load factor 84.9%, +7pts vs Q2-22
      • Long haul revenue above Q2-22 with higher yields and load factors
      • Short haul revenue:
        • Strong demand in leisure and city destinations
  • Non-fuel unit costs (2.5)% vs Q2-22; fuel unit costs down (5.7)% vs Q2-22
    • Employee unit costs (1.3)% vs Q2-22 from efficient growth but impacted by pay inflation
    • Supplier unit costs (0.1)% vs Q2-22 from efficient growth but impacted by inflation
    • Ownership unit costs (14.9)% vs Q2-22 reflecting restored capacity

*The 2022 results include a reclassification to conform with the current period presentation for the Net Gain on Sale of Property, Plant and Equipment within Operating profit/(loss). Accordingly, for the three months to June 30, 2022, Aer Lingus has reclassified €2 million of gains from Other non-operating (charges)/credits to expenditure on operations. There is no impact on the Loss after tax.

2023 Quarter Two results

British Airways quarter 2 profit almost fully recovered

(£m) Q2 2023 Q2 2022* Q2 2019** v22
Passenger revenue 3,275 2,277 3,112 +44%
Cargo revenue 183 266 180 (31)%
Other revenue 216 194 172 +12%
Total revenue 3,674 2,737 3,463 +34%
Employee costs 632 498 666 +27%
Fuel, oil costs and emissions charges 906 768 823 +18%
Supplier costs 1,379 1,159 1,181 +19%
Ownership costs 243 252 266 (4)%
Total expenditure on operations 3,160 2,677 2,936 +18%
Operating result before exceptional items 514 60 527 +454
Operating margin before exceptional items 14.0% 2.2% 15.2% +11.8pts
Operating result after exceptional items 514 60 527 +454
ASKs (m) 42,475 33,416 48,337 +27%
RPKs (m) 35,920 26,875 40,768 +34%
Load factor (%) 84.6% 80.4% 84.3% +4.2pts
Sector length (km) 3,159 2,908 3,146 +9%

  • Operating profit of £514m (+£454m vs Q2-22) with capacity +27% vs Q2-22
  • Passenger revenue +44% vs Q2-22 levels:
    • Traffic +34% / capacity +27% vs Q2-22; load factor 85%, +4.2pts vs Q2-22
    • Passenger unit revenue +13.2% vs Q2-22
    • Revenue increase driven by strong leisure performance:
      • Long-haul and short-haul unit revenue above Q2-22, both premium and non-premium
      • Leisure channel yields above Q2-22 across all segments
      • Business channel yields below Q2-22. Volumes remain below 2019 levels
      • Leisure demand continues to outpace capacity. Business revenue steadily improving, driven by yield
  • Non-fuel unit costs down (7.3)%; fuel unit costs down (7.1)% vs Q2-22;
    • Employee unit costs down (0.1)% vs Q2-22 driven by inflation net of benefit of increase in capacity
    • Supplier unit costs down (6.3)% vs Q2-22 largely due to an increase in capacity offset by disruption in the quarter

*The 2022 results include a reclassification to conform with the current period presentation for the Net gain on sale of property, plant and equipment within Operating profit/(loss). Accordingly, for the three months to June 30, 2022, British Airways has reclassified €7 million of gains from Other non-operating (charges)/credits to Expenditure on operations. There is no impact on the Loss after tax.

2023 Quarter Two results

**2019 employee cost figures have been restated for pensions accounting policy change

Iberia 17% operating margin in quarter 2

(€m) Q2 2023 Q2 2022* Q2 2019 vLY
Passenger revenue 1,331 976 1,021 +36%
Cargo revenue 66 88 73 (24)%
Other revenue 383 320 345 +20%
Total revenue 1,780 1,384 1,439 +29%
Employee costs 321 270 294 +19%
Fuel, oil costs and emissions charges 337 345 304 (2)%
Supplier costs 716 585 610 +22%
Ownership costs 99 92 85 +7%
Total expenditure on operations 1,473 1,292 1,293 +14%
Operating result before exceptional items 307 92 146 +215
Operating margin before exceptional items 17.2% 6.7% 10.2% +11pts
Operating result after exceptional items 307 93 133 +214
ASKs (m) 18,455 15,989 18,379 +15%
RPKs (m) 16,189 13,481 16,057 +20%
Load factor (%) 87.7% 84.3% 87.4% +3.4pts
Sector length (km) 2,695 2,598 2,817 +4%

  • Group operating profit +€215m vs Q2-22, positive across all business areas (Airline, MRO and Handling).
    • Airline EBIT +€215m above Q2-22 results, due to strong revenue performance and capacity growth
    • Profitable performance in MRO and Handling business despite inflation, thanks to higher activity and solid productivity
  • Passengerrevenue improving +36% vs Q2-22:
    • Capacity +15% above Q2-22, with short-haul +10% while long-haul +18% vs Q2- 22
    • Passenger unit revenue +18% vs Q2-22
    • Yield +13% and load factor 87.7%, with LH LF +1pp and SH 5pp vs Q2-22
    • Strong performance specially in North Atlantic and LACAR
  • Group non-fuel unit costs +4.0% vs Q2-22, Airline non-fuel unit costs +3.9% vs Q2-22; fuel unit costs -15.3% vs Q2-22
    • Employee unit costs +3.0% vs Q2-22 driven by pay inflation
    • Supplier unit costs +6.0% vs Q2-22 impacted by inflation and selling costs related to sales growth
    • Ownership unit costs (6.8)% vs Q2-22 reflecting capacity growth

*The 2022 results include a reclassification to conform with the current period presentation for the Net gain on sale of property, plant and equipment within Operating profit/(loss). Accordingly, for the three months to June 30, 2022, Iberia has reclassified €1 million of loss from Other non-operating (charges)/credits to Expenditure on operations. There is no impact on the Loss after tax.

2023 Quarter Two results

Q2 2023 Financial results

Vueling strong results driven by strong demand and transformation

(€m) Q2 2023 Q2 2022 Q2 2019 vLY
Passenger revenue 898 714 681 +26%
Cargo revenue - - - -
Other revenue 4 3 5 +62%
Total revenue 902 717 685 +26%
Employee costs 102 87 76 +17%
Fuel, oil costs and emissions charges 231 217 158 +6%
Supplier costs 349 335 320 +4%
Ownership costs 60 38 61 +57%
Total expenditure on operations 742 677 615 +10%
Operating result before exceptional items 160 40 70 +120
Operating margin before exceptional items 17.8% 5.6% 10.3% 12.2pts
Operating result after exceptional items 160 40 70 +120
ASKs (m) 11,061 10,665 10,641 +4%
RPKs (m) 10,040 8,974 9,113 +12%
Load factor (%) 90.9% 84.1% 85.6% +6.8pts
Sector length (km) 1,028 1,019 965 +1%

  • Operating profit of €160m, €120m better than Q2-22 and €90m better than Q2-19
  • Passengerrevenue +26% vs Q2-22:
    • Q2 capacity in line with 2019 and 2022 levels(+4% vs Q2-22)
    • Passenger unit revenue +21% vs Q2-22
      • Total yield +12% vs Q2-22, driven by ancillary yield up +21% vs Q2-22
      • Passengerload factor of 91%, +6.8pts vs Q2-22
  • Non-fuel unit costs +7.3% vs Q2-22, driven by a one-off benefit in the base. Excluding the base effect, non-fuel unit costs +1.6% vs Q2-22; fuel unit costs +2.7% vs Q2-22;
    • Employee unit costs +13.3% vs Q2-22 driven pay inflation
    • Supplier unit costs +0.7% vs Q2-22 driven by inflation offset by transformation initiatives
    • Ownership unit costs +51.7% vs Q2-22 driven by €23m one-off benefit in the base relating to de-designation of FX hedge accounting. Excluding it, ownership unit costs -6.2%

Group performance

H1 2023 traffic and capacity statistics vs 2022 Group performance Quarter Year to date
Q2 2023 Q2 2022 vLY H1 2023 H1 2022 vLY
Group performance Passengers carried ('000s) 30,028 25,592 +17.3% 54,307 39,969 +35.9%
Domestic (UK & Spain) 7,490 6,838 +9.5% 13,835 11,283 +22.6%
Europe 15,773 13,640 +15.6% 27,865 20,062 +38.9%
North America 3,541 2,703 +31.0% 5,997 4,001 +49.9%
Latin America & Caribbean 1,486 1,297 +14.6% 3,055 2,576 +18.6%
Africa ,Middle East & South Asia 1,461 1,046 +39.7% 3,089 1,956 +57.9%
Asia Pacific 277 68 +307.4% 466 91 +412.1%
Revenue passenger km (m) 71,162 56,114 +26.8% 129,585 91,546 +41.6%
Domestic (UK & Spain) 5,901 5,412 +9.0% 10,985 9,010 +21.9%
Europe 19,360 16,562 +16.9% 33,075 24,166 +36.9%
North America 23,492 17,926 +31.0% 39,818 26,554 +50.0%
Latin America & Caribbean 12,139 10,213 +18.9% 24,744 20,350 +21.6%
Africa ,Middle East & South Asia 7,634 5,403 +41.3% 16,548 10,645 +55.5%
Asia Pacific 2,636 598 +340.8% 4,415 821 +437.8%
Available seat km (m) 82,371 68,630 +20.0% 154,034 117,710 +30.9%
Domestic (UK & Spain) 6,518 6,418 +1.6% 12,486 11,066 +12.8%
Europe 22,518 20,390 +10.4% 39,116 31,192 +25.4%
North America 26,931 22,299 +20.8% 48,766 35,706 +36.6%
Latin America & Caribbean 13,931 11,975 +16.3% 28,438 24,921 +14.1%
Africa ,Middle East & South Asia 9,481 6,872 +38.0% 20,232 13,753 +47.1%
Asia Pacific 2,992 676 +342.6% 4,996 1,072 +366.0%
Passenger load factor (%) 86.4 81.8 +4.6 pts 84.1 77.8 +6.3 pts
Domestic (UK & Spain) 90.5 84.3 +6.2 pts 88.0 81.4 +6.6 pts
Europe 86.0 81.2 +4.8 pts 84.6 77.5 +7.1 pts
North America 87.2 80.4 +6.8 pts 81.7 74.4 +7.3 pts
Latin America & Caribbean 87.1 85.3 +1.8 pts 87.0 81.7 +5.3 pts
Africa ,Middle East & South Asia 80.5 78.6 +1.9 pts 81.8 77.4 +4.4 pts
Asia Pacific 88.1 88.5 -0.4 pts 88.4 76.6 +11.8 pts
Cargo tonne km (m) 1,099 949 +15.8% 2,224 1,939 +14.7%

Group performance

H1 2023 traffic and capacity statistics vs 2019 Group performance Quarter Year to date
Q2 2023 Q2 2019 v2019 H1 2023 H1 2019 v2019
Passengers carried ('000s) 10,350 11,274 -8.2% 54,307 55,886 -2.8%
Group performance Domestic (UK & Spain) 2,557 2,659 -3.8% 13,835 13,375 +3.4%
Europe 5,482 6,137 -10.7% 27,865 29,312 -4.9%
North America 1,245 1,236 +0.7% 5,997 5,969 +0.5%
Latin America & Caribbean 488 525 -7.0% 3,055 3,014 +1.4%
Africa ,Middle East & South Asia 478 498 -4.0% 3,089 3,001 +2.9%
Asia Pacific 100 219 -54.3% 466 1,215 -61.6%
Revenue passenger km (m) 24,671 26,536 -7.0% 129,585 135,684 -4.5%
Domestic (UK & Spain) 1,986 1,911 +3.9% 10,985 9,702 +13.2%
Europe 6,861 7,420 -7.5% 33,075 33,468 -1.2%
North America 8,286 8,149 +1.7% 39,818 39,498 +0.8%
Latin America & Caribbean 4,045 4,368 -7.4% 24,744 24,920 -0.7%
Africa ,Middle East & South Asia 2,544 2,593 -1.9% 16,548 16,440 +0.7%
Asia Pacific 949 2,095 -54.7% 4,415 11,656 -62.1%
Available seat km (m) 27,562 30,054 -8.3% 154,034 163,431 -5.7%
Domestic (UK & Spain) 2,114 2,115 -0.0% 12,486 11,267 +10.8%
Europe 7,705 8,599 -10.4% 39,116 41,156 -5.0%
North America 9,088 8,946 +1.6% 48,766 48,027 +1.5%
Latin America & Caribbean 4,526 4,954 -8.6% 28,438 29,137 -2.4%
Africa ,Middle East & South Asia 3,058 3,083 -0.8% 20,232 19,994 +1.2%
Asia Pacific 1,071 2,357 -54.6% 4,996 13,850 -63.9%
Passenger load factor (%) 89.5 88.3 +1.2 pts 84.1 83.0 +1.1 pts
Domestic (UK & Spain) 93.9 90.4 +3.5 pts 88.0 86.1 +1.9 pts
Europe 89.0 86.3 +2.7 pts 84.6 81.3 +3.3 pts
North America 91.2 91.1 +0.1 pts 81.7 82.2 -0.5 pts
Latin America & Caribbean 89.4 88.2 +1.2 pts 87.0 85.5 +1.5 pts
Africa ,Middle East & South Asia 83.2 84.1 -0.9 pts 81.8 82.2 -0.4 pts
Asia Pacific 88.6 88.9 -0.3 pts 88.4 84.2 +4.2 pts
Cargo tonne km (m) 356 461 -22.8% 2,224 2,802 -20.6%

H1 2023 traffic and capacity statistics vs 2022

Group performance by airline

Q2 2023 Q2 2022 vLY H1 2023 H1 2022 vLY
Passengers carried ('000s)
Revenue passenger km (m)
Available seat km (m)
3,059
7,444
8,767
2,541
5,595
7,189
+20.4%
+33.0%
+22.0%
5,054
11,880
14,694
3,690
7,870
11,195
+37.0%
+51.0%
+31.3%
Passenger load factor (%)
Cargo tonne km (m)
84.9
39
77.8
33
+7.1 pts
+18.2%
80.8
71
70.3
61
+10.5 pts
+16.4%
Passengers carried ('000s)
Revenue passenger km (m)
Available seat km (m)
Passenger load factor (%)
Cargo tonne km (m)
11,077
35,920
42,475
84.6
811
9,069
26,875
33,416
80.4
691
+22.1%
+33.7%
+27.1%
+4.2 pts
+17.4%
20,511
66,437
81,213
81.8
1,652
14,363
44,778
58,573
76.4
1,430
+42.8%
+48.4%
+38.7%
+5.4 pts
+15.5%
Passengers carried ('000s)
Revenue passenger km (m)
Available seat km (m)
Passenger load factor (%)
Cargo tonne km (m)
5,991
16,189
18,455
87.7
241
5,041
13,481
15,989
84.3
214
+18.8%
+20.1%
+15.4%
+3.4 pts
+12.6%
11,472
30,766
35,526
86.6
483
8,887
24,061
29,898
80.5
433
+29.1%
+27.9%
+18.8%
+6.1 pts
+11.5%
Passengers carried ('000s)
Revenue passenger km (m)
Available seat km (m)
Passenger load factor (%)
189
1,569
1,623
96.7
139
1,189
1,371
86.7
+36.0%
+32.0%
+18.4%
+10.0 pts
318
2,725
2,883
94.5
193
1,672
1,952
85.7
+64.8%
+63.0%
+47.7%
+8.8 pts
Cargo tonne km (m) 8 11 -27.3% 18 15 +20.0%
Passengers carried ('000s)
Revenue passenger km (m)
Available seat km (m)
Passenger load factor (%)
Cargo tonne km (m)
9,712
10,040
11,051
90.9
n/a
8,802
8,974
10,665
84.1
n/a
+10.3%
+11.9%
+3.6%
+6.8 pts
n/a
16,952
17,777
19,718
90.2
n/a
12,836
13,165
16,092
81.8
n/a
+32.1%
+35.0%
+22.5%
+8.4 pts
n/a

Performance by airline Quarter Year to date

H1 2023 traffic and capacity statistics vs 2019

Group performance by airline

Performance by airline Quarter Year to date
Q2 2023 Q2 2019 v2019 H1 2023 H1 2019 v2019
Passengers carried ('000s) 3,059 3,255 -6.0% 5,054 5,451 -7.3%
Revenue passenger km (m) 7,444 6,996 +6.4% 11,880 11,251 +5.6%
Available seat km (m) 8,767 8,394 +4.4% 14,694 14,198 +3.5%
Passenger load factor (%) 84.9 83.3 +1.6 pts 80.8 79.2 +1.6 pts
Cargo tonne km (m) 39 43 -9.3% 71 82 -13.4%
Passengers carried ('000s) 11,077 12,643 -12.4% 20,511 23,115 -11.3%
Revenue passenger km (m) 35,920 40,768 -11.9% 66,437 75,643 -12.2%
Available seat km (m) 42,475 48,337 -12.1% 81,213 92,170 -11.9%
Passenger load factor (%) 84.6 84.3 +0.3 pts 81.8 82.1 -0.3 pts
Cargo tonne km (m) 811 1,083 -25.1% 1,652 2,145 -23.0%
Passengers carried ('000s) 5,991 5,697 +5.2% 11,472 10,643 +7.8%
Revenue passenger km (m) 16,189 16,057 +0.8% 30,766 30,023 +2.5%
Available seat km (m) 18,455 18,379 +0.4% 35,526 34,804 +2.1%
Passenger load factor (%) 87.7 87.4 +0.3 pts 86.6 86.3 +0.3 pts
Cargo tonne km (m) 241 283 -14.8% 483 574 -15.9%
Passengers carried ('000s) 189 484 -61.0% 318 773 -58.9%
Revenue passenger km (m) 1,569 1,872 -16.2% 2,725 3,399 -19.8%
Available seat km (m) 1,623 2,257 -28.1% 2,883 4,175 -30.9%
Passenger load factor (%) 96.7 82.9 +13.8 pts 94.5 81.4 +13.1 pts
Cargo tonne km (m) 8 0 18 1 +1700.0%
Passengers carried ('000s) 9,712 9,425 +3.0% 16,952 15,904 +6.6%
Revenue passenger km (m) 10,040 9,113 +10.2% 17,777 15,368 +15.7%
Available seat km (m) 11,051 10,641 +3.9% 19,718 18,084 +9.0%
Passenger load factor (%) 90.9 85.6 +5.3 pts 90.2 85.0 +5.2 pts
Cargo tonne km (m) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Alternative Performance Measures (APMs) and Financial terminology definitions

Measure IFRS/APM Definition Source of calculation
Operating profit (and other Income
statement items) before exceptional
items
APM See IAG 2022 ARA (APMs section) and accounting policies H1 2023 Interim Management Report (Reconciliation of alternative
performance measures section, note a: Profit/(loss) after tax before
exceptional items)
EBITDA before exceptional items APM Operating result before exceptional items, interest, taxation,
depreciation, amortisation and impairment.
H1 2023 Interim Management Report (Reconciliation of alternative
performance measures section, note e: Net debt to EBITDA before
exceptional items)
Unit measures (PRASK, Fuel CASK, Non
Fuel CASK)
APM Passenger revenue, fuel costs, non-fuel costs (before exceptional
items) divided by capacity (ASKs)
Glossary in 2022 ARA
Gross debt IFRS Total borrowings (current and non-current) Direct from Balance sheet (Current liabilities, Non-current liabilities
Cash IFRS Cash and cash equivalents and Current interest-bearing deposits Direct from Balance sheet (Current assets)
Net debt IFRS Gross debt (per above) less Cash H1 2023 Interim Management Report (Reconciliation of alternative
performance measures section, note e: Net debt to EBITDA before
exceptional items)
Net debt to EBITDA before exceptional
items (or Leverage)
APM Based on Net debt (per above) and the rolling four quarters EBITDA
before exceptional items
H1 2023 Interim Management Report (Reconciliation of alternative
performance measures section, note e: Net debt to EBITDA before
exceptional items)
Liquidity (or Total liquidity) APM Cash (per above) plus committed and undrawn general and
overdraft facilities, and aircraft-specific financing facilities
H1 2023 Interim Management Report (Reconciliation of alternative
performance measures section, note h: Liquidity)
Movements in working capital IFRS Net movements in working capital per cash flow statement Direct from Cash flow statement (Cash flows from operating activities)
Capex (or gross capital expenditure) IFRS Acquisition of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
per cash flow statement
Direct from Cash flow statement (Cash flows from investing activities)

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