International Consolidated Airlines Group. S.A.

Regulatory Filings • May 6, 2016

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RNS Number : 5490X

International Cons Airlines Group

06 May 2016

APRIL 2016 - IAG GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

§ Group traffic in April, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 10.9 per cent versus April 2015 (up 2.8 per cent on a pro-forma basis); Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 10.7 per cent (up 2.6 per cent on a pro-forma basis).

§ Group premium traffic for the month of April increased by 4.4 per cent on a pro-forma basis.

6 May 2016

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

On 18 April, Iberia announced that it will start services from Madrid to Shanghai on 28 June. This will be the airline's first destination in Asia followed by Tokyo on 18 October. Iberia will operate three flights a week to Shanghai on its A330-200 fleet.

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 2015; these documents are available on www.iagshares.com.

## Group Performance1	### Month of April					### Year to Date
	2016	2015	Change	Pro-forma2		2016	2015	Change	Pro-forma3
Passengers Carried ('000s)	7,980	6,852	16.5%	4.0%		28,349	23,530	20.5%	8.3%
Domestic4	1,815	1,699	6.8%	4.7%		6,582	6,003	9.6%	7.3%
Europe	4,313	3,426	25.9%	5.2%		14,654	11,027	32.9%	11.0%
North America	880	764	15.2%	0.3%		3,094	2,651	16.7%	3.6%
Latin America & Caribbean	358	358	0.0%			1,542	1,467	5.1%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	434	448	-3.1%			1,798	1,780	1.0%
Asia Pacific	180	157	14.6%			679	602	12.8%
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	19,133	17,250	10.9%	2.8%		71,355	63,148	13.0%	6.1%
Domestic	1,248	1,152	8.3%	6.7%		4,574	4,002	14.3%	12.4%
Europe	5,003	4,015	24.6%	5.7%		16,503	12,598	31.0%	11.6%
North America	5,818	5,154	12.9%	0.8%		20,527	17,985	14.1%	3.5%
Latin America & Caribbean	2,986	3,000	-0.5%			12,899	12,434	3.7%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	2,287	2,381	-3.9%			10,052	10,160	-1.1%
Asia Pacific	1,791	1,548	15.7%			6,800	5,969	13.9%
Available Seat Km (m)	24,352	22,003	10.7%	2.6%		90,503	81,108	11.6%	4.5%
Domestic	1,614	1,534	5.2%	3.4%		5,950	5,412	9.9%	7.7%
Europe	6,543	5,220	25.3%	6.4%		21,938	17,055	28.6%	9.4%
North America	7,210	6,431	12.1%	0.1%		25,892	22,842	13.4%	2.6%
Latin America & Caribbean	3,812	3,743	1.8%			15,554	15,251	2.0%
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	2,947	3,155	-6.6%			12,771	13,220	-3.4%
Asia Pacific	2,226	1,920	15.9%			8,398	7,328	14.6%
Passenger Load Factor (%)	78.6	78.4	+0.2 pts	+0.2 pts		78.8	77.9	+0.9 pts	+1.2 pts
Domestic	77.3	75.1	+2.2 pts	+2.3 pts		76.9	73.9	+3.0 pts	+3.2 pts
Europe	76.5	76.9	-0.4 pts	-0.5 pts		75.2	73.9	+1.3 pts	+1.4 pts
North America	80.7	80.1	+0.6 pts	+0.6 pts		79.3	78.7	+0.6 pts	+0.7 pts
Latin America & Caribbean	78.3	80.1	-1.8 pts			82.9	81.5	+1.4 pts
Africa, Middle East & S,Asia	77.6	75.5	+2.1 pts			78.7	76.9	+1.8 pts
Asia Pacific	80.5	80.6	-0.1 pts			81.0	81.5	-0.5 pts
Cargo Tonne Km (m)
Cargo CTK	452	440	2.7%	-0.4%		1,772	1,754	1.0%	-1.7%
## Performance by Airline	Month of April					Year to Date
VUELING	2016	2015	Change	Pro-forma		2016	2015	Change	Pro-forma
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	2,193	1,982	10.6%			6,818	5,694	19.7%
Available Seat Km (m)	2,794	2,522	10.8%			8,532	7,393	15.4%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	0	0	n/a			0	0	n/a
AER LINGUS
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	1,443	0	n/a	6.3%		4,623	0	n/a	12.3%
Available Seat Km (m)	1,896	0	n/a	9.3%		6,083	0	n/a	10.2%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	11	0	n/a	-21.4%		41	0	n/a	-16.3%
IBERIA
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	3,848	3,786	1.6%			15,307	13,995	9.4%
Available Seat Km (m)	4,962	4,878	1.7%			19,092	17,922	6.5%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	94	87	8.0%			355	336	5.7%
BRITISH AIRWAYS
Revenue Passenger Km (m)	11,649	11,482	1.5%			44,607	43,459	2.6%
Available Seat Km (m)	14,700	14,603	0.7%			56,796	55,793	1.8%
Cargo Tonne Km (m)	347	353	-1.7%			1,376	1,418	-3.0%

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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