Traffic across IAG in October, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 16.6 per cent versus October 2014. Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 13.2 per cent.Group premium traffic for the month of October increased by 5.7 per cent compared to the previous year.
Group traffic in October, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, increased by 16.6 per cent versus October 2014 (up 7.6 per cent on a pro-forma basis); Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 13.2 per cent (up 4.3 per cent on a pro-forma basis).
Group premium traffic for the month of October increased by 5.7 per cent on a pro-forma basis.
On 29 October, IAG’s Board of Directors approved the distribution in cash of a gross interim dividend, against the 2015 financial results, of euro 0.10 per share. For the full year IAG expects to pay out 25 per cent of its underlying profit after tax in dividends and plans to announce a proposal for a final dividend for 2015 when the full year results are published in 2016.
On 21 October, Aer Lingus announced that in 2016 it will operate three new routes from Dublin to Los Angeles, Hartford (Connecticut) and Newark.
On 30 September, British Airways took delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The new aircraft is being operated to Delhi, Abu Dhabi and Muscat. It is the first of 22 787-9s that the airline is set to receive.
On 23 October, Iberia announced a new codeshare agreement with Boliviana de Aviación which offers connections to Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cochabamba and La Paz in Bolivia.