IAG sees growth in June traffic

International Airlines Group has published results for June which indicate a 5.9% increase in revenue passenger kilometres year-on-year. Capacity measured in available seat kilometres also rose by 8.5%. Premium traffic for June increased by 4.0% year-on-year. Passenger load factors across the group for the month declined to 82.7% from 84.8% in June 2013. In a statement, IAG said: “June figures are impacted by World Cup effects, especially in Latin America.” However, the airline carried a total of 7.14 million passengers in June, up 8.8% from last year’s 6.57 million passengers.