“A strong demand for travel” provides positive first half results for IAG

International Airlines Group (IAG) has released positive first half results for 2024, with revenues totalling at €14.7 billion – up from €13.6 billion during the same six-month period of last year, with the company noting that a “strong demand for travel” helped to enable the positive first half performance. The airline consortium group, which consists of four airlines – British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling, reported operating profits for the first half of the year of €1.3 billion, which is an increase of €49 million when compared to the same period of 2023. “We see continuing strong demand for