FEBRUARY 2011 - GROUP TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

In February 2011, Group traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres rose by 1.4 per cent versus February 2010. Available Seat Kilometres were up 6.0 per cent.
- Group premium traffic for the February grew by 8.2 per cent compared to the previous year, with 0.2 per cent growth in non-premium traffi
- IAG continues to experience the same market conditions as described in the results announcement on 25th February 2011: we continue to focus on yield over load factor, with the aim of maximising revenue, and expect this trend to persist as we experience the bounceback from the disrupted H1 2010.

Strategic Developments
Both airlines launched new routes this month. British Airways started a five per week service between London Heathrow and Haneda, Tokyo. It will continue to operate its daily service to Narita, Tokyo. Iberia launched flights from Madrid to Recife and Fortaleza in north east Brazil which will operate three times each week.

British Airways is to expand its successful engineering apprenticeship scheme, with the inclusion of a fourth partner college. This year, BA will be looking for 120 students, up from 90 students in 2010.

Iberia is the official airline of the Spain-Russia Year. The airline flies twice daily between Madrid and Moscow all year round and flies to St Petersburg from Madrid in the summer months.