IAG traffic soars 14.3% in November

British Airways and Iberia parent International Consolidated Airlines Group said traffic, as measured in revenue passenger-kilometres, a measure of the volume of passengers carried by an airline, rose 14.3% in November from the same month last year, or 7.2% on a pro-forma basis.

Group capacity, measured in available seat kilometres, was up 11.7%, or 4.3% pro forma. In addition, the company said premium traffic for the month increased 2.6% on a pro-forma basis.

At 1534 GMT, IAG shares were down 1.6% to 576p.