OREANDA-NEWS. In June 2014, Group traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres increased by 5.9 per cent versus June 2013; Group capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres rose by 8.5 per cent.

Group premium traffic for the month of June increased by 4.0 per cent compared to the previous year.

June figures are impacted by World Cup effects, especially in Latin America.

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

On 19 June, British Airways and Vueling announced a new codeshare agreement on 170 routes. These are largely centred on Vueling's operation in Italy with 37 international and 11 domestic destinations available from Vueling's Rome Fiumicino base. Other new routes on offer through the codeshare include Heathrow to Bilbao and La Coruña, Cardiff to Malaga and Alicante, and Edinburgh to Barcelona.

On 30 June, Iberia Express announced that it had signed the first bargaining agreement with its pilots' trade union UPPA. The agreement will expire on 31 December 2019 and will allow the airline to set up a stable labour framework.