Iberia strikes hit IAG's premium traffic

Iberia strikes and the early Easter hit premium bookings in March for British Airways’ parent IAG.

Its premium traffic for the month of March fell by 2% compared to the same month last year, while non- premium traffic was up slightly 0.5%.

Group traffic increased by 0.1% and capacity was down 1.1%.

March was impacted by five days of striking by Iberia cabin crew and ground employees’ unions, leading to the cancellation of 36% of the airline’s flights.