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International Airlines Group (IAG) traffic in June increased by 6.7% versus June 2014, while Group capacity rose by 5.4% compared to the same period in 2014. Group load factor improved 1.0 point to 83.7% year over year.

Norwegian reported that June traffic increased by 11%, while capacity increased by 4% compared to June 2014. The load factor was 88% in June, up 5.5 points from June last year.

Ryanair reported June traffic increased 14% compared to June 2014, while the load factor for the month was up 5.0 points to 93% compared to the previous year.

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