Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA (IBLA.MC), Spain's largest airline, Thursday said its passenger load factor was 83.4% in September, up from 79% a year earlier.

 
MAIN FACTS:

- Load factor, a measure of occupancy used in the airline industry, is the percentage of all seats offered which are occupied on flights.

- In a Spanish regulatory filing, Iberia said its September passenger load factors rose for domestic, medium-haul and long-haul flights.

Company Web site: http://www.iberia.com

-By Madrid bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; 34 91 395 8120; djmadrid@dowjones.com