Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA (IBLA.MC), Spain's largest airline, said Thursday its passenger load factor was 83% in October, up from 80.7% a year earlier. Load factor, a measure of occupancy used in the airline industry, is the percentage of all seats offered which are occupied on flights.

MAIN FACTS:

- Iberia said its domestic passenger load factor rose by seven percentage points, while it rose 2.1 percentage points for long-range flights.

- Iberia said its passenger load factor fell by 0.4 percentage points for medium-range flights.

Iberia Web site: www.iberia.com

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