05/04/2002

BA reveals a dip in passenger traffic

British Airways has revealed a dip in passenger traffic for March with traffic volumes down 3.2 per cent on a year earlier.

While this compares with a 2.5 per cent slide in February, the airline has maintained that its recovery is still on track, as the latest figures still represent an improvement on January's fall of 6.9 per cent and the 24.7 per drop seen in the month following the September 11 attacks on the United States.

Meanwhile, BA's load factor – which represents passengers as a proportion of seats available – was 75.7 per cent up from 69.5 per cent in March 2001, while total revenues improved despite discounting tickets.

These latest figures from one of the UK's leading air carriers follows the news that BA will be axing around 13,000 jobs by March next year. (MB)

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