BA passengers down 4%
07.01.10
British Airways enjoyed better than expected December passenger numbers. Despite the threat of a Christmas cabin crew strike, BA had only 4.4% fewer passengers in December 2009 than a year earlier. A total of 2.40 million people travelled on BA flights last month, with its planes 76.8% - 0.1 percentage points better than in December 2008.
The airline said its long-haul business class traffic rose 1.6% last month and its long-haul business and first-class numbers continued to show signs of improvement. Overall non-premium traffic dipped 4.6%, while premium traffic dropped 0.7%.
The biggest fall (down 7.7%) in passengers was on Asia Pacific flights, with passengers on flights between the UK and Europe down 6.9%. Passengers on flights to and from the US, one of BA's most lucrative destinations, shrank 4.3% but was matched by a similar reduction in capacity.
The airline also said that 98% of its flights operated last month despite the pre-Christmas bad weather.
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