British Airways PLC
3 August 2001
TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS - JULY 2001
Summary of the headline figures
Capacity in July, measured in Available Seat Kilometres, was 9.1 per cent
below July 2000. Traffic, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, fell 9.7
per cent. The reduction in traffic comprised an 11.0 per cent decline in
premium traffic and a 9.5 per cent fall in non-premium traffic. Passenger load
factor of 77.4 per cent was down 0.6 points on July 2000. Cargo, measured in
Cargo Tonne Kilometres, fell by 15.5 per cent.
Market conditions
In spite of challenging market conditions, seat factors are holding up during
the busy holiday travel season. Business travel volumes continue to be weak
but market share gains continue.
Strategic developments
Concorde completed two verification flights to assess the operational impact
of the modifications it has undergone. The results will be submitted to the
airworthiness authorities.
August 3, 2001
BRITISH AIRWAYS MONTHLY TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS
Month of July Financial year to date
April through July
BRITISH AIRWAYS Change Change
SCHEDULED SERVICES 2001 2000 (%) 2001 2000 (%)
Passengers carried (000)
UK/Europe 2810 2692 +4.4 10236 10021 +2.1
Americas 682 810 -15.7 2532 3054 -17.1
Asia Pacific 170 202 -15.9 602 755 -20.2
Africa and Middle East 271 270 +0.3 961 954 +0.7
Total 3933 3973 -1.0 14332 14783 -3.1
Revenue passenger km (m)
UK/Europe 2312 2311 +0.0 8407 8473 -0.8
Americas 4645 5529 -16.0 17221 20827 -17.3
Asia Pacific 1701 1976 -13.9 5993 7343 -18.4
Africa and Middle East 1809 1774 +1.9 6461 6239 +3.6
Total 10467 11591 -9.7 38083 42881 -11.2
Available seat km (m)
UK/Europe 3274 3170 +3.3 12624 12358 +2.1
Americas 5808 6755 -14.0 22846 26457 -13.6
Asia Pacific 2055 2415 -14.9 8211 9748 -15.8
Africa and Middle East 2380 2529 -5.9 9426 9753 -3.3
Total 13517 14869 -9.1 53107 58317 -8.9
Passenger load factor (%)
UK/Europe 70.6 72.9 -2.3 pts 66.6 68.6 -2.0 pts
Americas 80.0 81.9 -1.9 pts 75.4 78.7 -3.3 pts
Asia Pacific 82.8 81.9 +0.9 pts 73.0 75.3 -2.3 pts
Africa and Middle East 76.0 70.2 +5.8 pts 68.5 64.0 +4.5 pts
Total 77.4 78.0 -0.6 pts 71.7 73.5 -1.8 pts
Revenue tonne km (RTK) (m)
Cargo tonne km (CTK) 355 419 -15.5 1448 1617 -10.5
Total RTK 1397 1579 -11.5 5224 5893 -11.4
Available tonne km (m) 2056 2182 -5.8 8059 8519 -5.4
Overall load factor (%) 68.0 72.4 -4.4 pts 64.8 69.2 -4.4 pts
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