Traffic and Capacity Stats

British Airways PLC
5 November 2001

                TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS - OCTOBER 2001


Summary of the headline figures

Capacity in October, measured in Available Seat Kilometres, was 15.0 per cent
below October 2000. Traffic, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, fell
24.7 per cent. The reduction in traffic comprised a 36.2 per cent decline in
premium traffic and a 22.4 per cent fall in non-premium traffic. Passenger
load factor of 63.1 per cent was down 8.1 points on October 2000. Cargo,
measured in Cargo Tonne Kilometres, fell by 23.8 per cent.


Market conditions

Trading remains difficult. Traffic volumes for October were at the upper end
of expectations but premium traffic remains more heavily affected than
non-premium. However, premium traffic declines have become slightly less
severe through the course of October, while non-premium declines have remained
fairly constant. Capacity reductions during October helped to reduce seat
factor declines through the month.


Forward bookings for November indicate a similar traffic decline to October,
with the US, Middle East and Japan being the worst affected markets. Early
indications for December suggest a slight improvement on November, although
the outlook remains volatile.


Strategic developments

British Airways announced that it is to combine its two UK regional
subsidiaries, creating the second largest regional airline operation in
Europe. British Airways Regional (BAR) is to become part of the newly formed
British Airways CitiExpress, creating a single entity for its short-haul
regional domestic and European network. The combined regional business will
have a turnover in excess of £600 million and a fleet of 92 aircraft serving
more than 120 routes. The new entity will employ around 3,200 people and carry
some five million passengers each year. The airline also confirmed a number of
capacity, frequency and route changes.


British Airways entered into exclusive negotiations with Warburg Pincus for
the private equity investor to acquire a majority shareholding in World
Network Services (WNS), the airline's India-based data management company.
Negotiations are continuing with a view to reaching an agreement which would
allow the future growth and development of WNS, with British Airways still
retaining a significant stake in the business.

British Airways announced a new direct route between Manchester and Zurich
from October 28. The twice-daily service will operate on a 49 seat Embraer 145
regional jet.

British Airways announced that Concorde services between London Heathrow and
New York will resume on November 7, with the first flight for invited guests
including UK Government representatives, business leaders, aviation figures
and regular customers. Commercial flights resume on November 9 with an initial
six times a week return service between London and New York, and from December
a weekly service between Heathrow and Barbados.






November 5, 2001

BRITISH AIRWAYS MONTHLY TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

                             Month of October       Financial year to date
                                                    April through October

BRITISH AIRWAYS                          Change                     Change

SCHEDULED SERVICES           2001  2000     (%)       2001    2000     (%)
Passengers carried (000)
UK/Europe                    2256  2460    -8.3      17600   17619    -0.1
Americas                      470   678   -30.7       4144    5242   -20.9
Asia Pacific                  131   185   -29.0       1039    1320   -21.3
Africa and Middle East        198   256   -22.6       1673    1768    -5.4
Total                        3055  3579   -14.6      24455   25948    -5.8
Revenue passenger km (m)
UK/Europe                    1772  2024   -12.4      14349   14879    -3.6
Americas                     3234  4638   -30.3      28237   35818   -21.2
Asia Pacific                 1324  1860   -28.8      10354   12989   -20.3
Africa and Middle East       1376  1707   -19.4      11223   11574    -3.0
Total                        7706 10229   -24.7      64163   75260   -14.7
Available seat km (m)
UK/Europe                    3112  3103    +0.3      22098   21689    +1.9
Americas                     5100  6396   -20.3      38769   45836   -15.4
Asia Pacific                 1946  2339   -16.8      14057   16710   -15.9
Africa and Middle East       2050  2527   -18.9      15980   17240    -7.3
Total                       12208 14365   -15.0      90905  101475   -10.4
Passenger load factor (%)
UK/Europe                    56.9  65.2    -8.3 pts   64.9    68.6    -3.7 pts
Americas                     63.4  72.5    -9.1 pts   72.8    78.1    -5.3 pts
Asia Pacific                 68.0  79.5   -11.5 pts   73.7    77.7    -4.0 pts
Africa and Middle East       67.1  67.6    -0.5 pts   70.2    67.1    +3.1 pts
Total                        63.1  71.2    -8.1 pts   70.6    74.2    -3.6 pts
Revenue tonne km (RTK) (m)
Cargo tonne km (CTK)          326   427   -23.8       2356    2860   -17.6
Total RTK                    1098  1444   -23.9       8751   10373   -15.6
Available tonne km (m)       1865  2134   -12.6      13786   14912    -7.6
Overall load factor (%)      58.9  67.6    -8.7 pts   63.5    69.6    -6.1 pts





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