British Airways PLC
3 August 2000
TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS - JULY 2000
Summary of the headline figures
Traffic and capacity continued the trend seen in recent months.
Capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres, fell by 1.5 per
cent in July. Traffic, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres,
grew by 0.6 per cent comprising a 7.8 per cent growth in premium
traffic and a 0.4 per cent decline in non-premium traffic.
Passenger load factor rose 1.6 points to 78.4 per cent. Mainline
load factor rose in all regions and this is the highest total
mainline monthly load factor since August 1996.
Market conditions
The revenue outlook for the key summer season continues to give
cause for cautious optimism with lower capacity growth in the
market supporting yields and seat factors.
Costs
The dominant cost feature continues to be the fuel price. The
impact of rising fuel prices has been to increase first quarter
fuel costs, net of hedging, by some £75 million compared with
the equivalent period last year.
Strategic developments
Talks between British Airways and KLM on a possible combination
of their businesses are continuing. Neither company will be
making any public comment on this matter until there is
something material to announce.
British Airways completed the embodiment of its 747 fleet for
the London Heathrow - New York JFK route with the new Club World
flat beds. Embodiment of these aircraft with the new World
Traveller Plus product is now underway. The next route on which
the flat beds are being installed is London Heathrow - Hong
Kong.
British Airways launched a trial to offer on-line check-in for
its top corporate customers. Selected companies have started to
trial the new system via their British Airways extranet. The
system allows customers to check in and select seats from home
or the office up to 24 hours before departure. If the trial is
successful, the service will be offered to the top 200 corporate
customers by the end of March 2001.
British Airways relaunched its Executive Club, with an enhanced
range of benefits for its members. With effect from October 1,
BA Miles will replace AirMiles as the mileage currency for UK
Executive Club members. Members will be able to earn miles on
discount economy fares for the first time and and mid and
longhaul destinations will be easier to reach. BA Miles, through
the Executive Club, will focus on rewarding anyone who flies
with British Airways, while AirMiles will continue as the UK's
leading frequent shopping reward scheme.
British Airways subsidiary, CityFlyer Express confirmed an order
for six new Avro RJ100 jets, together with options for six more.
The aircraft will be used to upgrade selected routes currently
operated by ATR aircraft, as well as introducing some new routes
on to the CityFlyer network. Delivery of the aircraft is
scheduled from November 2000 through to April 2001.
BRITISH AIRWAYS MONTHLY TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS
Month of July Financial year to date
April through July
BRITISH AIRWAYS Change Change
MAINLINE
SCHEDULED SERVICES 2000 1999 (%) 2000 1999 (%)
Passengers carried (000)
UK/Europe 2273 2270 +0.1 8338 8314 +0.3
Americas 810 821 -1.3 3054 3021 +1.1
Asia Pacific 202 199 +1.4 755 738 +2.3
Africa and Middle East 270 260 +4.0 954 912 +4.6
Total 3555 3550 +0.1 13101 12985 +0.9
Revenue passenger km(m)
UK/Europe 2087 2088 -0.0 7576 7540 +0.5
Americas 5529 5624 -1.7 20827 20599 +1.1
Asia Pacific 1976 1927 +2.6 7343 7099 +3.4
Africa and Middle East 1774 1660 +6.9 6239 5842 +6.8
Total 11367 11299 +0.6 41985 41080 +2.2
Available seat km(m)
UK/Europe 2796 2872 -2.6 10889 11119 -2.1
Americas 6755 6994 -3.4 26457 26977 -1.9
Asia Pacific 2415 2479 -2.6 9748 9712 +0.4
Africa and Middle East 2529 2373 +6.6 9753 9293 +4.9
Total 14495 14718 -1.5 56848 57101 -0.4
Passenger load factor (%)
UK/Europe 74.7 72.7 +2.0 pts 69.6 67.8 +1.8 pts
Americas 81.9 80.4 +1.5 pts 78.7 76.4 +2.3 pts
Asia Pacific 81.9 77.7 +4.2 pts 75.3 73.1 +2.2 pts
Africa and Middle East 70.2 69.9 +0.3 pts 64.0 62.9 +1.1 pts
Total 78.4 76.8 +1.6 pts 73.9 71.9 +2.0 pts
Revenue tonne km (RTK)(m)
Cargo tonne km (CTK) 419 376 +11.4 1616 1409 +14.7
Total RTK 1559 1503 +3.8 5813 5499 +5.7
Available tonne km (m) 2144 2121 +1.1 8365 8225 +1.7
Overall load factor (%)72.7 70.9 +1.8pts 69.5 66.9 +2.6 pt
NON-MAINLINE SERVICES
Passengers carried (000)691 763 -9.4 2613 2805 -6.8
Revenue passenger km (m)550 746 -26.3 1983 2632 -24.6
Available seat km (m) 800 1078 -25.8 2966 4047 -26.7
Revenue tonne km 52 73.8 -30.2 182 260.3 -30.1
(RTK) (000)
Available tonne km 82 104.0 -20.9 304 391.1 -22.3
TOTAL GROUP SCHEDULED SERVICES
Passengers carried 4246 4313 -1.6 15714 15790 -0.5
(000)
Revenue passenger km 11917 12046 -1.1 43969 43712 +0.6
(m)
Available seat km 15295 15796 -3.2 59814 61148 -2.2
(m)
Total RTK (m) 1611 1577 +2.2 5995 5759 +4.1
Available tonne km(m) 2226 2225 +0.1 8669 8616 +0.6
*including DBA, Go & Shareholder Value
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