June traffic stats

British Airways PLC
05 July 2006



TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS - June 2006

Summary of the headline figures


In June 2006, passenger capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres, was 3.1
per cent above June 2005.  Traffic, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres,
was higher by 6.6 per cent.  This resulted in a passenger load factor up 2.7
points versus last year, to 81.6 per cent.  The increase in traffic comprised an
11.7 per cent increase in premium traffic and a 5.7 per cent increase in
non-premium traffic.  Cargo, measured in Cargo Tonne Kilometres, increased by
2.2 per cent. Overall load factor increased by 2.2 points to 73.4 per cent.


For the April to June quarter, ASKs rose by 4.1 per cent, with RPKs rising by
7.7 per cent.  This resulted in an increase in passenger load factor of 2.6
points, to 78.2 per cent.  This comprised a 9.8 per cent increase in premium
traffic and a 7.4 per cent increase in non-premium traffic.  CTKs rose by 1.9
per cent.


Market conditions


Market conditions remain broadly unchanged as significant promotional activity
is required to maintain seat factors.


Strategic Developments


British Airways announced that it is assisting the Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in an investigation into
alleged cartel activity involving BA and other airlines in relation to pricing
of passenger air transportation, including fuel surcharges.  BA's policy is to
conduct its business in full compliance with all applicable competition laws.
Martin George, Commercial Director, and Iain Burns, Head of Communications, have
been given leave of absence during the investigation.



British Airways won the title of Airline of the Year 2006 at the annual Skytrax
World Airline Awards.

Jumping four places from last year's line-up, the airline beat key competitors
from all over the world, including the Asia Pacific region, to take the award.
The results found that the number of premium passengers to nominate BA was
higher than any of the other airlines in the top ten.



The company's head of environmental affairs, Andrew Sentance said that the
European Union had an historic opportunity to limit aviation's impact on climate
change by producing a workable scheme for emissions trading.  Dr Sentance said
plans to incorporate aviation emissions in Europe's carbon trading scheme had
made 'good progress' in the last three years and could be implemented by 2010 at
the latest.



Following Department for Transport recommendations the airline introduced
changes to its baggage policies to make them easier for air travellers and to
reduce queues at airports.  The new guidelines mean changes to hand, checked and
excess baggage allowances and are being phased in from early July across the
airline's global network.



British Airways and Malev Hungarian Airlines signed an agreement that will
enable the two airlines to begin codesharing on each other's flights from
November 1, 2006.  Malev's flight code will be placed on BA's three daily
flights from London Heathrow to Budapest and BA's flight code will be placed on
Malev's two daily flights from Budapest to London Gatwick.


                                      ends

July 5, 2006
                                      053/TC/06



BRITISH AIRWAYS MONTHLY TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS


                                             Month of June                    Financial year
                                                                           April through to June
BRITISH AIRWAYS                                     Change                                 Change
SCHEDULED SERVICES               2006       2005       (%)            2006        2005        (%)
Passengers carried (000)
UK/Europe                        2187       2133      +2.5            6197        6087       +1.8
Americas                          724        678      +6.8            2063        1937       +6.5
Asia Pacific                      158        158      +0.5             463         430       +7.5
Africa and Middle East            276        236     +17.1             823         700      +17.6
Total                            3346       3205      +4.4            9546        9154       +4.3

Revenue passenger km (m)
UK/Europe                        2065       2003      +3.1            5845        5659       +3.3
Americas                         4870       4552      +7.0           13888       12962       +7.1
Asia Pacific                     1611       1609      +0.1            4670        4427       +5.5
Africa and Middle East           1838       1580     +16.3            5478        4692      +16.8
Total                           10383       9743      +6.6           29881       27740       +7.7

Available seat km (m)
UK/Europe                        2669       2726      -2.1            7989        8207       -2.7
Americas                         5633       5368      +4.9           16779       16016       +4.8
Asia Pacific                     2023       2160      -6.3            6119        6084       +0.6
Africa and Middle East           2406       2092     +15.0            7303        6365      +14.7
Total                           12731      12346      +3.1           38189       36672       +4.1

Passenger load factor (%)
UK/Europe                        77.3       73.5      +3.8 pts        73.2        69.0       +4.2 pts
Americas                         86.5       84.8      +1.7 pts        82.8        80.9       +1.9 pts
Asia Pacific                     79.6       74.5      +5.1 pts        76.3        72.8       +3.5 pts
Africa and Middle East           76.4       75.5      +0.9 pts        75.0        73.7       +1.3 pts
Total                            81.6       78.9      +2.7 pts        78.2        75.6       +2.6 pts

Revenue tonne km (RTK) (m)
Cargo tonne km (CTK)              405        396      +2.2            1224        1184       +3.4
Total RTK                        1440       1367      +5.3            4200        3946       +6.4
Available tonne km (m)           1961       1919      +2.2            5914        5717       +3.4

Overall load factor (%)          73.4       71.2      +2.2 pts        71.0        69.0       +2.0 pts



Certain statements included in this statement may be forward-looking and may
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.



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results of operations and financial conditions and the company's plans and
objectives for future operations, including, without limitation, discussions of
the company's business and financing plans, expected future revenues and
expenditures and divestments. All forward-looking statements in this report are
based upon information known to the company on the date of this report. The
company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.



It is not reasonably possible to itemise all of the many factors and specific
events that could cause the company's forward-looking statements to be incorrect
or that could otherwise have a material adverse effect on the future operations
or results of an airline operating in the global economy.



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