September traffic statistics
October 03 2007 - 10:15AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:0758F
British Airways PLC
03 October 2007
TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS - September 2007
Summary of the headline figures
In September 2007, passenger capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres,
was 0.3 per cent above September 2006. Traffic, measured in Revenue Passenger
Kilometres, fell by 0.7 per cent. This resulted in a passenger load factor down
0.8 points versus last year, to 78.3 per cent. The decrease in traffic
comprised a 6.6 per cent increase in premium traffic and a 2.0 per cent
reduction in non-premium traffic.
Cargo, measured in Cargo Tonne Kilometres, fell by 0.4 per cent.
For the first half of the financial year, ASKs rose by 0.5 per cent, with RPKs
down 0.7 per cent. This resulted in passenger load factor down 0.9 points to
78.4 per cent. Premium traffic rose 2.5 per cent with non-premium traffic
falling by 1.3 per cent. Cargo Tonne Kilometres fell by 1.5 per cent.
Market conditions
Market conditions are broadly unchanged. The outlook for longhaul premium travel
continues to be encouraging.
Strategic Developments
British Airways ordered 12 Airbus A380 and 24 Boeing 787 aircraft with options
for a further seven Airbus A380s and 18 Boeing 787s. Both aircraft types will
be powered by Rolls-Royce engines.
The aircraft will be greener, quieter and more fuel efficient with significantly
lower carbon dioxide emissions and reduced impact on local air quality.
The new aircraft will replace 34 of the airline's longhaul fleet and will be
delivered between 2010 and 2014. The order, including options, will give the
airline the ability to grow its capacity by up to four per cent per year and the
flexibility to tailor its future capacity growth in line with market conditions.
Terminal 5 was formally handed over to British Airways and this signalled the
start of an intensive six month period of operational readiness trials ahead of
its opening on March 27, 2008. The trials include familiarisation programmes
for staff and over 70 separate proving trials. These activities will run in
parallel to the final completions work that includes fit-out, systems
integration and finishing works.
The British Airways summer 2008 route network from March next year includes
daily flights to Dallas Fort Worth and double daily flights to Houston from
Heathrow airport. Frequencies from Heathrow to New York JFK increase from 51 to
55, to Seattle from 10 to 13 and to Washington up from 21 to 24 flights per
week. Flights from Gatwick to Orlando also increase from 7 to 10 flights per
week. Harare services will be re-routed via Johannesburg with the airline's
franchise Comair and services to Detroit will be suspended.
Flights to Algiers will move from Gatwick to Heathrow and Warsaw flights to
Gatwick. There will also be a new daily service Gatwick to Genoa in Italy
starting on April 4, 2008.
Earlier in the month British Airways flew the England rugby squad to the Rugby
World Cup in France. The airline is the official carrier of the team and
re-named the aircraft 'Hope and Glory' in their honour.
The airline launched a new brand advertising campaign from British Airways with
a new television ad, followed by cinema, radio, press and online.
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BRITISH AIRWAYS SCHEDULED SERVICES
Month of Sept Financial year
April through to Sept
2007 2006 (%) 2007 2006/7 (%)
Passengers carried (000)
UK/Europe 1877 1896 -1.0 11153 11134 +0.2
Americas 636 639 -0.5 3997 4068 -1.7
Asia Pacific 161 166 -2.9 934 965 -3.2
Africa and Middle East 288 285 +1.0 1748 1704 +2.6
Total 2962 2986 -0.8 17833 17872 -0.2
Revenue passenger km (m)
UK/Europe 1878 1905 -1.4 11155 11142 +0.1
Americas 4287 4316 -0.7 26939 27418 -1.7
Asia Pacific 1662 1701 -2.3 9566 9817 -2.6
Africa and Middle East 1932 1910 +1.1 11632 11331 +2.7
Total 9760 9832 -0.7 59292 59708 -0.7
Available seat km (m)
UK/Europe 2497 2395 +4.3 15086 14470 +4.3
Americas 5584 5599 -0.3 33763 33824 -0.2
Asia Pacific 1924 2030 -5.2 11830 12344 -4.2
Africa and Middle East 2453 2403 +2.1 14972 14642 +2.3
Total 12458 12426 +0.3 75651 75280 +0.5
Passenger load factor (%)
UK/Europe 75.2 79.5 -4.3 pts 73.9 77.0 -3.1 pts
Americas 76.8 77.1 -0.3 pts 79.8 81.1 -1.3 pts
Asia Pacific 86.4 83.8 +2.6 pts 80.9 79.5 +1.4 pts
Africa and Middle East 78.8 79.5 -0.7 pts 77.7 77.4 +0.3 pts
Total 78.3 79.1 -0.8 pts 78.4 79.3 -0.9 pts
Revenue tonne km (RTK) (m)
Cargo tonne km (CTK) 391 392 -0.4 2365 2400 -1.5
Total RTK 1372 1401 -2.1 8336 8453 -1.4
Available tonne km (m) 1898 1916 -0.9 11567 11691 -1.1
Overall load factor (%) 72.3 73.2 -0.9 pts 72.1 72.3 -0.2 pts
Certain information included in these statements is forward-looking and involves
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by the forward looking statements.
Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, projections relating to
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 Plan programs, expected future revenues, financing plans
and expected 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 itemize 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. Fuller information on
some factors which could result in material difference to the results is
available in the company's Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2007, which
is available on www.bashareholders.com.
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