BA Traffic Falls On Strikes Threat
Feb 5, 2007 | 9:26 pm
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BA Traffic Falls On Strikes Threat
February 6, 2007
British Airways posted a 2.8 percent fall in January traffic as passengers worried about possible strikes turned away.
"This month's (January's) statistics were significantly impacted by the threat of industrial action," BA said in a statement to the London Stock Exchange.
"Premium volumes suffered the largest reductions as most tickets are flexible and refundable, and customers are easily able to move to other carriers."
BA's largest union announced a ballot in favor of strike action and prepared for a series of three 72 hour walkouts until the plan was averted on January 29.
As a result, BA's January load factor fell to 69.5 percent from 72.5 percent a year earlier.
Source: http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1170720320.html
British Airways posted a 2.8 percent fall in January traffic as passengers worried about possible strikes turned away.
"This month's (January's) statistics were significantly impacted by the threat of industrial action," BA said in a statement to the London Stock Exchange.
"Premium volumes suffered the largest reductions as most tickets are flexible and refundable, and customers are easily able to move to other carriers."
BA's largest union announced a ballot in favor of strike action and prepared for a series of three 72 hour walkouts until the plan was averted on January 29.
As a result, BA's January load factor fell to 69.5 percent from 72.5 percent a year earlier.
Source: http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1170720320.html
