BA premium traffic tumbles
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British Airways has said that its First and Business Class traffic fell by 17.7% last month as customers cut back on travelling amid the global economic downturn. According to a report in The Times of London, the airline said that total traffic for April had risen by 1.3% to nearly 2.8 million passengers, but that market conditions continued to be “very challenging”.
In a sign of changing travelling patterns, BA’s Economy Class traffic rose 5.2%, boosted by Easter falling in April this year. However total load factor dropped 2.6% to 78.1%, the report said. The sharpest drop was seen in Asia, with passenger numbers falling 9.1% in the month to 142,000.
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