2009年5月客流量与载客量统计, 英国航空公司
Release Date: 2009-06-03
In May 2009, passenger capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres, was 5.3 per cent below May 2008. Traffic, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, fell by 6.5 per cent. This resulted in a passenger load factor decrease of 1.0 points versus last year, to 75.1 per cent. Traffic comprised a 17.2 per cent decrease in premium traffic and a 4.2 per cent fall in non-premium traffic.
The fall in capacity for the month is consistent with the 2.5 per cent average reduction for the summer announced on May 22, with the reductions weighted towards the months before and after the summer peak.
Cargo, measured in Cargo Tonne Kilometres, fell by 9.5 per cent.
Market conditions
Market conditions remain unchanged.
Strategic Developments
Nearly 3,400 letters from business and consumer groups, airport officials and politicians from across the United States have been sent to the US Department of Transportation supporting British Airways' plans for a transatlantic joint business with American Airlines and Iberia.
The airline is providing complimentary black cabs and executive cars for premium customers travelling to and from Heathrow Terminal 5 from within a 100-mile radius of the airport.
British Airways' luxurious new lounge for premium passengers opened at Heathrow Terminal 3. The 300-seat Galleries Club Lounge is for eligible customers travelling to Barcelona, Helsinki, Lisbon, Madrid and Vienna.
The company continued to deliver outstanding operational performance, with departure punctuality within 15 minutes at 87% this month, a new record for May.
British Airways is launching flights this winter from Heathrow to Las Vegas and Gatwick to the Maldives, Montego Bay, Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic and Sharm El Sheikh. Flights from Gatwick to New York JFK will be suspended.
The airline flew the British and Irish Lions rugby team to South Africa for their upcoming tour on a dedicated Boeing 747 renamed "Air Force Scrum".
| Type: | NORMAL |
| Company: | 英国航空公司 |
| Country: | 英国 |
| Url: | http://www.britishairways.com/travel/bapress/public/fr_fr |