Half million passenger loss for BA

Walkouts by UK carrier British Airways' cabin crew saw the carrier shed nearly 500,000 customers last month compared to a year earlier.

In June 2009, 2.9 million passengers flew, compared to 2.6 million last month - a drop of 12.5 per cent.  Load factor dropped 2.1 per cent to 77.5 per cent.

Premium passengers fell 9.2 per cent, while economy customers dropped 11.4 per cent.

Half million passenger loss for BA

Walkouts by UK carrier British Airways' cabin crew saw the carrier shed nearly 500,000 customers last month compared to a year earlier.

In June 2009, 2.9 million passengers flew, compared to 2.6 million last month - a drop of 12.5 per cent.  Load factor dropped 2.1 per cent to 77.5 per cent.

Premium passengers fell 9.2 per cent, while economy customers dropped 11.4 per cent.