British Airways passenger numbers up 1.5%, load factor also holds up in Feb-2010

British Airways passenger numbers up 1.5% - traffic highlights in Feb-2010:

• Passenger numbers: 2.2 million, +1.5% year-on-year;
  • UK/Europe: 1.3 million, +1.3%;
  • Americas: 493,000, +3.2%;
  • Asia Pacific: 108,000, -4.2%;
  • Africa & Middle East: 302,000, +1.7%;
• Passenger load factor: 74.2%, +2.2 ppts;
  • UK/Europe: 63.7%, +3.6 ppts;
  • Trans-Atlantic: 74.7%, +4.1 ppts;
  • Asia Pacific: 83.7%, +5.5 ppts;
  • Africa & Middle East: 76.3%, -4.3 ppts;
• Cargo traffic (FTKs): +9.2%. [more]