British Airways reports busiest summer on record, 4m pax in Aug-2018

British Airways reported (26-Aug-2018) the following operational highlights for summer 2018:

• Busiest summer on record, with more than four million passengers handled in Aug-2018 alone;
• Most popular long haul routes: New York, Los Angeles, Dubai, Singapore and Hong Kong;
• Most popular short haul routes: Malaga, Nice, Amsterdam, Edinburgh and Glasgow;
• 37,000 vegan meals ordered in Jul-2018, +32% year-on-year;
• 212,000 bottles of wine consumed across all British Airways services in Jul-2018, +3%;
• 105,000 bottles of Champagne consumed in Club Europe/Club World and First in Jul-2018, +5%;
• Pittsburgh, Santiago and Nashville forecast to be among popular routes in 2019. [more - original PR]