Traffic Statistics July 2000

British Airways PLC
3 August 2000
                                                                
                                                                
           TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS - JULY 2000



Summary of the headline figures
Traffic and capacity continued the trend seen in recent months.
Capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres, fell by 1.5 per
cent in July. Traffic, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres,
grew by 0.6 per cent comprising a 7.8 per cent growth in premium
traffic and a 0.4 per cent decline in non-premium traffic.
Passenger load factor rose 1.6 points to 78.4 per cent. Mainline
load factor rose in all regions and this is the highest total
mainline monthly load factor since August 1996.


Market conditions
The  revenue outlook for the key summer season continues to give
cause  for cautious optimism with lower capacity growth  in  the
market supporting yields and seat factors.


Costs
The dominant cost feature continues to be the fuel price. The
impact of rising fuel prices has been to increase first quarter
fuel costs, net of hedging, by some £75 million compared with
the equivalent period last year.


Strategic developments
Talks  between British Airways and KLM on a possible combination
of  their  businesses are continuing. Neither  company  will  be
making  any  public  comment  on  this  matter  until  there  is
something material to announce.

British  Airways completed the embodiment of its 747  fleet  for
the London Heathrow - New York JFK route with the new Club World
flat  beds.  Embodiment of these aircraft  with  the  new  World
Traveller Plus product is now underway. The next route on  which
the  flat  beds  are being installed is London Heathrow  -  Hong
Kong.

British  Airways launched a trial to offer on-line check-in  for
its top corporate customers. Selected companies have started  to
trial  the  new  system via their British Airways extranet.  The
system  allows customers to check in and select seats from  home
or  the office up to 24 hours before departure. If the trial  is
successful, the service will be offered to the top 200 corporate
customers by the end of March 2001.

British  Airways relaunched its Executive Club, with an enhanced
range  of benefits for its members. With effect from October  1,
BA  Miles will replace AirMiles as the mileage currency  for  UK
Executive  Club members. Members will be able to earn  miles  on
discount  economy  fares for the first  time  and  and  mid  and
longhaul destinations will be easier to reach. BA Miles, through
the  Executive  Club, will focus on rewarding anyone  who  flies
with  British Airways, while AirMiles will continue as the  UK's
leading frequent shopping reward scheme.

British Airways subsidiary, CityFlyer Express confirmed an order
for six new Avro RJ100 jets, together with options for six more.
The  aircraft will be used to upgrade selected routes  currently
operated by ATR aircraft, as well as introducing some new routes
on  to  the  CityFlyer  network. Delivery  of  the  aircraft  is
scheduled from November 2000 through to April 2001.


BRITISH AIRWAYS MONTHLY TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS
                      Month of July       Financial year to date             
                                           April through July                 
                              
                                          
BRITISH AIRWAYS                   Change                 Change   
MAINLINE                 
SCHEDULED SERVICES     2000  1999   (%)     2000   1999   (%)   
                                                                
Passengers carried (000)                                              
UK/Europe              2273  2270  +0.1     8338   8314  +0.3   
Americas                810   821  -1.3     3054   3021  +1.1   
Asia Pacific            202   199  +1.4      755    738  +2.3   
Africa and Middle East  270   260  +4.0      954    912  +4.6   
Total                  3555  3550  +0.1    13101  12985  +0.9   
                                                                
Revenue passenger km(m)                                            
UK/Europe              2087  2088  -0.0     7576   7540  +0.5   
Americas               5529  5624  -1.7    20827  20599  +1.1   
Asia Pacific           1976  1927  +2.6     7343   7099  +3.4   
Africa and Middle East 1774  1660  +6.9     6239   5842  +6.8   
Total                 11367 11299  +0.6    41985  41080  +2.2   
                                                                
Available seat km(m)                                               
UK/Europe              2796  2872  -2.6    10889  11119  -2.1   
Americas               6755  6994  -3.4    26457  26977  -1.9   
Asia Pacific           2415  2479  -2.6     9748   9712  +0.4   
Africa and Middle East 2529  2373  +6.6     9753   9293  +4.9   
Total                 14495 14718  -1.5    56848  57101  -0.4   
                                                                
Passenger load factor (%)                                                  
UK/Europe              74.7  72.7  +2.0 pts 69.6   67.8  +1.8 pts
Americas               81.9  80.4  +1.5 pts 78.7   76.4  +2.3 pts
Asia Pacific           81.9  77.7  +4.2 pts 75.3   73.1  +2.2 pts
Africa and Middle East 70.2  69.9  +0.3 pts 64.0   62.9  +1.1 pts
Total                  78.4  76.8  +1.6 pts 73.9   71.9  +2.0 pts
                                       
                                                                
Revenue tonne km (RTK)(m)                                            
Cargo tonne km (CTK)    419   376  +11.4    1616   1409  +14.7   
Total RTK              1559  1503   +3.8    5813   5499   +5.7   
Available tonne km (m) 2144  2121   +1.1    8365   8225   +1.7   
Overall load factor (%)72.7  70.9   +1.8pts 69.5   66.9   +2.6 pt

                                                                
NON-MAINLINE SERVICES                                                  
Passengers carried (000)691   763   -9.4    2613   2805   -6.8   
Revenue passenger km (m)550   746  -26.3    1983   2632  -24.6   
Available seat km (m)   800  1078  -25.8    2966   4047  -26.7   
Revenue tonne km         52  73.8  -30.2     182  260.3  -30.1   
(RTK) (000)                        
Available tonne km       82 104.0  -20.9     304  391.1  -22.3   
                                   
                                                                
TOTAL GROUP SCHEDULED SERVICES                                      
Passengers carried     4246  4313   -1.6   15714  15790   -0.5   
(000)
Revenue passenger km  11917 12046   -1.1   43969  43712   +0.6   
(m)
Available seat km     15295 15796   -3.2   59814  61148   -2.2   
(m)
Total RTK (m)          1611  1577   +2.2    5995   5759   +4.1   
Available tonne km(m)  2226  2225   +0.1    8669   8616   +0.6   

                                                                

*including DBA, Go &                                  Shareholder Value
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