British Airways just released their June traffic statistics, and passenger load factor compared to June 2008 was only off by 0.1 percentage points, down to 77.6%.
The carrier also reported that premium traffic was down 14.9% compared to last year, though I guess that isn’t as horrible as it looks when it is compared to May’s 17.2% decline.
But I found the fleet news the most interesting:
The remaining three mainline Boeing 757 aircraft will be grounded in summer 2010 and a further three Boeing 747-400s in winter 2010. The delivery schedule for the first six Airbus A380 aircraft has been extended by an average of five months with the first delivery still due in 2012. The schedule for the remaining six A380s has been extended by an average of two years with the final aircraft arriving in 2016.
More premium declines, labor problems, and OpenSkies still on life support… it’s going to be a long, hot summer for BA.