British Airways (BA) Strike News

British Airways announces September plans to start a new service from London City to Copenhagen, operated by BA CityFlyer, a wholly owned subsidiary of the airline. (PRWeb July 31, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/07/prweb4325144.htm

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In yet more distressing news from the UK’s flag carrier, British Airways presented its interim management statement today for the three months ending June 30. The airline suffered an operating loss of $112 million (last year, it lost $146 million) and a loss before tax of $255 million (2009: $230 million). On the other hand, its cash balance of $2.72 billion is up $54 million from year end; the merger between BA, Iberia and American Airlines is in good shape; and the pensions agreements were approved by the UK Pensions Regulator. British Airways’ chief executive Willie Walsh blamed the low numbers on the Iceland volcano and the strikes by the airline’s crews earlier this year. “Our cost performance continues to follow last year’s trend with total costs for the quarter down 3.3 percent,” he said. “Our focus must remain on cost control as we grow and continue our quest for permanent structural change across the business.” While there seemed to be few specific details about what those changes would involve, there have been more rumblings of strikes that may take place as soon as September.Total revenue in the period was down 2.3 percent. Passenger revenue was down 3.4 percent, on capacity down 11.2 percent. Yields improved by 13.5 percent, 12.7 percent excluding exchange, driven by a change in mix especially within cabin. Without the disruption during the period, the airline estimates that passenger revenue would have increased by some 11 percent year on year.

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British Airways said its fiscal first-quarter net loss widened, hurt by the impact of disruptions including volcanic ash clouds and strikes.

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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – British Airways reported on Friday a net loss of 122 million pounds in the three months to June, up 15 percent from a year earlier.

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British Airways has said cabin crew strikes and Iceland’s volcanic ash cloud sent the beleaguered airline £164 million into the red for the three months to June 30.

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Cabin crew strikes and the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud sent British Airways £164m into the red for the three months to June 30.

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British Airways is opening up its route network from London City Airport with the launch of its first route to Scandinavia.The airline has announced plans to start a new double daily weekday service from the Docklands Airport with flights to Copenhagen in Denmark, providing a direct air link between the two capital cities.There will also be one flight a day from London City on Sundays and one flight from Copenhagen on Saturdays.The new flights will start on September 12, and will be operated by British Airways’ subsidiary BA CityFlyer with their fleet of brand new Embraer 190 aircraft.For more information, visit www.britishairways.com.

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