British Airways planes less than half full in peak summer months

  • 📰 The Independent
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 1 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 4%
  • Publisher: 59%

United Kingdom Headlines News

United Kingdom Latest News,United Kingdom Headlines

Deep winter cuts are blamed on government restrictions and refusal to expand testing

While capacity across the airlines was cut to just 21.4 per cent of last summer’s, passenger numbers fell even more steeply – resulting in an average “load factor” of 48.9 per cent. In other words, the typical flight was less than half-full.The airline group paints a picture of an even gloomier winter than previously expected.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Dumb ass politicians closed the world, what did you expect? .... they should ALL be going to jail!

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 80. in UK

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

FTSE 100 hits five-month low and British Airways slashes capacity – business liveRolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Our economy is in the toilet and is going to get a lot worse with these incompetents in charge..yes..that is you Boris Johnson. I live in a northern hell hole & my interests are identical to billionaires! I’m devastated by this news! So the FTSE is low, what comparison has been done! Do we see the rest of the world riding high. It’s Global, now the very rich are now buying into art again as investments. It’s a case of keeping your hand out the fire 🔥 or you are going to get seriously burnt.
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »

British Airways owner IAG slashes flights after €1.3bn slumpInternational Airlines Group reports quarterly loss as Covid travel curbs in Europe take toll Sadly it’s inevitable How about getting on the plane after checking in and putting on a gas mask? Whilst I am still, somehow, a travel agent (of sorts) - this is now the fifth outing for this comment/image. I am proving remarkably resilient. (If in somewhat reduced circumstances...)
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »

UK clocks go back – but 2020's change won't mean extra drinking timeBritish summer time ends at 2am on Sunday, but Covid rules have scuppered one of the usual consolations
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »

Village in turmoil as one half can meet in pub while the other cannotOne half is in high risk Essex while the other half is in medium risk Suffolk.
Source: MetroUK - 🏆 13. / 82 Read more »

I'm almost starting to think this whole pandemic really is a conspiracy'The prospect, for most citizens, that we’ve wasted nearly a year of our lives for no good reason is just too bitter a pill to swallow' It is gupta_james If it has been a massive overreaction by nearly all nations following WHO advice then too much credibility is at stake for it to be admitted.
Source: The Telegraph - 🏆 41. / 63 Read more »

See Comme des Garçons’ “Illogical” New CollectionThe Japanese brand has revealed a Spring/Summer 2021 collection centred around the idea of “dissonance”
Source: AnOtherMagazine - 🏆 97. / 51 Read more »