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BAA passenger numbers hit by ash cloud and BA strike

BBC Published Jun 10, 2010 Reviewed Jun 30, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors

Passenger numbers in BAA's airports fell 4.5% compared with May 2009.

4.5 % · passenger numbers BAA, operator

BAA said that without the impact of the ash and the strike it would have expected traffic to increase by 0.4%.

0.4 % · traffic BAA, operator

BAA operates six airports in the UK - Heathrow, Stansted, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Southampton.

6 airports · airports operated BAA, operator

The airport operator - which is majority-owned by Spanish firm Ferrovial - sold Gatwick for £1.5bn last year.

1.5 bn · sale price BAA, operator

British Airways cabin crew walked out for a total of six days during May as part of a long-running industrial dispute.

6 days · walkout days British Airways cabin crew, cabin crew

The airline has said that the number of passengers it carried last month fell by 14.2% from a year ago, partly due to the strikes.

14.2 % · passenger numbers British Airways, airline

UK airport operator BAA has said the number of passengers using its airports fell in May because of continued disruption from the volcanic ash cloud and the British Airways strike.