British Airways parent company International Airlines
Group reported a 0.8 percent increase in passenger revenue to 15.5 billion euros
in the third quarter, and British Airways reported strength in premium bookings.
Traffic increased 1.6 percent as capacity increased 0.9 percent, pushing load
factor up 0.6 percentage points to 86.2 percent. IAG reported an after-tax profit
of 1.1 billion euros for the quarter, compared with 970 million euros in the
third quarter of 2016.
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