Airline shares plummet

It was a tough day for many travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s main equity index slumped to a three-month low.

The FTSE 100 index dropped 56.1 points to end the day at 4789.4, while the FTSE 250 suffered even more, falling 125 points to close at 6828.7.

Airlines took the biggest hit: BA fell 6.25p to 240.75, easyJet dropped 7p to 223p, and Ryanair closed at 382.5p, down 9.625p.

Alpha Airports 97.5p NO CHANGE

Avis Europe 71p DOWN 1p

BAA 582p DOWN 2.5p

British Airways 240.75p DOWN 6.25p

CNG Travel Group 63p NO CHANGE

Carnival 2637p DOWN 72p

CenterParcs 61p DOWN 2.5p

De Vere 528p DOWN 22p

EasyJet 223p DOWN 7p

ebookers 319.5p NO CHANGE

EuroDisney 9.5p NO CHANGE

Eurotunnel 14.25p DOWN 0.25p

First Choice 169p DOWN 3p

Hilton Group 275.25p DOWN 5.5p

Holidaybreak 645p DOWN 15p

Intercontinental 626p DOWN 5.5p

Lastminute.com 107p DOWN 3p

MyTravel 5.5p NO CHANGE

P&O 271p DOWN 8p

Rank Group 261p DOWN 4.5p

Ryanair 382.5p DOWN 9.625p

Stagecoach 106p DOWN 2.5p

Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd www.newsfromabroad.com