Airport terror alert cost BAA £13m

Saturday, 13 Sep, 2006 0

Airports operator BAA has revealed that last month’s airport security alert cost the company £13 million.

Passenger numbers fell by 5% against the company’s August forecast, resulting in loss of revenue and costs. This included one-off costs specifically related to the immediate period following the introduction of new security measures.

UK domestic service were most affected by the disruption, with passenger numbers down 7.6%, while North American traffic was down by 3.3%.

Heathrow and Glasgow airports saw passenger numbers fall by 2.2%, with Edinburgh down by 1.3%.

BAA said fewer than two per cent of a total of 116,000 flights were cancelled at its seven UK airports.

*See link on www.TravelMole.com to register for TravelMole Travel Industry Question Time debate on the impact of airport security on the travel industry in London on September 21. 

Report by Phil Davies



 

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