http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakin...65&n=194044236
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Dip in BA passenger numbers - but more in first class
British Airways revealed today that it carried 0.2% fewer passengers in December after demand for flights to the UK and Europe fell compared with a year ago.
The airline said a 3.1% dip in passengers travelling on routes to the UK and the continent offset growth elsewhere in the world, meaning it handled 2.728 million people in December.
But revenues per passenger kilometres flown were 4.7% higher as the number of people travelling in first and business class rose by 9.3%.