BRITISH AIRWAYS <BAB> FEBRUARY LOAD FACTOR UP
British Airways PLC said February 1987
load factor rose to 64.7 pct, up 5.4 percentage points  from
February 1986.
    Revenue passenger miles increased 14.8 pct in February to
1.75 billion but fell 0.7 pct in the fiscal year-to-date to
23.54 billion, the British carrier said.
    Available seat miles rose 5.2 pct in February to 2.73
billion and 1.3 pct in the 11 months to 35.27 billion.
    Load factor, the percentage of seats filled, fell 1.4
percentage points to 66.7 pct in the April through February
period.
    The British carrier made its first traffic report since the
British Government sold it to the public last month.
 Reuter
