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British Airways - Disruption Cost GBP40 Million

6th September 2006 British Airways (BA) have released their August travel figures which revealed the airline had to cancel 1,280 flights as a result of the disruption caused due to heightened security at UK airports.

Although the actual number of passengers was up 5 percent on last year, the airline estimates that the financial impact for the month of August was around £40 million. This includes lost revenue and increased costs of hotel accommodation, catering and baggage repatriation.

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