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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Lucy Thackray

British Airways passengers dropped 80 per cent from 2019 to 2021

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British Airways’ passenger traffic plunged by 80 per cent from pre-pandemic levels in 2019 to the end of 2021, according to new data from aviation analytics firm Cirium.

Virgin Atlantic’s passenger numbers, meanwhile, dropped by 83 per cent in the same period, meaning it fell out of the top 100 largest airlines in the world, slipping from 50th place to 105th.

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