Airline industry in biggest ever crisis": BA's Willie Walsh
- 2008-09-18
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| 文章摘要：Published:17Sep2008:BritishAirwayschiefexecutiveWillieWalshhasstatedthattheairlineindustryisinitsdee... |
Published: 17 Sep 2008: British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh has stated that the airline industry is in its deepest crisis and alerted that more carriers would go bust.
"This industry is in crisis -- a deeper, more protracted, more fundamental crisis than 9/11, the Gulf War or any of the previous shocks that have beset the industry since the age of mass air transport began in the 1970s," he said in a speech to the London Chamber of Commerce.
BA expects its fuel bill for the current year to jump by 1 billion, a cost which could easily wipe out group profits. For the 12 months ending March 31, the airline reported a pre-tax profit of 883 million when its average oil price was $70 a barrel.
"Our fuel bill now represents about 35 percent of our costs, compared with less than 10 percent at the start of this decade. Meanwhile, demand for travel has weakened because of the general economic downturn and a decline in consumer confidence," Walsh said. "All in all, this is a devastating combination."
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"This industry is in crisis -- a deeper, more protracted, more fundamental crisis than 9/11, the Gulf War or any of the previous shocks that have beset the industry since the age of mass air transport began in the 1970s," he said in a speech to the London Chamber of Commerce.
BA expects its fuel bill for the current year to jump by 1 billion, a cost which could easily wipe out group profits. For the 12 months ending March 31, the airline reported a pre-tax profit of 883 million when its average oil price was $70 a barrel.
"Our fuel bill now represents about 35 percent of our costs, compared with less than 10 percent at the start of this decade. Meanwhile, demand for travel has weakened because of the general economic downturn and a decline in consumer confidence," Walsh said. "All in all, this is a devastating combination."
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