British Airways
Business trends
The key trends for the British Airways Plc Group are shown below. On the merger with Iberia, the accounting reference date was changed from 31 March to 31 December; figures below are therefore for the years to 31 March up to 2010, for the nine months to 31 December 2010, and for the years to 31 December thereafter:

British Airways

Section Title: Business trends
Table Section Text: The key trends for the British Airways Plc Group are shown below. On the merger with Iberia, the accounting reference date was changed from 31 March to 31 December; figures below are therefore for the years to 31 March up to 2010, for the nine months to 31 December 2010, and for the years to 31 December thereafter:

2008 Mar	2009 Mar	2010 Mar	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017

Turnover (£m)	8,758	8,992	7,994	6,683	9,987	10,827	11,421	11,719	11,333	11,443	12,226

Profit (profit/loss after tax) (£m)	694	−358	−425	170	672	84	281	702	975*	1,345	1,447

Number of employees (average FTE)	41,745	41,473	37,595	35,778	36,164	38,761	38,592	39,710	39,309	39,024	38,347

Number of passengers (m)	34.6	33.1	31.8	24.1	34.2	37.6	39.9	41.5	43.3	44.5	45.2

Passenger load factor (%)	79.1	77.0	78.5	78.5	78.2	79.9	81.3	81.0	81.5	81.2	81.8

Number of aircraft at year end	245	245	238	240	245	273	278	279	284	293	293

Notes/sources	only 9 months	*After deconsolidation of AGL

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The British Airways carried 34.6 million passengers in 2008.

final_sentence: The British Airways carried 34.6 million passengers in 2008.