British Airways emissions

British Airways emissions on the rise
Thursday, July 15, 2004 Posted: 1815 GMT (0215 HKT)





LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Europe's second-biggest airline British Airways
Plc said carbon dioxide emissions from its aircraft fleet increased in the
past year as flight volumes rose following an industry recovery.

The airline, which faces environmental opposition to its hopes for a third
runway at Heathrow, said emissions crept higher in 2003/04 after sharp
declines for the previous two years during a global downturn in air travel.

In an annual report on its environmental performance, the airline said it
aimed further to reduce waste and improve fuel efficiency but said the only
way seriously to tackle pollution at congested Heathrow was through improved
rail links.

Chief Executive Rod Eddington said motor vehicle traffic contributed
three-quarters of emissions at Heathrow and it would be impossible to meet
government conditions for a third runway without additional rail access.

"I don't think you can actually meet the targets which have been set as part
of the (government's aviation) White Paper unless you can address some of
the rail issues," Eddington told reporters.

British Airways and dominant airport operator BAA Plc have been lobbying
hard for a third runway at Heathrow, the world's busiest international
airport.

The government said in December a third runway would not be built until
2015-2020, and would have to meet strict emission and noise limits.

The airline said noise pollution at London airports was steady in 2003/04
after the retirement of its Concorde aircraft offset increased flight
volumes.

Eddington reiterated the company was not close to any new aircraft purchases
but said it would monitor both U.S. aerospace giant Boeing Co.'s new 7E7
jets and European rival Airbus's larger A380 aircraft.

In message , Miss L. Toe
writes
BAA Plc have been lobbying hard for a third runway at Heathrow, the
world's busiest international airport.

They don't give up, do they? It's the airport with the World's Busiest
International Terminals. Many other International airports are far
busier.
--
Roland Perry

In message , Miss L. Toe
writes
BAA Plc have been lobbying hard for a third runway at Heathrow, the
world's busiest international airport.

They don't give up, do they? It's the airport with the World's Busiest
International Terminals. Many other International airports are far
busier.
--
Roland Perry

"Roland Perry" wrote in message
news
In message , Miss L. Toe
writes
BAA Plc have been lobbying hard for a third runway at Heathrow, the
world's busiest international airport.

They don't give up, do they? It's the airport with the World's Busiest
International Terminals. Many other International airports are far
busier.


But they don't have terminals ?

In message , Miss L. Toe
writes
They don't give up, do they? It's the airport with the World's Busiest
International Terminals. Many other International airports are far
busier.

But they don't have terminals ?

Most of them do. The busiest airport (Atlanta) and second busiest
(Chicago) are divided up into terminals; and have a specific one for
international.
--
Roland Perry

"Roland Perry" wrote in message
...
In message , Miss L. Toe
writes
They don't give up, do they? It's the airport with the World's Busiest
International Terminals. Many other International airports are far
busier.

But they don't have terminals ?

Most of them do. The busiest airport (Atlanta) and second busiest
(Chicago) are divided up into terminals; and have a specific one for
international.
--
Roland Perry

According to the BAA annual report LHR handles 170,000 pax per day.
170,000*365 = 62 million per year.

according to:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/...-ord-atl_x.htm

Atlanta handled 12 million pax Jan-April
12x4 = 48 million per year.

"Roland Perry" wrote in message
...
In message , Miss L. Toe
writes
They don't give up, do they? It's the airport with the World's Busiest
International Terminals. Many other International airports are far
busier.

But they don't have terminals ?

Most of them do. The busiest airport (Atlanta) and second busiest
(Chicago) are divided up into terminals; and have a specific one for
international.
--
Roland Perry

According to the BAA annual report LHR handles 170,000 pax per day.
170,000*365 = 62 million per year.

according to:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/...-ord-atl_x.htm

Atlanta handled 12 million pax Jan-April
12x4 = 48 million per year.

Miss L. Toe wrote:
"Roland Perry" wrote in message
...

In message , Miss L. Toe
writes

They don't give up, do they? It's the airport with the World's Busiest
International Terminals. Many other International airports are far
busier.

But they don't have terminals ?

Most of them do. The busiest airport (Atlanta) and second busiest
(Chicago) are divided up into terminals; and have a specific one for
international.
--
Roland Perry


According to the BAA annual report LHR handles 170,000 pax per day.
170,000*365 = 62 million per year.

according to:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/...-ord-atl_x.htm

Atlanta handled 12 million pax Jan-April
12x4 = 48 million per year.

Taking one quarter of the year and using it as an average to determine
the full year numbers is probably not an accurate way of measuring Air
Travel. Would you do the same for toy sales? Let's take Nov 25-Dec 24
sales and multiply by 12.

Here is one list, LHR has the most international passengers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_busiest_airport


From BAA, the number is listed at 64.3 million.
http://www.baa.com/main/corporate/in...nancialRev.pdf

In message , Miss L. Toe
writes
According to the BAA annual report LHR handles 170,000 pax per day.
170,000*365 = 62 million per year.

according to:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/...-ord-atl_x.htm

Atlanta handled 12 million pax Jan-April
12x4 = 48 million per year.

Whereas according to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_busiest_airport

For Jan-Oct 2003....

Atlanta (ATL) 65,828,450
O'Hare (ORD) 57,857,991
Los Angeles (LAX) 56,223,843
London (LHR) 53,160,966
Tokyo (HND) 53,003,557
Dallas (DFW) 45,725,744
Frankfurt (FRA) 41,076,981
Paris (CDG) 40,667,872
Schiphol (AMS) 34,120,822
Phoenix (PHX) 31,300,291

Which is pretty much the same order as other sites I've seen when
previously researching this topic.

Other claims of biggest and best:

(LAX) - Most passengers with final destination in airport city (not just
stop-over)
(ORD) - Largest number of passengers annually (pre-1998)
- Most arrivals and departures annually (pre-1998, 2001-)
(ATL) - Largest number of passengers annually (1998-2003)
- Most arrivals and departures annually (1999-2000)
(LHR) - Largest number of international passengers annually
(FRA) - Most international destinations served.
Memphis (Fed-Ex hub) - Most cargo traffic by volume annually

--
Roland Perry

In message , Miss L. Toe
writes
According to the BAA annual report LHR handles 170,000 pax per day.
170,000*365 = 62 million per year.

according to:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/...-ord-atl_x.htm

Atlanta handled 12 million pax Jan-April
12x4 = 48 million per year.

Whereas according to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_busiest_airport

For Jan-Oct 2003....

Atlanta (ATL) 65,828,450
O'Hare (ORD) 57,857,991
Los Angeles (LAX) 56,223,843
London (LHR) 53,160,966
Tokyo (HND) 53,003,557
Dallas (DFW) 45,725,744
Frankfurt (FRA) 41,076,981
Paris (CDG) 40,667,872
Schiphol (AMS) 34,120,822
Phoenix (PHX) 31,300,291

Which is pretty much the same order as other sites I've seen when
previously researching this topic.

Other claims of biggest and best:

(LAX) - Most passengers with final destination in airport city (not just
stop-over)
(ORD) - Largest number of passengers annually (pre-1998)
- Most arrivals and departures annually (pre-1998, 2001-)
(ATL) - Largest number of passengers annually (1998-2003)
- Most arrivals and departures annually (1999-2000)
(LHR) - Largest number of international passengers annually
(FRA) - Most international destinations served.
Memphis (Fed-Ex hub) - Most cargo traffic by volume annually

--
Roland Perry