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British Airways parent insists demand 'remains strong' despite 'soft' transatlantic revenues

Airlines
Rob Gill
7 November 2025

British Airways owner IAG has insisted demand for travel “remains strong” despite seeing “some softness” in its crucial transatlantic market over the key summer peak season.

British Airways
(Credit: iStock / Frank Brennan)

British Airways (Credit: iStock / Frank Brennan)

The company, which also owns Irish carrier Aer Lingus, said the transatlantic market was “a major area of strength” for its airlines, despite passenger unit revenue for these flights falling by 7.1% year-on-year during the third quarter of 2025 (three months to the end of September).

"As expected, the North Atlantic market saw some softness in US point-of-sale economy leisure and unit prices across our airlines were lower in the European market due to a combination of high growth by British Airways and more competitive markets elsewhere,” said IAG in its results announcement on Friday (7 November).