British Airways on-time performance and passengers
British Airways Plc
713K
passengers, July 2026
713K
passengers, July 2026
British Airways does not report on-time numbers; its passenger numbers are below. It carried 713,375 passengers in July 2026, down 0.4% from a year earlier.
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · on-time numbers to July 2026 · passengers to July 2026
Passengers, Jul 2026
713K
-0.4% vs a year earlier
Passengers, 12 months
7.59M
Aug 2025 to Jul 2026
Load factor
84.8%
841K seats
Month by month
British Airways' numbers each month
Monthly trend
British Airways passengers on board. Jan 2025 to Jul 2026. Hover a month for the numbers.
Busiest routes
Passengers on non-stop flights, one direction, July 2026
| Route | Passengers | Flights | Full |
|---|---|---|---|
| LHR → JFKLondon to New York | 53,454 | 247 | 88.2% |
| JFK → LHRNew York to London | 42,515 | 248 | 69.8% |
| LHR → LAXLondon to Los Angeles | 28,976 | 93 | 95.7% |
| LHR → BOSLondon to Boston | 26,923 | 92 | 91.9% |
| LAX → LHRLos Angeles to London | 25,265 | 93 | 83.4% |
| LHR → SFOLondon to San Francisco | 21,685 | 62 | 96.8% |
| LHR → IADLondon to Washington | 21,519 | 87 | 96.8% |
| LHR → MIALondon to Miami | 20,824 | 61 | 94.6% |
| BOS → LHRBoston to London | 20,823 | 90 | 72.3% |
| SFO → LHRSan Francisco to London | 19,144 | 62 | 85.4% |
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Questions and answers
How many passengers does British Airways carry?
713,375 passengers in July 2026, filling 84.8% of its seats, and 7.59 million in the last 12 months. A passenger on a connecting trip is counted on each flight.
On-time numbers cover scheduled domestic flights of the airlines that report them (the large US airlines and their regional partners), counted at the departure airport. A flight is on time when it arrives less than 15 minutes late; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Official public data, updated monthly.