| Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ million | Note | 2008 | 2007 |
| Traffic revenue | |||
| Passenger | 7,541 | 7,263 | |
| Cargo | 616 | 598 | |
| 8,157 | 7,861 | ||
| Other revenue | 596 | 631 | |
| Revenue | 3 | 8,753 | 8,492 |
| Employee costs | 7 | 2,166 | 2,277 |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment | 4 | 692 | 714 |
| Aircraft operating lease costs | 68 | 81 | |
| Fuel and oil costs | 2,055 | 1,931 | |
| Engineering and other aircraft costs | 451 | 414 | |
| Landing fees and en route charges | 528 | 517 | |
| Handling charges, catering and other operating costs | 977 | 930 | |
| Selling costs | 359 | 436 | |
| Currency differences | 6 | 18 | |
| Accommodation, ground equipment and IT costs | 576 | 618 | |
| Total expenditure on operations before non-recurring items | 7,878 | 7,936 | |
| Operating profit before non-recurring items | 875 | 556 | |
| Credit arising on changes to pension scheme | 35 | – | 396 |
| Provision for settlement of competition investigations | 29 | – | (350) |
| Operating profit | 4 | 875 | 602 |
| Fuel derivative gains/(losses) | 12 | (12) | |
| Finance costs | 8 | (175) | (168) |
| Finance income | 8 | 111 | 129 |
| Net financing income/(expense) relating to pensions | 8 | 34 | (19) |
| Retranslation (charges)/credits on currency borrowings | 8 | (11) | 13 |
| Profit on sale of property, plant and equipment and investments | 9 | 14 | 47 |
| Share of post-tax profits in associates accounted for using the equity method | 19 | 26 | 5 |
| (Charges)/income relating to financial assets | 10 | (3) | 14 |
| Profit before tax | 883 | 611 | |
| Tax | 11 | (187) | (173) |
| Profit after tax from continuing operations | 696 | 438 | |
| Loss from discontinued operations (after tax) | 5 | (2) | (134) |
| Profit after tax | 694 | 304 | |
| Attributable to: | |||
| Equity holders of the parent | 680 | 290 | |
| Minority interest | 14 | 14 | |
| 694 | 304 | ||
| Earnings/(loss) per share | |||
| Continuing operations: | |||
| Basic | 12 | 59.2p | 37.2p |
| Diluted | 12 | 58.8p | 36.8p |
| Discontinued operations: | |||
| Basic | 12 | (0.2)p | (11.7)p |
| Diluted | 12 | (0.2)p | (11.7)p |
| Total: | |||
| Basic | 12 | 59.0p | 25.5p |
| Diluted | 12 | 58.6p | 25.2p |