British Airways said today it swung to a net loss of 127 million pounds ($186 million) for the nine months ending Dec. 31, as fewer passengers boarded its planes amid the economic crisis and fuel costs soared, according to AP. The loss compared to a profit of 642 million pounds in the same period of 2007. BA said its fuel costs were up 48.4 percent to 2.2 billion pounds in the period. A 6.2 percent revenue gain _ to 7.05 billion pounds _ came from currency fluctuations which offset lower passenger volume. The company did not break out results for the third quarter.
