125 Million Passengers Through BAA UK Airports in 2000/01.

Business Editors

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2001

BAA plc, the international airport group, today announced BAA's seven UK airports handled 124.7 million passengers in the financial year ending March 2001, an increase of 5.8% over the previous year.

The winter travel season ended quietly, with an increase of 1.1% in the month of March, compared with March 2000. A total of 9.7 million passengers were handled in the month.

There was little growth in the first three weeks of March reflecting a buoyant start to March last year, the immediate impact of the foot and mouth crisis affecting inbound tourism and the cancellation of sporting fixtures. The last 7 days of March however, saw an upturn giving an overall out-turn of 1.1%.

Traffic highlights for the year ending March 2001 were:

-- For the third year running, Stansted was the fastest growing major airport
in Europe -- this year increasing by 23.8% from 9.9 to 12.3 million passengers.


-- Continued buoyant growth at Gatwick (+5.6%) which took it to a total of 32.1
million, with its large North Atlantic market up by 7.5%.

-- Heathrow achieved growth of 3.3% despite the increasing effects of capacity
constraints.

-- Growth of 4.5% in Scotland where Edinburgh's newly renovated and extended
terminal helped it to a 7.5% increase during the year.

-- An overall 8.9% increase in traffic on long haul routes other than North
Atlantic.

-- An increase of 7.9% in passengers on European scheduled flights, thanks
largely to another huge increase in this traffic at Stansted (+45.2%),
predominantly driven by the appeal of its low fare services.

For the year, air transport movements for the group grew by 2.5% and cargo increased by 0.5%.

                   BAA Traffic Summary: March 2001

Terminal
Passengers                    %        Financial Year          %
 (000's)        Month    Change    April 2000-March 2001  Change
Heathrow      5,174.5      -2.3            64,310.9         3.3
Gatwick       2,356.0       2.6            32,130.7         5.6
Stansted        967.5      14.1            12,259.9        23.8
London Area
 Total        8,498.1       0.7           108,701.5         6.0
Southampton      68.1       2.8               866.8        13.0
Glasgow         496.5       2.0             6,966.8         2.7
Edinburgh       460.3       5.5             5,604.3         7.5
Aberdeen        208.2       5.5             2,514.0         3.1
Scottish
 Total        1,165.1       4.0            15,085.2         4.5
BAA Total     9,731.3       1.1           124,653.4         5.8


Air Transport                 %        Financial Year          %
Movements       Month    Change    April 2000-March 2001  Change
Heathrow       38,940       0.8             459,474         1.2
Gatwick        19,636      -0.4             251,908         1.8
Stansted       12,268       5.3             147,455         5.6
London Area
 Total         70,844       1.2             858,837         2.1
Southampton     2,310       2.6              28,132        11.5
Glasgow         7,431       3.4              89,490         2.3
Edinburgh       8,089       7.6              89,348         3.9
Aberdeen        7,254       8.8              82,641         3.0
Scottish
 Total         22,774       6.6             261,479         3.1
BAA Total      95,928       2.5           1,148,448         2.5


Cargo                         %        Financial Year          %
(Metric Tons)   Month    Change    April 2000-March 2001  Change
Heathrow      108,505      -4.4           1,290,600        -0.3
Gatwick        27,338      -1.6             317,426         4.2
Stansted       16,359       5.8             171,559         0.9
London Area
 Total        152,202      -2.9           1,779,585         0.6
Southampton        31     121.4                 298       -46.6
Glasgow           519     -17.4               8,672        -7.9
Edinburgh       1,583      -7.4              17,854        -3.5
Aberdeen          790      99.5               5,154        11.7
Scottish
 Total          2,892       5.8              31,680        -2.6
BAA Total     155,125      -2.8           1,811,563         0.5

Notes:
Above data excludes Air Taxi passengers and Air Taxi movements

Market Comparison: March 2001

                   BAA Total            BAA Total
Market              March 00             March 01         % Change
                      (000s)               (000s)
Domestic               1,773                1,866              5.2
Eire                     478                  437             -8.6
European Scheduled     3,584                3,622              1.1
European Charter(a)      682                  695              1.8
North Atlantic         1,578                1,521             -3.6
Other Long Haul        1,533                1,591              3.8

Total                  9,628                9,731              1.1


Market Comparison: Financial Year 2000-01

                       BAA Total            BAA Total
Market              Apr 99-Mar 00        Apr 00-Mar 01    % Change
                          (000s)               (000s)
Domestic                  20,956               21,919          4.6
Eire                       5,926                5,916         -0.2
European Scheduled        41,704               45,015          7.9
European Charter(a)       12,629               13,049          3.3
North Atlantic            19,459               20,119          3.4
Other Long Haul           17,113               18,635          8.9

Total                    117,788              124,653          5.8

(a) includes North African Charter

Note: Origins and destinations are classified according to ultimate origin or destination of aircraft in the case of multi sector flights.

Note: Figures for the market sectors have been rounded. Totals as per Traffic Summary.

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