BA owner IAG returns to profit for first time since start of Covid pandemic

Airline group says demand is strong despite historic challenges' at Heathrow and elsewhere

British Airways has returned to profit for the first time since the start of the pandemic, with its owner International Airlines Group saying demand was strong despite historic challenges" still facing the industry.

IAG said that there was no sign of bookings tailing off in the autumn and beyond - in the face of pessimistic forecasts from its main airport base, Heathrow - and that demand for the most lucrative transatlantic routes was continuing to grow.