British Airways Owner IAG Says Transatlantic Bookings Close to 2019 Levels

British Airways Owner IAG Says Transatlantic Bookings Close to 2019 Levels
British Airways tail fins are pictured at Heathrow Airport in London, on May 17, 2021. John Sibley/Reuters
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LONDON—The boss of the British Airways owner, IAG, said on Monday its transatlantic bookings had already reached nearly 100 percent of 2019 levels after the United States dropped restrictions earlier this month.

Airlines such as BA and Virgin Atlantic had pinned their hopes on the reopening of Europe to United States routes as vital to rebuilding their finances, after more than 18 months of restrictions left them nursing billions of dollars of debt.