Fear of flying

August is the busiest time for airlines. As families jet off on their summer holidays, this is when they make their money.

British Airways has been particularly hard hit by the latest security scare. Heathrow is BA's hub and it is Heathrow, one of the world's busiest airports, that has suffered the most disruption after the discovery of an alleged plot to blow planes flying from the UK to the US out of the sky. For BA, the present security threat will mark yet another troubled summer.