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Why does the BBC think 90% is much bigger than 89%

The BBC have an interesting article about how Ryan Air is being taken to court by BAA because Ryan Air has not paid its bills. As part of the article the BBC talks about how times are hard for Ryan Air with the airline heading towards making an annual loss of £47million.

Most of the reporting seems fine, but at one point the BBC seems to have left its reasoning behind when it says "However, Ryanair's planes were only 89% full last month compared with 90% at the same time in 2007. ". The implication being that last year they had a wonderful 90%, but now have a terrible 89%. Does the BBC think that has helped the story?

August 05, 2008 in Musings |

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