ba flights in may had cost it £58 million. amazon has seen its shares fall sharply after its latest figures disappointed wall street.rofit in the three months to the end ofjune, down 77%. the it failure at british airways in may, that left thousands unable to check in baggage, cost it £58 million. that's according to the airline's owner iag. about 75,000 passengers faced severe disruption when ba's system failed over the second bank holiday weekend in may. despite the extra cost though, iag still managed to report a 13.8% increase in half—year operating profits to £803 million. 0perating profits at british airways rose to £663 million. i'm joined by jasper lawler, head of research at lcg. despite the many problems for british airways in recent times, how come it and its parent company company2—mac come it and its parent company compa ny2—mac have come it and its parent company company2—mac have done so well? —— iag have done so well? the main boost has been low fuel prices. we have seen a debt in oil prices —— eight dip in oil prices. 0ver have seen a debt in oil prices —— eight dip in oil prices. over the next year