Shares in British Airways have halted trading on the London Stock Exchange after 24 years. The UK flag carrier’s merger with Spanish carrier Iberia completes today and shares in the new company, International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), will be listed on the stock market in London and Madrid on Monday morning. Shares closed 5p lower at 282.5p on Thursday, its last day, after easyJet warned soaring fuel costs were expected to double half-year losses and shook confidence in the industry. Willie Walsh will step down as chief executive of BA to become CEO of IAG, while current BA chairman Sir

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