British Airways
BA makes booking a New York City break even easier
British Airways has created a new British Airways Holidays website to provide customers advice on where to shop, where to eat, where to stay, what to see, ticket booking, as well as top tips for visitors to popular cities around the world such as New York.
BA says “no delay to service quality targets”
British Airways is urging the Civil Aviation Authority to stop BAA delaying the introduction of improved customer service quality targets at Heathrow by up to two years. The airline is providing evidence to the CAA at oral hearings on the current BAA airport charges review that start on Monday January 28, 2008.
Expert recovery team begin to move flight BA038
The British Airways aircraft recovery team started to move yesterday (Sunday January 20) the remains of the Boeing 777 aircraft which operated the BA038 service from Beijing to Heathrow.
British Airways launches green initiative
British Airways took fresh steps today to intensify its work in limiting aviation’s impact on climate change. The airline unveiled a new carbon offset scheme, and backing for deforestation prevention in Brazil and research into the effects of aircraft’s non-carbon emissions.
OpenSkies takes off
British Airways is planning to launch its new US-EU subsidiary airline "OpenSkies" with daily flights from New York to Brussels and Paris. The airline will launch in June 2008 with one Boeing 757 aircraft that will operate from New York to either Brussels or Paris Charles de Gaulle airports.
New longhaul route to Hyderabad
British Airways is to start flights from Heathrow to the Indian city of Hyderabad from October 27, 2008. Hyderabad becomes the airline's sixth Indian destination joining Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai on its route network. There will be five flights each week on a Boeing 777 aircraft.
BA lifts hand baggage limit at Heathrow
British Airways customers flying through and out of Heathrow will be able to take two pieces of free hand baggage on board from January 7, 2008 following the government's decision to lift the restrictions, but the one bag limit is still in place at Gatwick.
British Airways takes to the slopes this winter
With an increase in the number of weekend breaks especially into Europe, skiers can take greater advantage of the wide selection of frequent BA flights available to destinations such as Lyon, Basel, Grenoble, Milan, Turin, Verona, Venice, Sofia, Munich, Geneva, Zurich, Innsbruck and Salzburg.
British Airways offer MAXjet passengers a helping hand
British Airways is offering passengers of the bankrupt airline MAXjet a special New Year’s offer to help them have a happier start to 2008. The airline is offering customers of the US based airline booked to travel after December 24 the opportunity to book Club World (business class) return tickets from London Heathrow to New York for £1,000 and London Heathrow to Los Angeles for £1,250.
British Airways updates holiday website
Travellers looking for the perfect getaway can now book British Airways flights along with car hire, accommodation, transfers, travel insurance, and even site-seeing for many fantastic tropical locations, directly through the newly updated British Airways Holidays website.
BA & Pam Ann reach million click status
British Airways partnered with the famous comedienne Caroline Reid, playing spoof air stewardess Pam Ann for a hilarious viral marketing campaign which launched on October 11. Within five weeks, viewing of the clip passed the million mark and YouTube reports that it is the second most accessed clip of the month in comedy.
BA TPG consortium withdraws
The British Airways and TPG consortium have confirmed they have formally withdrawn their interest in bidding for Iberia.
BA announces new shorthaul routes for summer
British Airways is launching new shorthaul routes from Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports from March 30, 2008. The airline will start flights from Heathrow to Malaga and from Gatwick to Alicante, Faro, Gibraltar, Ibiza, Malaga, Palma and Tunis.
Fuel surcharge increase at British Airways
British Airways will increase its fuel surcharge on all tickets booked from Thursday November 15, 2007. The decision reflects new record oil prices and takes into account rising fuel costs.
British Airways completes $1.70 billion debt financing
British Airways has today concluded arrangements for a long term multiple option facility for US$ 1,700,000,000. The facility will be used to finance aircraft delivered over the next five years.