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Shopping and weather are top reasons for winter travel, says BA

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Cheapflights Media

Other reasons people gave for travelling during winter included visiting friends and family, and returning home for Christmas. Continue reading →

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Ryanair, easyJet, BA, Virgin call for Air Passenger Duty to be axed

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Cheapflights Media

When APD was introduced in 1994, charges were less than £40 per ticket. Today, charges range from £24 to £170 per ticket. Continue reading →

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Cheapflights comment: BAA debt vanishes from Ferrovial’s books

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Cheapflights Media

British Airports Authority (BAA), which owns and operates Heathrow, Stansted and Southampton airports in the South and Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen in Scotland has just seen a 5.88 per cent stake in it sold for a reported £280 million by its majority shareholder, Ferrovial, writes John Barrington-Carver. That neatly takes Ferrovial’s share of the company [...] Continue reading →

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BA seeks to recruit new pilots, thousands apply

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Cheapflights Media Ltd

British Airways has revealed that it has received thousands of applications from pilots in its latest recruitment drive.Spurred on perhaps by BA’s new advertising campaign, which features its motto To Fly. To Serve, more than 6,500 applications have been received since August. Continue reading →

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BA offers new reduced fares from London Gatwick

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Cheapflights Media Ltd

British Airways has reduced the fares on its short-haul flights from London Gatwick by as much as 20 per cent.Flights to some popular destinations now cost just £39 one way. Continue reading →

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Two years of London City-New York JFK business-only flights

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Cheapflights Media Ltd

British Airways’ business-only flight from London City to New York JFK has marked its second year.When the airline introduced the business-only flights on 29 September 2009, many industry analysts predicted that the service would be a failure. Continue reading →

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AA and BA team up at Philadelphia International

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Cheapflights Media Ltd

American Airlines and British Airways are to partner in the operation of the British Airways Galleries Lounge at Philadelphia International Airport.AA and BA already operate a joint lounge – the Denver Admirals Club, which opened last November. Continue reading →

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BA adds First, Business Class to London-Moscow flights

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Cheapflights Media Ltd

British Airways has announced that passengers flying from London to Moscow on direct flights will be able to book First and Business Class seats from next April.The global airline operates three return flights to Moscow Domodedevo Airport from London Heathrow per day. Continue reading →

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BA launches new advertising campaign to woo flyers

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Cheapflights Media Ltd

Prepare to see British Airways adverts everywhere you turn in the near future; the airline has announced that it is set to launch its biggest brand advertising campaign in more than a decade.Central to the campaign will be the airline’s motto – To Fly. To Serve – as BA strive to put the customer at the heart of everything it does. Continue reading →

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Does BA plan Heathrow expansion with BMI takeover?

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Cheapflights Media Ltd

British travellers looking for flights from regional airports may have to stump up extra cash and choose flights from a less frequent schedule as it is revealed that British Airways is looking to buy BMI.Lufthansa, which took control of the British-based carrier two years ago, is planning to sell BMI after making losses of £105 million in the first half of this year. Continue reading →

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