Category Archives: British Airways

Poll reveals Christmas holidaymakers’ top travel companions

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Cheapflights Media

The survey was carried out via British Airways’ Facebook page and reveals some surprises. Continue reading →

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Poll reveals Christmas holidaymakers’ top travel companions

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Cheapflights Media

The survey was carried out via British Airways’ Facebook page and reveals some surprises. Continue reading →

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Virgin Atlantic wades in to BMI takeover talks

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Cheapflights Media

Virgin Atlantic is rumoured to have offered much less than IAG, about £50 million. Continue reading →

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International Airlines Group bids for BMI

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Cheapflights Media

IAG (which comprises British Airways and Iberia) is to purchase BMI from Lufthansa, subject to regulatory approval. Continue reading →

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BA launches Fast Travel initiative at London Gatwick

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Cheapflights Media

Travellers passing through London Gatwick Airport with British Airways will soon be able to benefit from the introduction of a new Fast Travel service. The Fast Travel initiative, which is now fully operational in the new British Airways terminal extension at Gatwick, was launched by BA as part of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) [...] 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 bails out of Paris to Washington route

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Cheapflights Media Ltd

British Airways is scrapping its OpenSkies Business-Class subsidiary route between Paris and Washington.The airline, which operates from Paris-Orly Airport, will close the route to Dulles Airport at the end of October. The news comes just 18 months after the route was launched. 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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