British Airways will introduce a new 45 minute minimum check-in time for flights out of Heathrow and Gatwick later this month, meaning that passengers will have to allow for more time at the airport. From October 28, the same date…
British Airways has announced today (Thursday, September 27) that it is to replace more than 30 of its long-haul fleet. The airline has ordered 12 Airbus A380 superjumbos and 24 787 Boeing Co Dreamliners at a total cost of $8.2…
Emirates has won the prize for best in-flight entertainment (IFE) in a major airline at the World Airline Entertainment Association’s 2007 Annual Avion Awards. The Dubai-based airline, which offers flights from London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Newcastle,…
British Airways has complained that insufficient progress is being made in freeing up European-US aviation. Chief executive Willie Walsh said the current Open Skies agreement was not nearly extensive enough, reports ABTN.co.uk. Talking at the Route Leaders Forum in Stockholm…
British Airways has added to the calls for a third runway to be built at Heathrow Airport. Airport operator BAA recently began lobbying for a full-length third runway at the west London airport, rather than the shorter runway that it…
© BA British Airways is to take advantage of the Open Skies agreement between the US and Europe to revamp its flights across the Atlantic. The airline’s daily flight to Dallas Fort Worth and twice a day service to Houston…
The England rugby squad will today (Monday, September 3) fly to France with British Airways for the start of the Rugby World Cup. BA is the official carrier of the team and in their honour it has renamed the aircraft…
British Airways has been ordered to pay a £121.5 million fine by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) following a fuel surcharge price fixing scandal. The airline admitted that it had colluded with Virgin Atlantic to fix passenger fuel surcharges…
Excessive airline security measures are irritating passengers and could be keeping them away from airports, airlines believe. At British Airways’ annual meeting this week, airline chairman Martin Broughton said that new security requirements brought in following last year’s foiled terror…
British Airways and Air China have teamed up to offer interline electronic ticketing, meaning that passengers will only need to buy one ticket when travelling on the two airlines. Air China already operates an interline ticketing system with various carriers…