British Airways has teamed up with celebrities including One Direction, Sarah Millican Caroline Flack, Olly Murs and Matt Cardle, to produce limited edition eye masks for Red Nose Day (Friday 15 March).

A new book, based on British Airways’ course for nervous flyers, will help thousands of customers conquer their fears. The book, co-written by British Airways’ pilot Captain Steve Allright, takes information from the airline’s one-day Flying with Confidence course which has helped more than 45,000 people over the past 25 years.

British Airways has confirmed it will offer its passengers a daily service to Shanghai for the first time from the end of March. Business travellers will have even greater access to one of China’s biggest and busiest commercial centres, offering even more opportunities for trade with one of the world’s largest trading economies.

British Airways is equipping its 3,600 pilots with iPads to further improve customer service and operational efficiency levels. The move, which follows the airline’s rollout of iPads across its cabin crew and ground operations teams, is part of the company’s £5 billion investment in new products and technology to provide the best possible flying experience for British Airways’ customers.

British Airways is set to make a number of changes to its summer 2013 schedule including a new route, terminal changes and frequency increases. The airline will start weekend services from Heathrow to Ibiza from April 27th thanks to the popularity of the services the airline already operates to the White Isle from both London City and Gatwick airports.

More than 18,000 customers will be onboard British Airways’ flights as the clocks in London strike midnight and signal the start of 2013. The customers will be seated on more than 75 long-haul aircraft flying at 35,000 feet to popular winter destinations such as South Africa, California and Hong Kong.