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Strong support for further strikes at BA

Strong support for further strikes at BA

28 March 2011 Airline News

Cabin crew at British Airways have voted in favour of further industrial action in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. Employees voted eight-to-one in favour of new strikes, with disruption now possible over the Easter break.

British Airways pulls out of Libya

British Airways pulls out of Libya

23 March 2011 Airline News

British Airways has been forced to react to developing situations around the world, cancelling flights to Libya for the rest of the summer season, while also rerouting flights to Japan. BA was forced to move flights to Narita Airport outside Tokyo just weeks after inaugurating its Haneda services.

BA engineer sentenced for 30 years for plotting Al Qaeda attacks

BA engineer sentenced for 30 years for plotting Al Qaeda attacks

18 March 2011 Airline News

A former British Airways software engineer has been jailed for 30 years for plotting to blow up a plane. Rajib Karim, 31, from Newcastle, used his role at the airline’s offices in Newcastle upon Tyne and at Heathrow airport to pass on sensitive information to an al-Qaeda preacher based in Yemen to target BA’s flights in the US.

British Airways moves closer to American Airlines

17 March 2011 Airline News

British Airways has confirmed it will coordinate its transatlantic schedule with American Airways this summer. From March 27th, American Airlines and British Airways will effectively create a transatlantic shuttle service on the top US-UK routes by aligning the timing on their schedules.

British Airways continues support to the Caribbean with new campaign

British Airways continues support to the Caribbean with new campaign

15 March 2011 Press Release Airline News

British Airways has launched its new Caribbean campaign offering customers better value holiday packages. The airline, which flies to more Caribbean islands than any other carrier from the UK, is running the campaign this March together with local tourist board partners, including Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts, Dominican Republic, Cancun plus Bermuda.