British Airways News Page 68
British Airways adds Gatwick route
British Airways flights to the popular Spanish city of Malaga have returned to Gatwick Airport.
British Airways celebrates 75 years of flights to Hong Kong
British Airways unveiled their new First class seat to the Hong Kong market at an event to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the airline flying London to Hong Kong.
HolidayExtras.com: Possible holiday disruption over Easter
Leading travel add-ons company HolidayExtras.com is reassuring customers worried about possible strike action by British Airways over the upcoming Bank Holiday period.
British Airways starts new flights to Marrakech
British Airways started new flights to Marrakech from London Gatwick on March 27, 2011 in direct competition with low cost carriers.
Strong support for further strikes at BA
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 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
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.
Hourly service in the afternoon from New York Kennedy to London Heathrow
Customers of American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia will experience even more benefits this summer as the result of their enhanced joint business relationship.
British Airways moves closer to American Airlines
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 adds more sun flights direct from London City
British Airways offers 39 flights from London City to top sun destinations this summer, adding more frequency to popular destinations as well as launching two new routes to Malaga and Faro in June.
Smile High Gig sets new Guinness World Records title
British Airways has set a new Guinness World Records title with comedians Dara O Briain, Jack Whitehall and Jon Richardson, for hosting the ‘highest stand-up comedy gig in the world’.
British Airways continues support to the Caribbean with new campaign
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.