Thursday 8 April 2021 – British Airways has today announced the launch of two new routes to Jersey and Gibraltar from London City Airport. Operating initially over the summer period, the routes will launch on 25 June, 2021. Two flights a week will operate to Jersey and Gibraltar – on Mondays and Fridays – offering […]
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British Airways Lets You Take First Class Food Home Since You Can’t Fly
Travellers who are missing the skies and want to experience the culinary delights of first class dining can do so from their home thanks to a new partnership between British Airways, Feast Box and DO & CO. The airline has teamed up with its premium catering partner DO & CO, and Feast Box, a provider […]
BRITISH AIRWAYS OFFERS DISCOUNTED RAPID COVID-19 TEST KITS FOR CUSTOMERS TO TAKE WITH THEM ABROAD
To give ultimate peace of mind when planning future travel, British Airways has today announced that its customers can order discounted global antigen tests from Government-approved COVID-19 testing provider, Qured, at an exclusive price of £33. The rapid test kits are ultra-convenient and can be ordered to any UK address. Designed to be portable, customers […]
BRITISH AIRWAYS BECOMES THE FIRST UK AIRLINE TO TRIAL THE USE OF MOBILE TRAVEL HEALTH PASSPORT, VERIFLY
British Airways today announces that it will begin trialling a new travel health app, VeriFLY, with customers who are eligible to travel between London and the US from February 4. The new digital health travel passport, which can be downloaded to a mobile device, is designed to offer peace of mind before travel by checking […]
UNIQUE BOAC 747-INSPIRED SUITCASES AUCTIONED FOR FLYING START BY BRITISH AIRWAYS
To mark the retirement of its 747 fleet, British Airways and luxury travel brand Globe-Trotter have teamed up to create a limited-edition range of handmade carry-on suitcases which celebrate the spirit of the jumbo jet age. Taking inspiration from the airline’s iconic BOAC livery, which also adorned the final British Airways aircraft to retire in December 2020, the BOAC […]
British Airways Agrees to Preserve Two More Heritage Livery 747s for Future Generations
British Airways’ Queens of the Skies will continue to inspire aviation enthusiasts across the UK for years to come, after permanent homes have been found for its remaining retro-liveried Boeing 747 aircraft – the last to leave the British Airways fleet. The aircraft, registrations G-BNLY and G-BYGC, are this month due to depart from British […]
Retired British Airways 747 To Be Turned into Musuem at Cotswold Airport
Cotswold Airport will be the permanent home to an iconic British Airways 747 aircraft for locals and visitors to enjoy. The Boeing 747, registration G-CIVB, will be permanently retired at Cotswold Airport, near Kemble in Gloucestershire. The aircraft is painted in the unique Negus livery which adorned British Airways planes in the 1970s and 1980s. […]
British Airways CEO Calls for Pre-Departure Covid-19 Testing
In his first public appearance since being named British Airways’ new CEO last week, this morning (October 19, 2020) Sean Doyle gave the keynote address at Airlines 2050: Beyond the Crisis, telling the industry that British Airways continues to play a crucial part in connecting Britain with the world and the world with Britain and is doing everything […]
BRITISH AIRWAYS’ FINAL HEATHROW 747 AIRCRAFT CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF THIS WEEK
Wednesday 7 October: British Airways has announced that its final two Heathrow based Boeing 747 aircraft are scheduled to depart from the airport for the very last time tomorrow morning (Thursday 8 October). One aircraft is painted in its heritage ‘Negus’ livery and the other in its current Chatham Dockyard livery. Thousands of British Airways […]
TRAVEL THE WORLD FOR SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AVIOS WITH BRITISH AIRWAYS
British Airways is offering customers the chance to fly to any long haul destination, in any cabin, for half the amount of Avios normally required. For a limited time, the number of Avios needed to book a long haul Reward Flight across any cabin has been slashed by 50%. This means that customers can pick […]