Posted by Naseer Ahmad in Airline Financial News, Airline News on August 10th, 2009 | No Comments
Increase in Ticket price and change fee by British Airways
British Airways has increased its long-haul fares across the board by up to £40 per round trip on August 07, 2009.  The airline is adding £20 per round trip to all long-haul fares in World Traveller (economy) and World Traveller Plus (premium economy) and £40 per round trip to fares in Club World...
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Posted by Yamna in Airline News on May 14th, 2009 | No Comments
Free black cab rides by British Airways
Long-haul passengers flying with British Airways (BA) in Club and First Class will now be offered a free black cab ride to and from the airport, thisislondon reports. The perk is reminiscent of Virgin Atlantic’s chauffeur service for Upper-Class passengers, and it comes as BA attempts to drum up...
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Posted by Yamna in Airline Financial News on May 7th, 2009 | No Comments
British Airways hit by business travel slump
British Airways suffered a further steep fall in demand from business travellers last month. It is a blow to the carrier as the category generates the lion’s share of the group’s profits. BA’s financial performance has come under heavy pressure from the recession and it has already warned that...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Airline News on May 1st, 2009 | No Comments
British Airways And UNICEF Boosts Fight Against Malaria
Through the Change for Good partnership with UNICEF, British Airways is further restating its commitment to Nigeria. Andrew Crawley, Director of Sales and Marketing, visited Lagos Health Centre, to meet the UNICEF team and mark World Malaria Day. The visit saw Crawley distributing long lasting insecticide...
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Posted by Adee in Airline News on April 28th, 2009 | No Comments
British Airways offers SMEs ‘free’ business flights
British Airways is offering small businesses flights to help boost their exports. The airline has announced that it is giving away up to 5,000 return flights in Club Europe and Club World from Heathrow, Gatwick and London City to SMEs looking to export for the first time, existing SME exporters entering...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Airline News on March 30th, 2009 | No Comments
BA extends business class sale
Book by April 7: British Airways has extended its business class flight sale into next month. The flag carrier is offering discounted fares on dozens of its most popular routes, with fares starting from as little as £159 return, including all taxes. European travellers can choose from a wide selection...
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Posted by Yamna in Airline News on March 30th, 2009 | No Comments
Goodbye Kolkata, British Airways flies from city of diminishing returns
Kolkata After the cheapest car, one of the world’s premier airlines bid adieu to the city. In the wee hours of March 29, a British Airways (BA) flight from Kolkata to London for the last time. After 80 years of operation.  For 76 year-old Renu Mazumdar, life will not be the same again. Twice every...
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Posted by Adee in Worldwide Flights on March 16th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Virgin Atlantic Battles British Airways in Europe
Virgin Atlantic will be putting British Airways to the test in Europe as they open up their short-haul flights for that area later this week. Virgin Atlantic will be expanding over into Europe as part of their 25th year anniversary. The airline did offer some flights from London to Brussels under the...
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Posted by Yamna in Airline Financial News on March 5th, 2009 | No Comments
British Airways expects loss next year
British Airways on Thursday said it will stay in the red in fiscal 2010 as the global recession continues to erode demand for air travel. In a statement before its investor day, Europe’s third-largest long-haul airline said it expects its operating result for the year ending March 31, 2010 to be...
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Posted by jones in Airline News on March 5th, 2009 | No Comments
British Airways Fare Sale to London from USA
In addition to its ‘Europe for Free’ promotion, British Airways has announced a fare sale on flights from several U.S. cities to Europe. Discount Europe flights start from $487 round-trip (excluding taxes and charges) from New York to London. Tickets must be booked by March 13 and travel...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Airline Financial News on March 5th, 2009 | No Comments
British Airways Traffic Drops on First-Class Decline
Bloomberg — British Airways Plc, Europe’s third-biggest airline, said traffic fell in February as the recession damped demand for corporate travel and heavy snow closed U.K. airports. Traffic, or the number of passengers multiplied by the distance flown, dropped by 8.3 percent last month from...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Airline News on March 4th, 2009 | No Comments
British Airways launches Singapore – Europe Promotion
British Airways Singapore is offering special return economy airfare deals from as low as Sin$1,260 to a choice of 88 cities in Europe – including London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Paris. Steve Limbrick, Regional General Manager, South East Asia, British Airways said, “British Airways’ extensive...
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Posted by Naseer Ahmad in Airline News on February 20th, 2009 | No Comments
Mobile phones take off on Ryanair
Ryanair today allowed passengers to use their mobile phones on board its aircraft. Despite most airlines banning voice calls, and polls showing passengers against the idea, customers onboard 20 Ryanair planes can now call somebody at 35,000ft. The planes are mainly based in Dublin. But Ryanair says...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Airline News on February 19th, 2009 | No Comments
British Airways’ economy upgrade offer goes regional
British Airways – the UK’s flagship carrier which operates 33 weekly flights from the UAE to London Heathrow – has extended its ‘upgrade before you fly’ offer, previously only available on the popular Dubai-London link, across the Middle East. The deal, which allows the...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Worldwide Flights on December 25th, 2008 | No Comments
British Airways and American Airlines Tie-up Delayed by US Department of Transportation
The hopes of British Airways for securing an alliance deal with American Airlines has taken a hit from American regulators only a few days after the proposed merger between the British airline and Qantas, the national carrier of Australia, collapsed.  The US Department of Transportation ordered...
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