british airways

International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General and former British Airways CEO Willie Walsh has said that the cost of air travel will rise in the coming months as the rising price of fuel is passed on to passengers. Speaking on the BBC’s Sunday Morning programme Mr Walsh said that [read more]

British Airways (BA/BAW) has said it will remove 10,300 more flights that were due to operate between August and October bringing the total for the year to 30,000. Shot-haul flights from London Heathrow, Gatwick, and London City Airport will be affected by the cuts which are aimed at easing the [read more]

Hundreds of British Airways staff have voted to walk out in industrial action this summer at London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) adding to the travel chaos already hitting UK travellers. The strike is being called by members of the Unite and GMB unions, representing largely non-flying staff at British Airways such [read more]

British Airways parent International Airlines Group (IAG) has finally confirmed an order for 50 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, 3 years after showing interest in the airliner. The order consists of 25 Max 200s (currently used only by Ryanair) and 25 Max 10s (after certification). Industry sources have suggested that Boeing [read more]

IT problems have once again struck ‘Britain’s favourite airline’ British Airways (BA/BAW) leaving hundreds of passengers stranded and delayed yesterday. The global outage for the airline is the second major one this year leaving many questioning whether British Airways has made bad decisions on its IT infrastructure Airlines use IT [read more]

Russia has banned UK airlines from its entire airspace, including overflights, in apparent retaliation for sanctions imposed by the UK on Aeroflot following Russia’s unprovoked attack and invasion of Ukraine. British Airways said it was cancelling all flights to Russia as a result of the ban and adjusting flights to [read more]

British Airways is one of the airlines that will replace aircraft on routes to some US airports operated by a Boeing 777 with Airbus aircraft over fears that the type is affected by 5G radio signals. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned that interference from the 5G system, which [read more]

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said that the law about airline refunds lacks clarity as to who is liable if a flight operates but the passenger can’t travel for legal reasons. The statement was made as the CMA closed its investigation into British Airways and Ryanair over the [read more]