British Airways pilots applauded for landing ‘horror film’ smoke-filled plane August 6, 2019 The pilots of a British Airways (BA) plane which sparked terror as it filled with smoke on the way to Spain yesterday have been praised for landing passengers under “extremely challenging” conditions. Yesterday afternoon, 175 passengers on BA flight 422 were forced to slide down emergency chutes to the runway at Valencia airport, after the [...]
Shakespeare: BA staff ad gives brand a reputation takeoff May 19, 2021 Amidst the collapse of international travel, British Airways (BA) has seen plummeting profits – and been forced to lay off thousands of staff. With restrictions easing, the airline has paid tribute to its employees: airing a new TV ad in honour of its global team as they take to the skies in greater numbers. Data [...]
Shot in the arm for international travel as booster jab included on NHS Covid Pass November 19, 2021 Booster jabs and third doses of the vaccine will now be added to the NHS Covid Passes, providing a real shot in the arm for international travel.
Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 delays hit British Airways passengers July 18, 2019 Heathrow Airport passengers face major disruption this morning as a baggage system issue has caused hours of delays. Passengers including comedian Eddie Izzard were left to queue for up to two hours to drop bags at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 this morning, leading to reports of missed flights. Reports suggested the luggage belt system had [...]
Bailey’s hawkish tilt drags FTSE 100 down September 28, 2021 London’s FTSE 100 dipped during the moring session today driven by investors sentiment souring on governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey signalling rate hikes will come sooner than expected. The capital’s premier index lost 0.40 per cent to fall to 7,035.23 points during the first hour of exchanges. In a speech last night, [...]
UK airlines ask PM to remove travel restrictions as Omicron pushes shares down December 13, 2021 Bosses of major UK airlines have sent Prime Minister Boris Johnson a letter asking the government to remove travel restrictions , as stocks today continued to plummet. Easyjet, as well as British Airways’ (BA) owner IAG and Ryanair, saw their stocks go down 4.72, 5.29 and 3.46 per cent respectively because of fears of further [...]
Airlines axe hundreds of flights while ‘blame game’ between government and industry continues June 1, 2022 Passengers have seen another day of disruption as airlines continue to axe hundreds of flights while the “blame game” between government and industry shows no signs of stopping. British Airways (BA) today cancelled 124 flights from Heathrow and easyJet axed an additional 31 at Gatwick. According to aviation analytics firm Cirium, easyJet was the most [...]
British Airways loses court bid to stop pilot strikes over summer July 31, 2019 British Airways has lost its bid to block pilots from striking later this summer over a pay dispute, in a result which could spell chaos for British holidaymakers. The airline has been in talks with pilots in an attempt to stop them striking over the summer months. Read more: Holidaymakers face ‘perfect storm’ this summer [...]
Bullish Omicron assessments boost global markets December 1, 2021 A string of bullish assessments from global health leaders downplaying the severity of the Omicron variant boosted global markets yesterday. Investors shook off concerns over the Covid-19 variant derailing the world’s fight against the pandemic and poured back into stocks. London’s premier FTSE 100 index shot up 1.55 per cent to close at 7,168.68 points [...]
British Airways IT outage causes flight delay chaos at Heathrow airport and Gatwick airport August 7, 2019 British Airways passengers are suffering delays and cancellations at airports including London Gatwick after an IT failure caused havoc with the airline’s online check-in system. The flyer has been forced to revert to manual check-in systems at airports, leaving customers stuck in queues as they wait longer to board flights. Read more: How to protect [...]