BA ‘lures’ cabin crew from rivals with £1,000 welcome bonus April 12, 2022 British Airways (BA) is reportedly trying to “lure” cabin crew members away from rivals with a £1,000 welcome bonus. The airline said it was looking for cabin crew “with attestation and hold a current Heathrow or Stansted airside ID,” who could start working before the summer. According to the job description, the £1,000 will be [...]
Easter chaos continues as UK airlines axe dozens of flights April 11, 2022 Easter’s travel chaos doesn’t show any signs of easing as UK airlines continue to axe dozens of flights. British Airways (BA) announced today it has slashed a further 64 flights to and from Heathrow – affecting both domestic routes such as Aberdeen and Edinburgh as a well as services to European getaways like Berlin and [...]
Manchester Airport boss takes off as travel mayhem at Heathrow and other hubs intensifies: BA and easyJet drop hundreds of flights today April 6, 2022 Chaos and disruption across multiple airports in the UK continues this Wednesday morning following the cancellation of hundreds of flights. Tens of thousands of Brits face days of delays as their flights from or to the UK were thrown out. Large queues were already seen around 7am this morning at multiple airports, including Heathrow, Gatwick, [...]
Pilot jailed for lying to get British Airways’ job March 31, 2022 A commercial pilot was convicted of fraud after he lied about his experience to get a job at British Airways (BA), the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced today. 48-year-old Kentish man Craig Butfoy admitted that between 2016 and 2018 he had falsified details and entries in his pilot logbook to retain work with BA’s London [...]
BA flights face massive disruption as IT systems down at Heathrow’s terminal 5 March 30, 2022 Thousands of travellers face disruption today as British Airways’ (BA) IT systems crashed at Heathrow’s terminal 5, causing other flights to be delayed due to a backlog. “We’re live at Heathrow and hearing British Airways IT systems are down globally,” tweeted Big Jet TV. The claims made by the aviation streaming channel were backed by [...]
Back at it: British Airways restarts short-haul operations from Gatwick March 29, 2022 British Airways (BA) restarted short-haul operations from Gatwick today, the airline announced. Services – including flights to Amsterdam, Ibiza and Marrakech – will initially operate under BA’s Air Operators Certificate before moving to subsidiary BA Euroflyer. “Today marks a significant milestone for British Airways as we operate our first European services from Gatwick in two [...]
BA’s South African franchisee Comair returns to the skies following suspension lifting March 17, 2022 British Airways’ (BA) South African franchisee Comair announced today it had restarted operations after a suspension by the country’s aviation authority was lifted. “After a thorough review of Comair’s documentation, the SACAA has lifted the precautionary suspension of Comair’s licence,” said chief executive Glenn Orsmond. “We’re pleased that the situation is finally resolved.” The regional carrier said [...]
BA’s South African franchisee Comair sees fleet grounded over safety concerns March 16, 2022 The fleet of British Airways’ (BA) South African franchisee Comair was grounded over safety concerns. The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) decided to revoke the regional carrier’s right to fly indefinitely on Sunday, after a 24-hour ban issued the day before due to fears of engine failures and landing gear malfunctions. “The suspension follows [...]
BA disruption continues as carrier forced to cancel some short-haul flights February 27, 2022 British Airways (BA) today continues to experience disruption on short-haul flights departing from Heathrow, despite managing to fix yesterday’s IT issues. “While we have resolved the systems issues we’ve been experiencing and expect to run the vast majority of our flights on Sunday February 27, we have regrettably had to cancel a small number of [...]
British Airways cancels all Heathrow short-haul flights amid IT issue February 26, 2022 British Airways said it would be cancelling all short-haul flights from London’s Heathrow airport until midday as it deals with an IT failure affecting its website, app, and airport operations. “We are extremely sorry that due to the continuing technical issues we are facing we have regrettably had to cancel all short-haul flights from Heathrow [...]