When it comes to the safety of its cabin crew, Qatar Airways is taking no chances – it’s issuing them with hazmat suits to wear during in-flight service. They are part of a raft of measures the airline is introducing from Monday, May 25, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Cabin crew have already … Read more
These rare black-and-white images chart the history of one of America’s most short-lived airlines. They show the fleet and passengers of National Parks Airways (NPA), which operated for a mere 10 years, between 1927 and 1937, in Utah, Idaho and Montana. It would eventually capitalise on the boom in Yellowstone National Park tourism and ferry … Read more
Almost 50,000 British Airways customers are still owed refunds despite the airline suspending most flights in March, it was revealed today. Willie Walsh, boss of its Spanish parent company, has also revealed that 921,000 tickets for 2.1million flights were refunded in cash – but 346,000 customers accepted a credit voucher for a future flight. But there are … Read more
Gulp. Captain Mike Blythe, British Airways Flight Technical and Training Manager for the Airbus A380 and A350 is sitting next to me. ‘Take a deep breath,’ he says. Why? Because I’m about to take a British Airways Airbus A350 down one of London Heathrow’s runways and take-off for the very first time. Ted prepares to … Read more
The differences in price between British Airways’ classes are big – leaping up in hundreds then thousands of pounds – but what exactly does each fare jump get you? Four travel experts decided to find out and reviewed all four classes on a single BA Boeing 777 flight between London Heathrow and Abu Dhabi in … Read more
British Airways’ owner could slash thousands more jobs as airline industry faces its ‘greatest crisis’ By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:16 BST, 11 May 2020 | Updated: 22:53 BST, 11 May 2020 British Airways’ owner could slash thousands more jobs as the airline industry faces its ‘greatest crisis’. IAG has already announced … Read more
British Airways could resume flights at 50 per cent capacity as early as this summer, but bosses have today warned it could take up to three years for passenger numbers to recover to pre-pandemic levels. The airline, which grounded all flights from Gatwick in March after the outbreak of coronavirus, could make a ‘meaningful return’ … Read more
British Airways has asked all staff to sign new ‘zero hour’ contracts that would allow the airline to lay them off without negotiations, it has been reported. The beleaguered carrier has already announced plans to send up to 12,000 workers ‘to the dole’ owing to the coronavirus crisis, and warned it may end operations at … Read more
British Airways has asked all staff to sign new ‘zero hour’ contracts that would allow the airline to lay them off without negotiations, it has been reported. The beleaguered carrier has already announced plans to send 12,000 workers ‘to the dole’ owing to the coronavirus crisis, and warned it may end operations at Gatwick, London … Read more
British Airways heading for legal battle with union officials over plans to make a quarter of its pilots redundant By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:58 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 2 May 2020 British Airways is heading for a legal battle with union officials over plans to make a … Read more