British Airways’ treatment of staff ‘is a national disgrace’, claim MPs as they accuse airline of a ‘taking advantage’ of coronavirus crisis by cutting up to 12,000 jobs The Commons Transport Select Committee announced BA have cut 12,000 jobs The aviation company also received £35million from furloughing 22,000 staff Tory MP Huw Merriman said it … Read more
Unite union battles British Airways owner over its £890bn bid for Spanish airline Air Europa By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 10 June 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 June 2020 The owner of British Airways has been referred by trade union leaders to the European competition watchdog over its 1bn … Read more
Tory chairman of transport committee attempting to harness support from MPs as he steps up his attack on British Airways over its treatment of staff By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 8 June 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 8 June 2020 The Tory chairman of the transport committee is attempting to … Read more
British Airways facing backlash over claims it abused furlough scheme: Airline’s lucrative landing slots at Heathrow now under review By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 3 June 2020 | Updated: 22:37 BST, 3 June 2020 British Airways could be stripped of lucrative landing slots at Heathrow Airport after it was accused … Read more
Ryanair has finished bottom of the respected Which? annual airline survey for the seventh consecutive year – with British Airways slipping further down both the long-haul and short-haul rankings. In the consumer champion’s poll, passengers have given the Irish budget carrier the lowest possible rating for boarding, seat comfort, food and drink, customer service and … Read more
London’s Heathrow Airport can seem unfathomable if you don’t use it very often. The trick to taming it? Follow the advice of the experts, right here. MailOnline Travel has asked frequent fliers from aviation sites, British Airways and American Airlines employees, etiquette expert William Hanson and Heathrow Airport’s Director of Customer Relations and Service for … Read more
A British Airways passenger has complained about the lack of social distancing on a ‘packed’ flight from Heathrow to Gibraltar with only ‘one or two’ empty seats as photo show people huddling together in the aisle as they disembark. The Gibraltarian national said he captured the shots to give people an insight into what flying … Read more
British Airways are set to lay off thousands of cabin crew and then re-hire them on half pay as part of a huge restructure, a letter to staff has revealed. IAG chief executive Willie Walsh confirmed last week that consultations on 12,000 job cuts will still go ahead despite the Government extending its furlough scheme … Read more
Even the porridge is five-star. It’s the perfect consistency and comes with a dinky jug of delicious cream – and is garnished with just the right number of raspberries and quantity of brown sugar. I’m having breakfast in a Qatar Airways’ business class Qsuite, which the airline patented. It should do the same with its … Read more
‘If you’re taking something for free away there’s a reaction’: British Airways boss says he wasn’t surprised at backlash for charging passengers for food on short-haul flights In 2017, BA scrapped free drinks and snacks in economy on short-haul flights Instead the airline began selling passengers products from Marks & Spencer Two years on, BA … Read more