British anti-maskers are labelled ’embarrassing’ for boasting about refusing to wear face coverings on a flight home from anti-lockdown protest in Berlin Charisse Burchett tweeted the image after winning a ‘stand off’ with airport staff Charisse was travelling on a flight with two women from Berlin to the UK Many Twitter users were outraged at … Read more
British Airways has been fined £20million by the data watchdog after the personal and financial details of more than 400,000 customers were accessed by hackers in a 2018 data breach. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) dished out the biggest ever fine in its history after it found that the beleaguered airline should have identified the security … Read more
The unceremonious way British Airways has pressed the ejector button on its boss Alex Cruz is a sign of just how desperate the situation is at our national airline. Mr Cruz is paying the price for the pandemic – and for presiding over the most toxic period in BA’s industrial relations in recent memory. That … Read more
Aerial photographs show a jumbo jet graveyard where several airliners, including British Airways 747s, wait to be scrapped due to the Covid crisis. The photographs of the airfield in Kemble, Gloucestershire, were taken on October 12, showing that it is the end of the runway for a number of the iconic jets. The airplanes have been rendered … Read more
British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz is to step down from the role, the airline’s parent company IAG said. He will be replaced by Aer Lingus chief executive Sean Doyle. IAG chief executive Luis Gallego said: ‘We’re navigating the worst crisis faced in our industry and I’m confident these internal promotions will ensure IAG is … Read more
The wide body, four-engine Boeing 747-400 is an iconic part of British Airways’ fleet. BA, which was the world’s largest operator of the Boeing 747, described the 747-400 as ‘a proven performer with high reliability’ which boasts high reliability and has incorporated major aerodynamic improvements over earlier 747 models, which have a history stretching back 50 … Read more
EXCLUSIVE – Hazmat-suited officials detain BA cabin crew in Hong Kong forcing them into coronavirus quarantine camp after one of them tests positive… but the pilots are allowed to jet home Crew escorted from hotel by hazmat-suited enforcers who took them to bus Their minimalist porta cabin accommodation consists of barracks-style beds Ellie Freeman, stewardess … Read more
A British Airways air stewardess has revealed how she quit her job to become a pilot. Suzie McKee, 25, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, spent a year working in the cabins of British Airways flights before deciding she would rather fly the planes instead. Suzie, who is a languages graduate, needed £120,000 for training and started the … Read more
Willie Walsh, 58, first joined the aviation field in 1979, when at the age of 17 he became a trainee pilot for Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus. He completed a Master’s degree in management and business administration at Trinity College, Dublin while in this role, before advancing to become a Boeing 737 captain. Mr Walsh then joined … Read more
‘How do I apply for a British Airways eVoucher?’ The Holiday Guru solves coronavirus-related traveller queries By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 13:45 BST, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 13:45 BST, 15 September 2020 The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week he offers advice on cruise holidays and British Airways … Read more