Delhi to be first 787-9 destination for British Airways
British Airways has announced that it will operate it’s first Boeing 787-9 dreamliner from London Heathrow to New Delhi. The airline will begin the dreamliner service from the 25th of October. The...
View ArticleBritish Airways reduces cabin hand baggage size, still remains generous
British Airways has always had one of the most generous hand-baggage (carry-on baggage) allowances in the world. Like its American counterparts, even in economy class, it permits two carry-on bags per...
View ArticleBritish Airways Las Vegas engine fire: Report suggests compressor failure
The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report on the engine fire that occurred during takeoff of British Airways flight BA 2276, a Boeing 777-200ER,...
View ArticleInflight Review: British Airways: World Traveller Plus: 777-200ER: Bangalore...
It had been a good 11 years since I had last flown British Airways (BA), an experience, in my early teen years, I had vowed to never repeat. July may be the worst time to buy tickets to Europe, and the...
View ArticleUK follows USA, imposes ban on large electronic devices
As expected, the United Kingdom has followed the United States, and imposed its own ban on electronic devices from being carried in cabin baggage. In a written statement to Parliament, British...
View ArticleInflight review: British Airways Boeing 787-8: Club World: Chennai to London
Dad and me reached the Chennai airport at around 0430 for our scheduled 0530 flight. This was because British Airways (BA) had 24 hours in advance updated the status of their flight on their app as...
View ArticleLatest British Airways humorous safety video features British stars
Airlines are constantly re-inventing their inflight safety videos to get the attention of passengers. British Airways has just debuted the newest edition of their safety video made in partnership with...
View ArticleInfographic: What travels on a British Airways 747
British Airways has released an interesting infographic on some of the things which are loaded onto it’s aircraft. The airline which is the largest operator of the Boeing 747 has stated that one of...
View ArticleVistara signs code share agreement with British Airways
Vistara (Tata-SIA Airlines) and British Airways have signed a codeshare agreement expanding on their existing interline partnership. Under the agreement, British Airways will add its ‘BA’ flight...
View ArticleLounge Review: British Airways Galleries Terminal 5B Lounge London Heathrow
We got to the terminal only about 90 minutes before our flight to Bangalore. Since we had no check in bags and already had our boarding cards we had decided to skip the lounge and head directly to the...
View ArticleInflight review: British Airways Boeing 777-200: Club World: London to Bangalore
Once we got back to the gate after leaving the lounge, boarding had already begun. When we boarded approximately quarter of the aircraft was remaining for boarding. London Heathrow (LHR) to Bangalore...
View ArticlePictures: British Airways reveals BOAC 747 retro-jet
British Airways has announced that it is repainting one of its Boeing 747-400’s in a retro-livery of its predecessor British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) as part of its centenary celebration....
View ArticleBritish Airways announces upgrades to World Traveller Plus
British Airways has announced changes to their premium economy – “World Traveller Plus” offerings. As part of the airline’s five-year £6.5 billion-pound investment plan, BA will update the cabin’s...
View ArticlePictures: BOAC 747 retro-jet rolled out by British Airways
A few weeks back I had written about British Airways’ plan to repaint one of their Boeing 747s, with a retro British Overseas Aircraft Cooperation (BOAC) livery. The livery was the standard BOAC livery...
View ArticleBritish Airways launches Club Suites, new business class with enclosed suites
British Airways has launched its new long-awaited business class seat. The ‘Club Suite’ will offer enclosed suites with a door, industry standard flat-bed seats, direct aisle access with a 1-2-1 seat...
View ArticleBritish Airways to operate A350 to Bangalore from 1 Jan 2020
British Airways has announced that Bangalore will be the first destination in India for its new Airbus A350-1000. Bangalore will be the fourth worldwide destination for the BA’s A350 – the airline’s...
View ArticleTechnical issue forces British Airways Bangalore flight to return to London
A British Airways Boeing 777-200ER registration G-YMMU, operating flight BA119 from London Heathrow to Bangalore Kempegowda airport returned to London Heathrow airport soon after take-off due to a...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines and Qatar Airways end their feud, sign code-share agreement
American Airlines had a code-share agreement with Qatar Airways which it terminated in 2017 claiming unfair government subsidies to the Gulf carrier Both airlines are members of the oneworld alliance...
View ArticleBritish Airways to start a second Bangalore flight
British flag carrier British Airways is adding an additional three weekly flights to Bangalore. The airline currently operates a daily flight using the newest aircraft in their fleet the Airbus...
View ArticleBritish A350 collides with Emirates 777 in Dubai
A British Airways Airbus A350 collided with an Emirates 777 at Dubai International Airport, early today morning. The two aircraft involved in the incident were: A British Airways A350-1000 G-XWBA,...
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