Heathrow hits back after Virgin Atlantic says airport ‘fleecing’ passengers with ‘disproportionate’ fees May 12, 2022 THE EXTRAORDINARY public spat between two of the world’s largest airlines and Heathrow airport moved into another stratosphere yesterday after Virgin Atlantic’s boss said Heathrow was “abusing its monopoly to fleece passengers.” Both Virgin and BA-owner IAG have hit out at Heathrow after the airport asked the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to allow it to [...]
British Airways owner IAG predicts bounce back to profitability on return of global travel May 6, 2022 British Airways owner International Airlines Group (IAG) today said it believes the easing of global restrictions and the return of global travel will see it bounce back to profitability. The firm – formed through the merger of Iberia and British Airways in 2011 – said its Q1 2022 passenger numbers were 65 per cent those [...]
British Airways sets short-term base in Madrid to beat staff shortages April 25, 2022 British Airways (BA) could set up a short-haul base in Madrid to beat the staff shortages that force it to axe 1,400 flights over the last few weeks. The airline said it will open a cabin crew base in the Spanish capital and hire staff locally to avoid putting passengers through further travel disruption. Under [...]
British Airways cancels routes to Miami, Tokyo and Hong Kong over the summer April 22, 2022 British Airways is seeking to reassure customers they won’t face disruption, after flights to Miami, Hong Kong and Tokyo were cancelled until September. The company pulled routes due to staff shortages and rising demand after Covid restrictions were lifted. It told City A.M. the Hong Kong route was cancelled due to ongoing Covid entry restrictions, [...]
Heathrow travel chaos eases as Easter is over: BA re-loading bags again after temporary stop April 19, 2022 Chaos at Heathrow seems to be calming as the weekend has passed, with a British Airways spokesperson confirming to City A.M. this morning that the airline is loading all bags on its planes after a temporary stop on Thursday evening. British Airways reportedly stopped loading luggage on numerous European flights as it struggled to cope [...]
Ryanair and BA under fire for allegedly forcing Ukrainian refugees to miss flights April 14, 2022 Ryanair and British Airways (BA) have come under fire after Ukrainian refugees fleeing from the horrors of Russia’s war were reportedly turned away. The low-cost carrier denied accusations it had turned people down because they could not access their boarding passes and threatened them with £50 fees if they couldn’t print their tickets. According to [...]
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 [...]