BA’s South African franchisee Comair sees fleet grounded over safety concerns March 16, 2022 The fleet of British Airways’ (BA) South African franchisee Comair was grounded over safety concerns. The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) decided to revoke the regional carrier’s right to fly indefinitely on Sunday, after a 24-hour ban issued the day before due to fears of engine failures and landing gear malfunctions. “The suspension follows [...]
BA disruption continues as carrier forced to cancel some short-haul flights February 27, 2022 British Airways (BA) today continues to experience disruption on short-haul flights departing from Heathrow, despite managing to fix yesterday’s IT issues. “While we have resolved the systems issues we’ve been experiencing and expect to run the vast majority of our flights on Sunday February 27, we have regrettably had to cancel a small number of [...]
British Airways cancels all Heathrow short-haul flights amid IT issue February 26, 2022 British Airways said it would be cancelling all short-haul flights from London’s Heathrow airport until midday as it deals with an IT failure affecting its website, app, and airport operations. “We are extremely sorry that due to the continuing technical issues we are facing we have regrettably had to cancel all short-haul flights from Heathrow [...]
BA South African franchisee Comair forced to make dramatic emergency landing February 23, 2022 A British Airways (BA) flight – operated by Comair – was forced to make a dramatic emergency landing in South Africa following issues with a faulty landing gear. The flight had left the eastern Cape city of East London on Sunday and was headed 476 miles north to Johannesburg, carrying aboard 111 passengers. Not long [...]
Bad weather problems: BA blames luggage delays on winds February 21, 2022 British Airways (BA) has blamed the UK’s current meteorological situation for luggage delays. “We apologise to customers who are facing disruption as a result of storms in the UK and across Europe. Please rest assured we’ll do everything we can to help,” the carrier was forced to tweet after receiving hundreds of messages from angry [...]
French and Germany pressure may force IAG to spin off British Airways February 10, 2022 British Airways’ (BA) parent company IAG could be forced to spin off BA as Germany and France might push to reinstate EU ownership rules. According to HSBC analysts, IAG – who owns the likes of Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling – might be forced to make BA a truly independent company as regulations require airlines [...]
Veggie all the way: British Airways launches plant-based menu at Heathrow February 4, 2022 British Airways (BA) announced today it will soon launch a plant-based menu at its Heathrow lounges, before rolling it out across the US. “We’re committed to ensuring we deliver a premium proposition for our customers throughout their journey with us and when we do so, we need to ensure that sustainability is at the heart [...]
Which? slams Ryanair and BA over poor refund policy February 3, 2022 Consumer group Which? has slammed Ryanair and British Airways (BA) over their refund policies, lambasting their inadequate approach to customer service. The carriers finished at the bottom of Which’s annual survey after 1,100 passengers expressed their discontent and awarded Ryanair a customer score of 55 per cent, while BA managed to grab a 63 per [...]
British Airways extends Loganair partnership in domestic offer ramp-up February 1, 2022 British Airways’ (BA) passengers from today will have access to 38 of Loganair’s routes, following the companies’ decision to expand their codeshare agreement. Under the extended partnership, customers will be able to book onward connections from destinations across the Loganair’s network, including Derry to London and Liverpool or Exeter to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle. To [...]
Let them eat free snacks: British Airways brings complimentary food and drinks back January 31, 2022 British Airways (BA) has decided to reintroduce complimentary food and drinks aboard its short-haul flights after removing them as part of a cost-cutting policy that was set up six years ago. “You’ve told us you appreciate the complimentary water and snacks we’ve been offering on short-haul flights in our Euro Traveller cabin, so we’ll be [...]