British Airways announces new routes to Saudi Arabia and Turkey
British Airways introduces the UK’s only direct route to Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Their exciting new route to Dammam will launch 1 December 2019, giving customers a choice of three cities in Saudi Arabia – in addition to Jeddah and Riyadh – to fly to with BA. The new route marks the only direct service to […]
British Airways to become first UK airline to offset carbon emissions in UK from 2020
From January2020, British Airways will become the first UK airline to offset carbon emissions on all its flights within the UK. From 2020, British Airways’ carbon emissions on international flights will be capped through the United Nations’ carbon offsetting scheme. This announcement comes as parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) announces their commitment to achieving […]
British Airways Orders 42 New Aircrafts – B777-9s
British Airways has placed an order for up to 42 B777-9 The deal consists of 18 firm orders, plus options on a further 24 aircrafts. IAG says the B777-9s will be configured in four-class layout, with a total of 325 seats and will be used to replace fourteen B747-400s and four B777-200s between 2022 and […]
British Airways Announces 50,000 Extra Reward Seats
Are you a member of British Airways’ Executive Club? If so there is some great news for you this Christmas period. We have already reported that the airline is offering double Avios points on flights booked and taken between now and Christmas (terms and conditions apply). This week the team have also announced that they […]
British Airways: Double Avios Points This Christmas!
British Airways is offering a special Christmas treat to loyal customers. Members of the BA Executive Club can now earn double Avios points when they book flights. These points can be redeemed against new flights, passenger upgrades, hotel bookings, car hire and more. Conditions for earning the bonus points are: Flights must booked and taken […]
British Airways: World Traveller & Plus Make Over & New Group Boarding
British Airways has revamped it’s World Traveller World and Traveller and Plus cabins and the feedback has been fantastic so far! As part of its £400 million investment in services, facilities and products for travellers, the airline has totally refreshed its Boeing 777 fleet with new seats and entertainment offerings. New Features of British Airways […]
British Airways trialling Facial Recognition check in at airports
British Airways will be trialling facial recognition technology, at a number of self service check-in kiosks in coming months. The airline recently revealed that they are investing heavily in technology and digital innovation over the next five years. This new bio-metric system is just one of a number of developments and announcements in the pipeline. […]
British Airways Launch New Lounges, In-Flight WiFi, Food & More
British Airways has announced a series of changes to it’s Club World and Club Europe services, which are intended to boost customer experience as they travel. The company has reported investment of around £400m in Club World (long-haul business class) and the changes are far reaching. This month new catering was introduced in to the […]
Aviation Groups Complain to EU Over ‘Chaotic’ Border Checks
A number of influential air industry groups have written a joint letter to EU bosses over the havoc caused by border checks this summer. Many of our business travel clients endured long delays during journeys around Europe, as queues at passport control and immigration grew ever longer while July and August dragged on. New EU […]
British Airways address immigration delays at Lyon, Milan, Linate, Madrid & Barcelona
British Airways have commented on the continuing immigration delays at a number of European airports. Over the past few days, the media have been reporting on Passport Immigration queues at several airports with customers experiencing delays due to extra checks on both arrivals and departures. The main delay issues which ebb and flow at different […]