British Airways

Business

IAG emerges as major contender for stake in Portuguese airline TAP

A number of aviation firms, including Lufthansa and Air France-KLM, have also shown interest in the Portuguese carrier but BA owner, IAG, is widely viewed by analysts as the frontrunner.

24/01/2025

Business

British Airways planes stuck on the tarmac after IT outage at Heathrow

The flag carrier, owned by British-Spanish multinational airline holding IAG, later said the problem had been fixed much more speedily than in the past because of millions more being spent on extra investment in IT.

19/11/2024

Experiences

Could first class flights soon be a thing of the past?

While numerous airlines are saying goodbye to first class, some - especially in Europe - are investing more heavily than ever into the luxury cabins.

17/10/2024

Travel News

Travel from UK to Georgia set to get much quicker with direct flights

The new routes from Heathrow and Luton will cut down flight time from around eight to five hours.

19/09/2024

Business

British Airways' owner puts brakes on Air Europa takeover bid

IAG had offered a series of concessions to the EU regulators, including giving up take-off and landing slots to competitors but the regulators still saw the bid as potentially anti-competitive.

05/08/2024

People

Meet the 5%: What it’s like to be a woman in the aviation industry

One pilot says she finds it detrimental to progress when female passengers give her over-enthusiastic praise because she is a woman.

08/03/2024

Business

OnlyFans co-founder aims to fly high with new business plan

Millionaire OnlyFans co-founder, Tom Stokely, aims for the sky as he plans a new venture with a startup airline.

15/01/2024

Travel News

Why is British Airways canceling 300 flights over the Easter holidays?

Security guards are downing their baggage-checking duties after refusing to accept a real terms pay cut, the union says.

28/03/2023

Travel News

Ryanair rejects best and worst airline rankings as ‘fake news’

During a year of disruption, some airlines have been more helpful than others.

22/02/2023

Travel News

Are flights to and from the UK still affected by snow?

Freezing temperatures and snowfall lead to cancellations for flights to and from the UK.

14/12/2022

Travel News

Heathrow and Schiphol: An inside look at the impact of passenger caps

Heathrow airport has just announced the end of its 100,000 passenger cap. But what does that mean for flight prices and the travel experience?

07/10/2022

Travel News

Europe’s best airlines revealed at ‘aviation’s Oscars’

Following a summer of flight chaos around the world, these are the airlines coming out on top for customer satisfaction.

27/09/2022

Travel News

BA passengers warned after scammers discovered over lost luggage

Scammers posing as British Airways on Twitter asked customers to transfer money to recover lost luggage.

26/08/2022

Travel News

Lufthansa, Wizz, BA: All the airlines cancelling flights this winter

More and more airlines are cancelling to flights this winter in an effort to avoid further travel chaos. Keep up to date here.

26/08/2022

Travel News

British Airways to cancel another 10,000 flights this winter

The airline has had to comply with Heathrow's cap on daily passenger numbers.

23/08/2022

Travel News

British Airways staff secure a 13% pay rise after 'tough negotiations'

Union chiefs still say that BA has a long way to go before it can "restore the trust and confidence" of its workforce.

16/08/2022

Travel News

The airline cancelling the most flights this month - and it’s not BA

A look at the flakiest airlines shows which companies and countries are scrapping the highest % of their flights in July.

12/07/2022

Travel News

Urgent warning for BA passengers to check whether flight is cancelled

The UK’s largest airline says that more flight cancellations are coming this summer - but a strike threat at Heathrow has been lifted.

07/07/2022

Travel News

Experts on how not to lose your luggage during Christmas travel chaos

Checked baggage is being lost all over the world due to staff shortages. Here's what you can do to arrive at your destination with your luggage.

04/07/2022

Travel News

Lufthansa apologises for flight cancellations with surprising letter

Aviation giant Lufthansa has taken a different approach to many other airlines after cancelling flights.

28/06/2022