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British Airways and EasyJet cancel more than 150 flights

British Airways and EasyJet have cancelled at least 150 short-haul flights from Gatwick and Heathrow on Wednesday, as the Transport Secretary prepares to meet airline bosses over Britain's travel misery.…

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British Airways-owner IAG scales back summer ramp-up to avoid disruptions at Heathrow

LONDON, (Reuters) - British Airways-owner IAG cut back plans to ramp up short-haul flights to avoid disruption at Heathrow airport this summer, sending its shares skidding 8% on Friday after admitting it doesn't…

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British Airways-owner IAG says business travel recovering

LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - British Airways-owner IAG ICAG.L said on Friday it had seen a strong recovery in business travel in the first quarter and it expected to be profitable from the second…

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UPDATED: British Airways cancels all short-haul flights from London’s Heathrow until midday

LONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - British Airways (BA) said it would cancel all short-haul flights from London's Heathrow airport until midday on Saturday as it deals with an IT failure. The airline…

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War and oil threaten to overshadow BA owner’s pandemic recovery

LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - British Airways-owner IAG cancelled flights to Moscow and pledged to avoid Russian airspace on Friday as the invasion of Ukraine and surging oil prices threatened its post-pandemic…

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British Airways close to reversing decision on scrapping Gatwick flights- Telegraph

British Airways is set to reverse its decision to scrap short-haul flights from Gatwick airport, the Telegraph reported. Executives of trade union Balpa will take a new pay deal to…

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British Airways to scrap Gatwick short-haul operations

British Airways said it was scrapping most short-haul operations at London's no.2 airport Gatwick, blaming pilots for rejecting a plan to set up a new low-cost unit to better compete…

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BA considers Gatwick-based independent short-haul airline

LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - British Airways said on Friday it was considering setting up a new independent subsidiary for its short-haul operations at London's Gatwick airport. The airline, owned…

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BA-owner IAG cautious on recovery, sees summer capacity rising to 45%

IAG said summer capacity would rise to 45% of pre-pandemic levels from 22% in the previous quarter, in the latest sign that a travel recovery is underway, although the British…

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British Airways Dreamliner 787 nose collapses at Heathrow Airport

British Airways plane has suffered a nose gear collapse on the tarmac at Heathrow Airport. Airport emergency crews rushed to the scene with the extent of the damage to the…

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Britain’s airlines say extra support needed if travel stays shut

Airlines based in Britain have told the government they will need industry-specific support to help them survive if COVID-19 rules continue to keep travel markets shut. Companies including British Airways,…

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UPDATED: UK launches action against Ryanair and BA over refunds

Britain's competition authority said on Wednesday it was launching enforcement action against Ryanair and British Airways over their failure to offer refunds to passengers who were barred from taking flights…

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BA and Heathrow urge UK to ease travel restrictions

The bosses of British Airways and London's Heathrow Airport urged the government to go further in easing restrictions around travel on Monday, saying links to much of Europe and the…

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British Airways considers selling its headquarters

British Airways said it was considering selling its headquarters building because of a switch to homeworking during the pandemic means it may no longer need so much office space. The…

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British Airways calls for vaccinated people to travel without restrictions

LONDON, March 14 (Reuters) - British Airways's new boss said vaccinated people should be allowed to travel without restriction and non-vaccinated people with a negative COVID-19 test, as he set…

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British Airways warns of deepening travel slump as losses mount

British Airways owner IAG warned the travel slump from the coronavirus pandemic had deepened, forcing it to axe even more of its winter flying schedule after it reported on Thursday…

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British Airways-owner IAG reports 1.3 bln euro loss

British Airways-owner IAG reported a 1.3-billion-euro loss in the third quarter as coronavirus restrictions continue to depress travel, forcing it to further downgrade its capacity outlook for the rest of…

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British Airways to ‘cut flights from Gatwick’ in Covid recovery plan

British Airways is planning to shrink its presence at London Gatwick Airport as part of a "bounce-back" effort in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. BA, which warned it could abandon…

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British Airways hit with UK data watchdog’s biggest-ever fine

Britain's data protection watchdog said on Friday it has fined British Airways 20 million pounds - its biggest such penalty to date - for failing to protect data that left…

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British Airways CEO resigns

Anglo-Spanish multinational airline holding company International Airlines Group (IAG) today announced the resignation of British Airways CEO Alex Cruz Luis Gallego, who took over as CEO of IAG last month,…

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British Airways boss says taking drastic action to make it through winter

British Airways is having to take every measure possible to make it through the winter because a fear of flying during the pandemic has destroyed any hope of a rapid…

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British Airways increasingly likely to face strike action

British Airways is increasingly likely to face strike action this autumn, as the trade union representing cabin crew said that new contracts offered to the airline's remaining staff did not…

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British Airways makes progress with job cuts

British Airways said on Friday it was making progress with its plan to cut 12,000 jobs to help it shrink as a result of the pandemic, with more than 6,000…

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British Airways retires entire fleet of Boeing’s jumbo jets

British Airways, the world's largest operator of Boeing 747, said late Thursday it would retire its entire jumbo jet fleet with immediate effect due to the downturn in travel…

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British Airways to sell art collection to raise cash

British Airways will sell at least 10 works of art that normally hang in its executive lounges, a source said, turning to pieces by famous artists like Damien Hirst to…

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Ryanair, easyJet and British Airways protest with British government against ‘unjustified and disproportionate’ quarantine rules

Three airlines have written to the British government in protest at its "wholly unjustified and disproportionate" quarantine rules for most international arrivals from Monday, a copy of the letter seen…

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British Airways threatens to fire pilots

British Airways is battling its pilot union that’s pushing back on further job cuts as the carrier initiates the legal process to block the U.K.’s 14-day self-isolation plan for arrivals…

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Warning British Airways is in dire straits

British Airways (BA) has told staff its parent firm is burning through £178m of cash a week and the airline does not have "an absolute right to exist" as a…

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British Airways gets help from UK government funds, hopes to revive flights in July

British Airways parent IAG has tapped UK government-backed loans to boost liquidity, in a sign of the damage wrought by the coronavirus on even the industry's strongest players. IAG accessed…

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British Airways to make 12,000 workers redundant

British Airways is on course to make up to 12,000 workers redundant following a collapse in global travel due to the coronavirus crisis. The airline's parent company IAG said a…

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British Airways workers accept furlough deal

British Airways employees have “overwhelmingly” voted to approve a deal to furlough the airline’s workers and preserve employment, Unite has announced. The union said its members backed the deal by 99%,…

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British Airways expected to announce suspension of 36,000 employees

IAG-owned British Airways is expected to announce a suspension of about 36,000 of its employees. The airline has reached a broad deal with Unite union that will include suspension of…

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British Airways suspends all Gatwick flights

British Airways will suspend all flights to and from London's Gatwick airport amid a collapse in demand due to the coronavirus. It follows EasyJet's suspension of flights after the government…

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British Airways pilots agree to take 50% pay cut

British Airways pilots are going to take a 50% pay cut in April and May as the airline battles to survive the coronavirus crisis. The drastic measures mean BA's 4,500…

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EasyJet and BA owner set to cut European flights because of coronavirus outbreak

EasyJet and the owner of British Airways are to cancel European flights because of the coronavirus crisis as global markets face their worst week since 2008. The budget airline and…

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British Airways’ Customers in Royal Air Maroc Codeshare Agreement

British Airways and Royal Air Maroc have announced a new codeshare agreement which will open up new routes across Morocco including Casablanca and Agadir. It will also give customers more…

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Storm Ciara helps BA jet fly from New York to London in under five hours, smashing record

A British Airways flight propelled by a 265mph tailwind flew from New York to London in under five hours, setting a subsonic passenger jet record. The Boeing 747 landed at…

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Man restrained after trying to open door of British Airways flight to Saudi Arabia

A man suffering a panic attack tried to open the door of a British Airways flight to Saudi Arabia in midair but was stopped by fellow passengers, including the brother of…

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Thousands face delays as BA flights disrupted

Thousands of passengers’ face delays as British Airways experiences disruption to flights caused by a "technical issue". The airline said overnight that a small number of planes were affected by…

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BA stepped in this week to fly a special four-legged friend to the UK to receive an ‘Animal OBE’

British Airways stepped in this week to fly a special four-legged friend to the UK to receive an ‘Animal OBE’ on Friday 4th October. When the airline heard that ex-US…

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British Airways pilots in unprecedented 48-hour strike today and Tuesday

British Airways pilots began a 48-hour strike on Monday, grounding most of the airline’s flights and disrupting thousands of travellers’ plans in unprecedented industrial action over a pay dispute. The…

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British Airways pilots to strike on Monday and Tuesday

Pilots at British Airways are preparing for a long-term campaign of disruption that could continue until the Christmas holidays, starting with strikes tomorrow Monday and Tuesday that will bring the…

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Further problems expected for BA flights due to IT glitch

British Airways travellers have been warned of possible further delays to flights, despite fixing an earlier IT glitch that crashed online check-ins. The airline cancelled 117 flights at Heathrow and…

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Thousands effected by British Airways IT glitch

Thousands of holidaymakers are facing travel chaos this morning after British Airways suffered an IT glitch. The Standard reports that British Airways passengers have reported delayed and cancelled flights due to IT…

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British Airways flight from London to Valencia makes emergency landing

A British Airways flight from London to Valencia has landed at its destination in Spain after apparently suffering an onboard emergency. One passenger on the flight tweeted videos that appeared…

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Home comforts and immersive tech come out on top in ground-breaking global report by British Airways on the future of air travel

Hyper-personalisation, immersive virtual realities, 3D printed health solutions, modular aircraft connected to city infrastructure, hypersonic flying and the rise of super-slow ”flight cruises”, are all part of the future of…

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