British Airways has announced a three-year partnership with the British Red Cross as part of its BA Better World Community Fund programme, supporting communities across the UK in times of emergency. British Airways’ investment will help the British Red Cross reach people in times of crisis, from local small-scale incidents to national disasters, providing psychological…
British Airways is reviewing its uniform policy
British Airways is reviewing its uniform policy after Virgin Atlantic said it no longer required staff to wear ‘gendered uniform options’. A spokesman for BA told the Sunday Telegraph: “At British Airways we’re committed to an inclusive working environment and as part of that, we’re reviewing our uniform policy and will update our colleagues when the…
Qatar Airways And British Airways Form The Largest Airline Joint Venture
Qatar Airways and British Airways have completed the next phase of their partnership development, providing worldwide access to more countries than any other airline joint venture. The airlines have added 42 additional countries to its common network, including Italy, the Maldives, Norway, Singapore, and Sweden, providing customers with improved connectivity between European, Middle Eastern, African,…
ITA Airways partners with FIGC
ITA Airways launched the agreement with the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) during a press conference held at the FIGC Federal Technical Centre in Coverciano. Fabio Lazzerini CEO of ITA Airways and Gabriele Gravina, president of the FIGC, illustrated to the press the initiatives included in the important agreement between ITA Airways and the FIGC from today until…
British Airways suspends short haul flight sales to mid-August
BA has stopped selling all domestic and European flight bookings from Heathrow until August 16 Having already cancelled tens of thousands of flights from Heathrow airport due to a lack of resources, British Airways has also stopped selling tickets for short-haul flights from Heathrow. Originally this would last to 8th August but has now been…
British Airways workers at Heathrow voted to strike this summer
The BA strikes could go ahead as early as July 8th. Seven hundred British Airways workers at London’s Heathrow airport have overwhelmingly voted to strike says the GMB and United unions. The walk-out is likely to happen during the peak school summer holidays and will include ground handling and check-in staff. The actual dates will…
Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350
Etihad Airways debuted its latest Airbus A350-1000, on a special first commercial flight from Abu Dhabi to Paris. The aircraft is the first A350 to be operated by a UAE airline, and it is the first of five A350s that will be added to the fleet in the coming months. A delegation of diplomatic dignitaries, Etihad…
JetBlue and Qatar Airways Announce Partnership Expansion To Serve 182 Destinations
Frequent travelers from both airlines will soon see more benefits in services, flight services, and points redemptions options The American low-cost airline JetBlue and the Arab state-owned flag carrier Qatar Airways recently announced in a press release an expansion of their partnership to serve 182 destinations. The new alliance will connect travelers to JetBlue’s network…
British Airways And Virgin Atlantic Remove Masks On Most Flights
Will masks on planes and airports become a thing of the past? That reality is among us, at least in some cases. It came as a big reveal on Monday when two major British airlines, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways, announced that they would be dropping their mask mandate for passengers on flights where…
Breeze Airways Announces 35 New Low-Cost Routes Across The U.S. from $50
The airline added 10 new destinations and is offering flights from coast to coast starting at $50 one way The new low-cost airline Breeze Airways announced a few months ago that massive upgrades were coming this year and the company kept its promise. This week, the carrier added 35 new routes for the summer and…