A New Zealand native was fined and now has lost his job after berating a British Airways flight attendant of Indian descent for waking him up and demanding to be served by a white flight attendant. Once again, we...
LOT Polish Cabin Crew Director Fired For Fat Shaming British Airways Crew
A LOT Polish Cabin Crew Director has been fired after mounting outrage over her online cyberbullying of British Airways flight attendants. Katarzyna Richter took to Facebook after a recent BA flight from London Gatwick to Poland to note: Today,...
First Impressions: British Airways A350-1000 Club World Suites
The British Airways A350-1000 takes the BA Club World business class product to a whole new level. I was greatly impressed by my flight to Madrid. While the A350 is destined for longhaul service, BA is testing it out...
EgyptAir Ridicules British Airways For Cancelled Cairo Flights
An EgyptAir official ridiculed British Airways for cutting flights to Cairo “without a logical reason” as questions continue to swirl around the mysterious and unilateral cancellation. British Airways suspended flights to Cairo for at least one week, citing security...
EgyptAir Deploys 787 To London Heathrow To Offset British Airways Cut
EgyptAir has responded to British Airways’ sudden suspension of service to Cairo with increased capacity via its brand new 787-9 Dreamliner. British Airways offered no specific reason for its suspension of service to Cairo for a week, blaming the...
British Airways Vows To Fight Massive Fine For Data Breach
British Airways faces a £183m ($230m) fine for exposing sensitive customer information. But the company’s leaders are vowing to fight it in open court while downplaying BA’s culpability. Thanks to what the British Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) called “poor security...
British Airways Abandons Special 747 Flights
British Airways has scrapped plans to operate a trio of Boeing 747s on domestic routes in commemoration of its 100th birthday. As I wrote about on Monday, 747s suddenly popped into the schedule for the following six flights on...
British Airways Schedules 747 On Domestic Flights
August 25, 2019 is shaping up to be a special day on British Airways, including the chance to catch 747-400s on six domestic flights. It was on August 25, 1919 that Aircraft Transport and Travel Limited (AT&T), a forerunner...
Supreme Court Blocks LATAM Marriage With British Airways And American Airlines
There’s no plural marriage in Chile, where the Supreme Court blocked proposed unions between LATAM and both American Airlines and British Airways. Joint-venture agreements between LATAM and AA and BA have been three years in the making. The proposed...
The Queen Visits British Airways
Queen Elizabeth II paid a visit to British Airways today to commemorate the carrier’s 100th birthday. Escorted by CEO Alex Cruz, the Queen was met by staff dressed in heritage uniforms from the 1930s to present day. The Queen also...
British Airways Sells “Afternoon Tea” But Doesn’t Include Tea!
Irony of ironies, British Airways’ “afternoon tea” available for purchase in economy class does not include tea! British Airways has a new summer buy-on-board menu. Included in that menu is “afternoon tea” with the following description: AFTERNOON TEA Enjoy...
Review: British Airways A319 Business Class Basel To London
Afternoon tea on British Airways in Club Europe is always a treat. This is part of my India – Maldives trip report. You can read the intro here. Note, this is a bit of a “vintage” trip report from...
When Food Was Free On British Airways…
Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. Last week...
The Conspiracy Nut On British Airways
I was standing in the gate area waiting to board my BA flight from London to Basel on Friday when a man approached me and started talking. Let’s call him Nigel. Nigel showed me his bag from Dixons Travel,...
My Last Flight In British Airways Economy Class…
British Airways should go into the sardine packing business, as it has certainly pioneered the practice on its shorthaul flights. A couple thoughts. First, let’s always keep things in context. I’m incredibly thankful for the opportunity to fly, even...
Negative Iberia Avios Account Didn’t Affect My Trip
Last year I participated in Iberia’s excellent Avios promotion which awarded me 90,000 Avios for purchasing 10 one-way tickets. Iberia’s technology failed and issued me a negative balance. I wondered at the time how that might affect my redemption...
British Airways CEO Proud That He Eliminated Free Food And Drink
British Airways’ CEO Alex Cruz has no regret over cutting free food and drink from economy class on shorthaul flights. None at all. In an interview earlier this week, he claimed that negative passenger reaction “didn’t surprise me at...
Book Cathay Pacific First Class For 14K Chase Points
You can sample the luxurious Cathay Pacific first class lounges in Hong Kong and get a taste for Cathay Pacific’s acclaimed first class product for only 14K Chase points. That’s a value worth considering if you’re in the area....
Chase Enters The World Of Transfer Bonuses
Chase has entered the world of transfer bonuses with a generous transfer bonus to British Airways. Through June 16, 2019 (11:59 PM ET), you can receive a 30% bonus when you transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to British Airways...
Why British Airways Turned Down More A380s
Rumors of a British Airways A380 acquisition never materialized. But it was not for lack of effort. Now we know why. In February, I wrote about British Airways’ willingness to purchase more A380s to save the program. At the...