British Airways flight from London to Athens is forced to make emergency landing at Zurich

EXCLUSIVE: British Airways flight from London to Athens is forced to make emergency landing at Zurich after co-pilot fell unconscious at the controls British Airways flight made emergency landing at Zurich Airport in Switzerland   Captain of A320 Airbus made the landing at Zurich after his co-pilot passed out  Jet was on the ground for over … Read more

Passengers arrive in New York from the UK WITHOUT being checked for COVID despite mutant strain

Passengers arriving in New York City from the United Kingdom said they didn’t have to take a COVID test before boarding their flight Tuesday, despite the discovery of a new mutant strain of the virus in Britain that is 70 percent more infectious. On Monday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called it ‘reprehensible’ and ‘grossly … Read more

Coronavirus UK: FTSE 100 falls after opening amid fears of further economic threats

More than £33billion was wiped off the FTSE 100 within minutes of opening today as panicked investors reacted to the devastating economic threat of a toughened lockdown, the new coronavirus strain and the continued Brexit deadlock. The index of Britain’s leading companies fell 1.8 per cent or 117 points to 6,410 shortly after opening in … Read more

Captain Tom tweets family photo from Barbados after being treated to trip by British Airways

‘Enjoying a beautiful day in Barbados’: Captain Tom tweets family photo from bucket-list break after the war hero who raised £33million for the NHS was treated to trip by British Airways Sir Tom Moore became a national treasure after raising millions for the NHS   British Airways offered him a free flight to Barbados along … Read more

British Airways cuts 15 long-haul routes including Sydney and Abu Dhabi due to pandemic

British Airways cuts more than 15 long-haul routes due to operate next year including Sydney, Bangkok and Abu Dhabi amid collapse in demand during pandemic Flights to Seoul, Calgary and Kuala Lumpur amongst those that have been cut   Owner IAG had a pre-tax loss of 6.2 billion euros for nine months to September  Passenger numbers not expected … Read more

Sacked PwC accountant drunkenly groped a sleeping woman’s breasts aboard BA flight

A sacked PwC accountant who was jailed for drunkenly groping a sleeping woman’s breasts aboard a British Airways flight before attacking her with a book when she rejected him was today allowed to continue working.   James Phipps was on a transatlantic flight when he rubbed the breasts of a female passenger two seats away from … Read more

Baggage handler, 36, is found guilty of murdering his British Airways host lover

Baggage handler, 36, is found guilty of murdering his British Airways host lover, 58, in a ‘fit of rage’ as he tried to steal her money to feed his drug habit Jayesh Gobar, 36, of Crawley, West Sussex, murdered Nelly Myres, 58, at home Gobar was convicted today at Hove Crown Court of her murder … Read more

Captain Tom, 100, jets off to Barbados with a free flight from British Airways

‘I never thought I’d travel again’: Captain Tom, 100, says he has ticked ‘item off his bucket list’ after British Airways offer him free flight to Barbados for him and his family Captain Tom is heading to Barbados with his family courtesy of British Airways Sir Tom raised millions for the NHS at the height of the … Read more

Last flight of the Jumbos: Final British Airways 747 takes off one more time

The wide body, four-engine Boeing 747-400 is an iconic part of British Airways’ fleet.  BA, the world’s largest operator of the Boeing 747, describes the 747-400 as ‘a proven performer with high reliability’ which boasts high reliability and has incorporated major aerodynamic improvements over earlier 747 models, which have a history stretching back 50 years. The … Read more

Retired BA captain, 62, who flew Concorde hanged himself at his £1.4million home, inquest hears 

A retired British Airways captain was found hanged at his home on a millionaires’ estate after he was accused of ‘troubling’ domestic abuse, an inquest heard today.  Former Concorde pilot and BBC composer David Ffoulkes-Williams, 62, was being investigated by police after a new girlfriend, who had moved into his lavish Surrey home, made allegations … Read more