Lie-flat beds and free fizz at the posh end and ‘generous coffee service’ at the back: Travel experts give British Airways’ Covid-era Dreamliner service the thumbs up The Points Guy UK jumped on a BA 787 from Heathrow to Athens Two travel experts from the site recorded footage of their experiences Dreamliners have been temporarily … Read more
Going 747! British Airways donates its final Jumbo Jets to museums after the Queen of the Skies flies into retirement British Airways retired its fleet of 31 Boeing 747-400s as a result of Covid-19 The airline had planned to keep the iconic jets in the air for at least three years However, the collapse in … Read more
British Airways 747 bursts into flames at Spanish airport where it was being stored following its retirement The Boeing 747-400 was being stored at Castellon Airport in Spain It burst into flames on Monday with smoke billowing out from behind the cockpit Firefighters put out the blaze and confirmed the plane was due to be … Read more
Recreate the British Airways first class experience – at home! Carrier puts items from its premium cabins up for sale, from crockery and hot towels to ex-747 Champagne flutes, amid £5.4billion losses BA said you can ‘bring the magic of flying with BA into your own home’ For £12 you can buy the top-cabin hot … Read more
Recreate the British Airways first class experience – at home! Carrier puts items from its premium cabins up for sale, from crockery and hot towels to ex-747 Champagne flutes BA said you can ‘bring the magic of flying with BA into your own home’ For £12 you can buy the top-cabin hot towels (which obviously … Read more
Flying off the shelves: Champagne flutes and fine china from British Airways first-class go under the hammer amid £5.4billion losses British Airways will auction off some of its historic items used for first class The items are expected to include champagne flutes, fine china and glassware Comes following huge £5.4 billion losses at airline amid … Read more
British Airways, American Airlines and Oneworld have launched a Covid-19 testing trial on selected flights from the U.S to London Heathrow in a combined effort to scientifically demonstrate how testing for the virus can reopen international travel and quash quarantine requirements. The new British Airways CEO, Sean Doyle, explained that at the end of the … Read more
Incredible story of the British Airways captain who was sucked out of a cockpit window mid-flight 30 years ago yet lived to tell the tale – thanks to a flight attendant who held on to his trouser belt It was June 10, 1990, and the flight crew had performed a routine take-off But then the … Read more
In Saturday’s Mail, Princess Diana’s long-standing private secretary Patrick Jephson laid bare the dark tactics the BBC’s Martin Bashir used to secure his notorious Panorama interview with the Princess. Today, Patrick reveals how the fallout from that fateful interview 25 years ago meant Diana was never forgiven by the Royal Family, pushing her closer to … Read more
Airline chiefs warn ministers must end quarantine on the first day out of lockdown – as they call for passengers to be tested for Covid-19 BEFORE they fly to reboot the economy Bosses at two of Britain’s biggest airlines have piled pressure on Government British Airways chief executive Sean Doyle and Virgin Atlantic boss Shai … Read more