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British Airways is to launch seven new routes from Manchester Airport this summer. Key changes New seasonal service from Manchester to Alicante(ALC), Ibiza(IBZ), London City(LCY), Malaga(AGP), Mykonos(JMK), Nice(NCE), and Palma(PMI).  Operating dates 18 May - 01 October   New schedules Route Flight Days of operation  Departure Timings (local)       ...

Twenty six year-old Hannah Smith from Aberdeen had booked a holiday to the party town to celebrate being cancer-free, after falling ill with a rare malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour at the age of just 24. The rare illness, which saw Hannah undergo painful treatment for a year, left her with difficulties walking. But she and her pals were astonished when they arrived at ...

Formula 1 star Jenson Button enjoyed racing through the skies this week after piloting a British Airways A380 flight simulator at London’s Heathrow Airport. Watch the video here >  The former World Champion - who recently announced his retirement from the track - spent 90 minutes perfecting take-off, cruise and landing of the world’s largest commercial aircraft. The simula ...

When a customer is travelling on separate tickets please be aware that the airports cannot through check the customer to their final destination. For example, if a customer is travelling on British Airways from Glasgow to London Heathrow and then on a separate ticket from London Heathrow to New York, Glasgow airport they cannot through check the baggage to New York. Please do ...

We’re pleased to remind you that British Airways’ premium flights to Mauritius, Male and selected Caribbean destinations travelling outbound over Christmas and up to New Year’s Eve 2017 are now in system range. Currently classes C and D are available, but further classes may be opened in late January subject to demand.   Full details of all rules and booking conditions can be ...

From today (25 January 2017) British Airways will now operate from the South Terminal at London Gatwick Airport.  Departure information All Gatwick flights operated by British Airways depart and arrive at the South Terminal from 25 January 2017.  Check-in information Customers can check-in at Zones A and C in the South Terminal. The zones will feature 29 check-in desks in a ...

British Airways has made a number of changes to the service customers will receive on flights to and from China and Hong Kong to make them feel more at home onboard. New dark blue slippers will be introduced in Club World and World Traveller Plus ahead of Chinese New Year. The airline has also added Twining’s green tea as a beverage option in all cabins, giving a nod to the i ...

The trade union Unite has announced that it intends to hold a further set of industrial action involving one of our five cabin crew fleets on Thursday 19, Friday 20 and Saturday 21 January 2017 British Airways' contingency plans, which were successful during the previous two days of industrial action, will once again ensure that all of their customers will travel to their dest ...

London Heathrow  New routes-  Brindisi (BDS) - operating on Tuesday and Saturday from Terminal 5 between 3 June and 30 September 2017Montpellier (MPL) - operating on Wednesday and Saturday from Terminal 5 between 3 May and 30 September 2017Murcia (MJV) - operating on Tuesday and Saturday from Terminal 5 between 28 March and 28 October 2017Nantes (NTE) - operating ...

All British Airways customers will be able to fly to their destinations on Tuesday 10 January and Wednesday 11 January despite proposed industrial action by Unite.  All flights to and from London Gatwick will operate as normal. All flights to and from London City will operate as normal. The vast majority of flights to and from London Heathrow will operate as normal. As part ...