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BA cabin crew in Christmas strike - Tue. 15 Dec. 2009
British Airways cabin crew have voted in favour of strike action which is scheduled to take place over the busy Christmas period. The 12 day strike action will last from December 22nd till January 2nd 2010. Following a dispute over job cuts and changes to staff contracts, 80% of cabin crew voted in favour of the action, at a ratio of nine to one.
BA Make Baggage Allowance Changes - Tue. 04 Aug. 2009
British Airways passengers who are planning on a ski holiday this year will now have to pay to take their ski and snowboarding equipment with them. A change to BA’s baggage policy for flights departing after 7th October 2009, will no longer allow passengers to take either a pair of skis or a snowboard in addition to their luggage allowance for free.
BA Resumes Flights To Saudi Arabia - Thu. 04 Jun. 2009
British Airways has resumed its flights to Saudi Arabia following a 4 year absence. BA re-commenced the route on Sunday, offering a 5 times weekly service to both Jeddah and Riyadh.
BA Post Biggest Loss For Over 20 Years - Fri. 22 May. 2009
British Airways has today announced its biggest loss for over 20 years, posting a £401 million loss before tax for the year to 31st March. BA made a revised profit of £922m in the previous year. Although revenues increased to almost £9 billion, it is the biggest loss that the carrier has reported since its privatisation in 1987.
BA Annnounce Heathrow - La Vegas Route - Tue. 19 May. 2009
British Airways has launched flights to Las Vegas from London Heathrow. The new route, which went on sale yesterday, means that British Airways serve 19 destinations in the US.
British Airways To Increase London - Dubrovnik Flights - Thu. 12 Mar. 2009
British Airways is ready to increase its services between London and Dubrovnik to eleven flights per week in the coming season. BA will also increase its Dubrovnik flights from London from the current three to four flights a week in winter.
BA Suffers 2009 Business Superbrand Decline - Tue. 24 Feb. 2009
The slide of British Airways from 8th to 36th in the 2009 Business Superbrands list has been blamed on the much criticised opening of Terminal 5 at Heathrow. Last year, Heathrow’s Terminal 5 suffered a disastrous opening as baggage went missing, check-in staff failed to turn up and flights were cancelled.
South Africa Tipped For 2009 By BA - Fri. 02 Jan. 2009
South Africa is tipped to be one of the top long haul destinations for 2009 according to a report from British Airways. In particular, Cape Town and Johannesburg were highlighted as destinations with most potential in the airline's, ‘top long haul destinations for 2009’ report.
British Airways Begins Executive Club Sale - Tue. 25 Nov. 2008
British Airways has announced a special offer meaning that passengers will only have to earn half the amount of air miles to receive award flights via its Executive Club frequent flyer programme.
British Airways Switch Focus Back To Iberia - Thu. 31 Jul. 2008
British Airways has confirmed that they are in talks with Iberia over a possible merger. Following a failed bid last year, British Airways insist that fresh merger talks are backed "unanimously" by the boards of both airlines. Should the talks be successful, both brands of BA and Iberia are to be retained as a combined group, whilst the merger would also involve a share swap.
