British Airways

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Thousands of flights to and from Europe affected by suspected Russian jamming
About 46,000 aircraft have logged GPS problems over Baltic Sea since August, says report

Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

22, Apr, 2024 @12:49 PM

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UK airline emissions on track to reach record high in 2024
Sector may breach the government’s Jet Zero strategy which pledged not to surpass 2019 CO2 figures

Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

19, Apr, 2024 @4:32 PM

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Two passenger planes clip wings at Heathrow
Footage on social media shows wing of Virgin Atlantic plane overlapping wing of BA aircraft

Daniel Lavelle

07, Apr, 2024 @4:37 PM

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BA, easyJet and Wizz Air resume flights to and from Israel
Virgin Atlantic to restart services in September, almost a year after airlines suspended flights owing to Gaza war

Jack Simpson

03, Apr, 2024 @11:55 AM

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British Airways to offer free in-flight use of messaging apps
Passengers on planes with wifi will be able to send and receive texts on apps such as WhatsApp for no cost

Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

06, Mar, 2024 @11:26 AM

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British Airways owner’s annual profits soar to £2.3bn on leisure boom
IAG says demand has remained robust despite UK recession, with capacity close to pre-Covid levels

Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

29, Feb, 2024 @2:22 PM

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BA’s failures stopped me from visiting my dying grandmother
She wanted to see my newborn baby but I couldn’t even board the plane because of a problem with my ticket

Anna Tims

19, Feb, 2024 @7:00 AM

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BA’s last-gasp cancellation added £690 to cost of our honeymoon
It axed our flight to Japan with 14 hours’ notice and we had to buy new tickets from another airline

Anna Tims

10, Jan, 2024 @7:00 AM

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Virgin Atlantic and BA face formal complaints over sustainability claims
Exclusive: Airlines accused of making misleading claims in same week as first transatlantic commercial biofuel flight

Helena Horton Environment reporter

30, Nov, 2023 @12:00 PM

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Strong demand drives profits record at British Airways owner IAG
Group says it will use third-quarter earnings of £1.52bn to invest in the business and reduce its debt

Tom Ambrose

27, Oct, 2023 @11:03 AM

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Airlines suspend all flights between UK and Israel
BA, Virgin, easyJet and Wizz Air make decision for safety reasons as MPs and families call on UK to evacuate nationals from Gaza

Ben Quinn and Gwyn Topham

11, Oct, 2023 @5:30 PM

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On the cards: Amex UK boss on plans for BNPL and keeping BA tie-up despite climate crisis
Hannah Lewis on the financial services firm’s partnership with airline, weathering the pandemic and navigating a male-dominated business world

Kalyeena Makortoff

03, Oct, 2023 @1:00 PM

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