5 h. ago Major American Express update impacting British Airways customers

It was announced yesterday that only British Airways Premium Plus American Express cardholders — not those using the free British Airways American Express card — can now earn up to 2,500 tier points per year when using their card for everyday spending

Economics

6 h. ago British Airways reveals how you can use your Amex to earn points in new loyalty scheme

Tier points can be earned with a British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card

Politics

40 h. ago B&M's £7 cabin bag that 'fits plenty' for British Airways, easyJet and TUI

The affordable cabin bag will save travellers making short trips abroad a fortune in luggage charges

Economics

54 h. ago Amex rival reveals fanciest credit card ever with astonishing array of perks worth more than $2.7k

The move brings the bank into more direct competition with American Express, whose Platinum Business card has long dominated the premium space.

Politics

3 d. ago British Airways' Dreamliner flight to Chennai with 360 on board returns to London after mid

British Airways' Dreamliner flight to Chennai with 360 on board returns to London after mid-air snag  dtnext

Politics

3 d. ago Brits warned of travel chaos as European airport hit by 10th walkout in 45 days

The Finnish Aviation Union (IAU) has held strikes on on May 2, 5, 16, 19, 30, June 2, 4, with June 17 and 19, with the likes of Ryanair, British Airways and Norwegian impacted

Events

3 d. ago British Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner from London to India turns round MID

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was yesterday less than an hour into its journey from Heathrow to Chennai when a pilot suspected a 'technical issue'.

Politics

3 d. ago British Airways flight to Chennai makes emergency return to London; over 700 passengers affected

British Airways flight to Chennai makes emergency return to London; over 700 passengers affected  dtnext

Politics

4 d. ago British Airways Chennai flight returns to London over technical issue

British Airways Chennai flight returns to London over technical issue  BusinessLine

Politics

4 d. ago British Airways flight from London to Chennai returns to Heathrow Airport after “flap adjustment failure” of the Boeing 787

British Airways flight from London to Chennai returns to Heathrow Airport after “flap adjustment failure” of the Boeing 787-8 plane  OpIndia

Society

4 d. ago BA flight launches to pretty seaside village only Italians know about

Sweeter Dolce Vita - loved by Italians, Rimini is now even easier for us to reach, Jordan Reynolds finds, who hopped on a British Airways flight to the pretty seaside village

Politics

6 d. ago Boeing 787 Dreamliner: a passenger and airline favourite, with some nightmares along the way

The Man Who Pays His Way: The first fatal crash of the 787 in Ahmedabad will sharply increase the focus on the plane’s airworthiness

Politics

6 d. ago What aircraft do the most popular budget airlines use? From easyJet and Ryanair to Jet2 and British Airways

There's millions of flights across Europe's skies every year, with low-cost airlines accounting for a large chunk of them. But which aircraft do low-cost airlines use?

Politics

7 d. ago Dreamliner planes had clean safety record until Ahmedabad crash

The aircraft type, which entered service in 2011, is described by Boeing as ‘the bestselling passenger widebody of all time’.

Events

7 d. ago Flight 149: Hostage of War review – a tale so staggering you couldn’t write it

This excellent documentary tells the tale of a BA plane’s Kuwait stopover just as Saddam Hussein invaded. It’s a crucial tale of a four-month nightmare that is barely believableIf it were a work of fiction, the story of Flight 149 would probably be deemed too horrifying – or too unbelievable – for television. Indeed, as a documentary interspersed with dramatic reconstructions, at points it is almost unbearable to watch. But it is a crucial piece of work: a one-off film that goes deep into a bizarre and increasingly hideous ordeal to ask how and why it happened.On 2 August 1990, a British Airways plane carrying nearly 400 passengers and crew from London to Kuala Lumpur touched down for a scheduled stopover in Kuwait. Those on board knew nothing of the unfolding Iraqi invasion of the country and the brutality Saddam Hussein was inflicting on his neighbours (this would, of course, soon lead to the Gulf war). British Airways maintains that it, too, was unaware of what was taki...

Events

8 d. ago 'My childhood disappeared an instant after our British Airline flight was taken hostage'

A fascinating Sky Documentary airing tonight tells the shocking scandal of British Airways Flight 149, that was held as a hostage of war by Saddam Hussein in 1990

Events

9 d. ago Outrage as British Airways uses Argentinian name for Falkland Islands capital in 'disgraceful' move

Veterans of the Falklands war have branded the decision 'disgraceful' after BA's screens displayed the name 'Puerto Argentino', despite the islands being in British hands since 1833.

Politics

1 week ago British Airways bans cabin crew from specific activity during layovers in strict new policy

British Airways has banned its staff from a specific activity during layovers in a new policy.

Events

2 w. ago British Airways bans cabin crew from taking certain photos on layovers

BA has cited security concerns over potential AI-powered location identification as the main reason for the ban, which follows another set of photo rules for staff that was introduced in 2023

Culture

2 w. ago Flight attendant shares one £1.22 item every passenger should carry on

A former British Airways cabin crew member has lifted the lid on the most germ-ridden parts of a plane - and passengers may be alarmed to realise it's hard to avoid

Economics