If a British Airways plane is stuck on the Heathrow taxiway awaiting a free stand – BA HQ will be fully aware. And will be working on a solution. If some passengers are transiting through the hub to another flight and time is tight – BA will know that, too. So will the flight crew. … Read more
Doha’s Hamad International Airport has been named the World’s Best Airport at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2024, aka ‘the Oscars of the airport industry’. The airport, home to a 6,000-square-metre indoor tropical garden and which offers unlimited free Wi-Fi, also takes home the gong for World’s Best Airport Shopping. It previously won the top … Read more
A mother and daughter have revealed what it’s like sharing their dream job as pilots, working for the same airline – and getting to ‘land’ a plane together in a state-of-the-art simulator. Teresa Irving, 56, and her daughter Gabriella Irving, 29, both work for British Airways, where Teresa serves as a Boeing 787 captain and her … Read more
There’s something beyond a first-class plane cabin. This. The Residence. Etihad’s A380 ‘hotel suite in the sky’, which features a private lounge, an ensuite shower and toilet, and a separate bedroom with a double bed. I’ve been inside it all of one minute and already concluded it’s surely the world’s best plane cabin. Seat pitch, … Read more
Amidst the turmoil regarding illegal immigrants and the Rwanda Bill in the UK, British Airways (BA) has landed in trouble over an immigration scam involving a BA worker who duped Indian passengers. As per media reports, a British Airways supervisor is on the run in India after he allegedly helped passengers fly to Canada without … Read more
By Rory Tingle Published: 14:11 GMT, 8 February 2024 | Updated: 15:22 GMT, 8 February 2024 These pictures show the inside of an exclusive £1,600-an-hour VIP suite where Prince Harry stayed at Heathrow before flying back to California after visiting King Charles. The Duke of Sussex flew 5,000 miles to be by his father’s side following … Read more
By Jessica Hamilton Published: 14:00 GMT, 2 February 2024 | Updated: 16:26 GMT, 2 February 2024 It’s a seismic moment for British Airways and its first-class customers – the carrier is no longer serving its acclaimed Laurent-Perrier Grand Siècle Champagne in the priciest cabin. It’s a move that could potentially generate uproar – at the … Read more
Hannah Jowett, pictured, was suspicious and frustrated earlier this year when she says she had to wait three hours for her Ford Focus to be returned after her flight from a three-week trip in Mexico Hannah Jowett, 36, a video production manager living in Leeds, was suspicious and frustrated earlier this year when she says … Read more
Spanish flight attendant Miguel Muñoz, currently based in Dublin, exclusively told Express.co.uk that the most effective way to get an upgrade to First Class is having a nice gesture with the crew. Miguel recommended buying snacks or Starbucks coffee from the terminal and bringing them on board for the whole crew to enjoy during the flight. … Read more
