UK-based startup Global Airlines, which planned to begin flying Airbus A380s between New York and London as early as summer 2024, is already delaying its launch to 2025.
04.06.2024 - 10:57 / insider.com
Back in 2006, British Airways was named the world's best airline by Skytrax, but its reputation has since declined.
In March, the UK flag carrier announced a $9 billion plan to turn things around. That included overhauling its IT system and continuing retrofits on its Airbus A380 jets — but perhaps the main change is a new cabin design for its short-haul flights.
One A321neo with the new seats is already in the skies. After seeing them in person at the March press event, I wanted to see how they compare to the old version, so I took a trip on an older BA plane in late May.
I definitely thought the flight was better than that of a budget airline, but it also wasn't perfect. BA can feel dated and inconsistent, but this makes me excited for the updates because they seem to solve lots of problems.
UK-based startup Global Airlines, which planned to begin flying Airbus A380s between New York and London as early as summer 2024, is already delaying its launch to 2025.
The brand new Lufthansa City Airlines will take its first flight on 26 June, bringing new short- and medium-haul connections to Germany.
British Airways has added Lapland to its list, and checked it twice, as it prepares to launch new flights to Santa Claus’s home region this winter. Departing from London Gatwick, new twice-weekly flights will launch on 3 December 2024 and fly customers to Ivalo, which is home to Finland’s most northerly airport.
If you want to fly from the West Coast to Europe in British Airways premium economy or business class this year, now is a good time to book your flights.
Corporate travel spending is on track to reach pre-pandemic levels by the end of this year, but the nature of who is spending looks very different.
With the rise of wild swimming, forest bathing (traditionally known as going for a walk in the woods) and ‘Iceman’ Wim Hof's sub-zero philosophies, there is a definite trend for reestablishing bonds with the natural world across Europe.
British Airways has long been the largest European carrier serving the U.S., and now, the airline wants to make itself even more relevant to your travel plans.
JetBlue and British Airways have been approved to partner up on codeshare flights, making it easier for travelers to fly to dozens of destinations between the U.S. and Europe. “We are pleased with the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) approval for a bilateral codeshare agreement between JetBlue and British Airways,” an airline spokesperson for JetBlue shared with T+L on Tuesday. “We are always looking for new ways to offer our customers more choice when traveling. With the new codeshare, customers will be able to seamlessly book a single ticket for travel on both airlines, providing an expanded network of destinations across Europe and the U.S.”
Dozens of British Airways passengers endured a nine-hour "flight to nowhere" after crossing the Atlantic twice.
Indian travelers have been booking outbound flights from major Indian airports in record numbers in a bid to escape the extreme heatwave, according to travel company Trevolution Group’s data.
The Oneworld alliance is getting a new full-fledged member in the South Pacific. Within the next year, Fiji Airways will become a full member of the global alliance, Oneworld leaders announced Monday.
Not long after my 48th birthday, in August 1999, my husband Barry invited me out for a margarita at Compadre's, a Mexican restaurant near our home in Palo Alto. It turned out he had an agenda.