British Airways tips

May I have your attention, please? British Airways has unveiled its latest onboard safety video with a humorous take on British culture.

British Airways-owner IAG said business travel volumes in South America were recovering faster than those across the North Atlantic, although he expected the latter to catch up.

Having revised the salary structure for flying staff in April, Tata Group-owned Air India has now initiated a revamp of employment contracts and compensation for its non-flying workforce in India.

Ryanair on Tuesday resigned from an industry group set up by the British government to help implement its aviation strategy, dismissing it as a “talking shop” which has delivered no benefits or reforms for passengers.

Asked point blank if International Airlines Group, the owner of British Airways and Iberia, saw any declines in airfares or travel demand, CEO Luis Gallego was blunt. “We don’t see that,” he said.

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund Public Investment Fund (PIF) has announced the establishment of the Saudi Tourism Investment Company (Asfar) to support the growth of the country’s tourism sector.

Around 24,000 British Airways staff are set to receive a pay rise of 13% over 18 months, the Unite trade union said on Friday, with the award reflecting the country’s high inflation level and the bounce back in travel post-pandemic.

Recognizing the demands of consumers to have more options while in the air, British Airways has doubled the amount of content available to watch through its inflight entertainment system since the beginning of the year, according to an announcement from the carrier.

Airlines recently finished a wave of public meetings, during which some executives shared details about internal and consumer-facing tech investments. We’ve rounded up their comments on what they’re doing with internal tech systems, AI, biometrics, airline apps, in-flight entertainment, and more. 

In preparation for a busy summer of traveling, I wanted to face my fear of flying.

A few days before I was due to return to London from Sydney, I upgraded my $6,500 British Airways ticket from business class to first class for an additional $500.