News & Press Releases relating to British Airways

BA Iberia "to sign merger deal next week"

BA has today declined to confirm that it will sign its final merger agreement with Iberia next week.

BA strike: International solidarity growing for cabin crew

British Airways' passengers who thought they might avoid disruption that will be caused by forthcoming strikes now face potential chaos on both sides of the Atlantic.

BA pledges to fly 60% of passengers

British Airways (BA) plans to get 60% of passengers to their final destination during the first three days of the upcoming cabin crew strike, due to start on Saturday.

BA Unite strike decision

BA's cabin crew union Unite has announced that a strike will go ahead.

BA and Unite talks stall

British Airways and Unite the Union have halted talks without reaching an agreement, according to a statement by the  TUC, which has been overseeing the talks.

BA, AA and Iberia offer up Heathrow slots

Oneworld alliance members British Airways (BA), American Airlines (AA) and Iberia are volunteering four daily pairs of slots at Heathrow for other airlines to lease.

Thousands volunteer to keep BA flying

British Airways has 6,000 volunteers on standby to assist at airports and on aircraft if cabin crew union Unite follow through with threatened strike action.

Virgin to start Heathrow-Accra service

Virgin Atlantic to challenge British Airways on the London-Ghana route Ghana from May 24, according to the Travel Trade Gazette.

BA strike talks progress

There is growing optimism at Heathrow airport that planned strike action by British Airways' cabin crew could be averted.

COMMENT: BA cabin crew living in the past?

Of the 11,691 ballot papers returned, 78.7 per cent of British Airways' cabin crew yesterday (Monday, February 22) backed calls for industrial action.

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