SAN JOSE — Nonstop flights between London and San Jose have resumed after more than two years, a relaunch that helps underscore Silicon Valley’s recovery from economic maladies linked to the coronavirus. The first San Jose-London flight occurred Monday night, with additional flights Tuesday and Thursday of this week. Daily service that links Silicon Valley and England resumes on Saturday, June 18. All the flights are nonstop. Read more …. The post London-San Jose direct flights soar with British Airways relaunch first appeared on British Airways flight status ..read more

British Airways suspended its usual WiFi charges so passengers could watch Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral while they were in the air on Monday. A representative for the airline confirmed to Insider that passengers on any planes with WiFi networks would be able to livestream the historic funeral on their personal devices. BA’s in-flight WiFi usually costs between $6 to $14 for browsing or streaming, according to the airline’s website. British Airways added that it would observe the two minutes of silence held across the UK at the end of the funeral, with some flights being retimed or canceled to ..read more

British Airways, part of International Airlines Group (also parent of Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus) is one of the world’s leading global premium airlines. The UK flagship carrier has a fleet of more than 280 aircraft – including the Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 – that fly 123,000 passengers across the globe every day. A British Airways aircraft takes off from somewhere in the world every 90 seconds. The carrier was created in 1974 after the British government decided to merge several national and regional airline corporations. However, the carrier is marking 2019 as its centenary on the basis ..read more

British Airways has announced a string of changes to its service as the UK continues to emerge from worst of the Covid crisis. In an email to customers issued yesterday, BA CEO Sean Doyle confirmed that the airline will bring back offering customers complimentary water and snacks during short haul flights. British Airways got rid of free snacks on its short-haul flights in 2016, forcing passengers to pay for sandwiches. Efforts are also being made to work on improving the quality of its meals and choice that are served across all of its cabins. The airline will continue to provide table servi ..read more

The British flag carrier is sticking by the giant of the skies while its European rivals have retired the type. If it sticks to the current schedule, British Airways will exceed its pre-pandemic Airbus A380 operations by the end of the year. Currently, 495 Airbus A380 flights are planned for August 2022, up 7% from August 2019. By November, the airline plans to operate more A380 flights in a month than at any point since its first Airbus A380 flight in August 2013. Many assumed that the COVID-19 pandemic would mark the death of the Airbus A380, especially after large users such as Air France ..read more

British Airways has partnered with the creators of hygiene brand Dettol as part of its “ongoing commitment to keep staff and customers safe”. The airline is collaborating with Reckitt Benckiser, the makers of Dettol, to provide a range of its cleaning products to customers from March 2021. The updated cleaning protocols are supported by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The Dettol products will be used both in the air and on the ground. At Heathrow Terminal 5, for instance, there will be hand sanitiser stations positioned at all check-in desks, self-service bag drop, lounges ..read more

London (CNN Business)British Airways is planning to launch a new, low-cost short-haul carrier as it seeks to compete with Ryanair (RYAAY) and EasyJet (ESYJY) in the one area of aviation that appears to be recovering well from the pandemic.In a memo to staff first reported by travel website Headforpoints.com, CEO Sean Doyle said that British Airways was planning a “new operating subsidiary” to run alongside its existing long-haul operation at London’s Gatwick airport.Doyle added that the new airline would seek to serve “highly competitive” short-haul routes from London’s second-biggest airport ..read more