British Airways - BAW

I have flown with British Airways on numerous occasions and so will share my views on them. The company: British airways is a British company and the national carrier of the UK. They have bases at the majority of the main UK airports including London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow. They operate a fleet of 20 different size aircrafts including Boeing aircraft and Airbuses. The company fly both short haul and long haul ...
...that you can book with British airways and may be flying on of their codeshare partner aircrafts. Booking: Booking with British airways can be done in a variety of ways. Customers can either book through an agency who will book the flights for them, You can book on their webiste which is ba.com or you can book over the phone with them. As a general rule it is better to book directly with them as you will get the best rates and normally booking on ...

frankiecesca 24.06.2008 (19.06.2008) · Read full review
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British Airways is the World's Favourite Airline? How can they get away with this claim? Surely this is marketing hype in the extreme. Maybe its favourite airline not to travel on, favourite airline to slag off, favourite airline to arrive late, favourite airline for masochists who enjoy being extorted...... I really resent British Airways unfair position. They have a monopoly on a lot of routes and they extort money from passengers. Take the Edinburgh ...
...- London Heathrow - as low as £120. Why the difference, because there is competition on the London route but none to Southampton. This is the same for Birmingham and various other UK airports. The most annoying thing is that they claim they dont make money! What the hell do they do with it. Line their fat cat pockets, thats what. Compare them with Ryanair. A no frills airline ( this means you dont get a plastic meal and a hot brown drink ) that makes ...

Woodster 24.07.2001 · Read full review
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British Airways Now I don't wish to bore you but I am in the Aero industry and so I feel obliged to give you just a smidgin of history. British Airways a great British institution. If you wish to skip this next part move to the next section, I won't be offended honest. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was in 1919 when the first British airline was established, then 2 more airlines were ...
...Imperial Airways, the first major British carrier. Close to the beginning of the Second World War, BOAC was born and began trans-Atlantic routes. In addition, a new airline was created, the British European Airways (BEA), which flew European flights. All aircraft were equipped with British Rolls-Royce engines. In 1967, BOAC and BEA merged and created British Airways. All through to today British Airways have stayed mostly true to its colours and ...

kathryn.rosling 12.03.2006 · Read full review
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I have flown with British Airways on a number of occasions to European destinations, always in economy, and to be honest it never has been an issue – the flights were short and in flight cabin service good. Recently in Feb 04, l had the joy and pleasure of being treated to a Club World (the BA term for business) flight to New York. I’m not going to comment on prices, l didn’t pay – this was part of my Christmas present – ...
...travel shop, your local travel agent on log on to www.britishairways.co.uk. Other sites such as expedia.com, ebookers.co.uk, or lastminute.co.uk should also be able to sort you out with flights no matter what class. I am not an expert on airplanes – in fact l don’t know a 737 from a 747 – lm a bit like that with cars too – colours that’s what l remember. When it comes to the aircraft, it will be the fancy logo or pattern ...

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...to Dallas Fort-Worth, Texas, on British Airways. I booked my ticket just after Christmas, so about 4 months prior to travel, and i got a really good deal. As I was staying with relatives, there wasn't any need for me to book any hotels or cars through BA. The online booking was really easy. Just fill in the boxes and they email you with your e-ticket, debit your card and then you're all ready to travel. Make sure you print off your e-ticket, and ...
...space (The width of the seat is unchanged though). Overall, I would say that British Airways is a good airline to travel with. It's quite a bit nicer that American and United, but not as nice as Virgin; having said that, I think you get what you pay for. ...

JuzzaNg 03.05.2005 · Read full review
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...this time I flew with British Airways. Having had bad experiences with other airlines, I was interested to see how they compared. British Airways has a large fleet of aircraft, including Boeing 737-777's, Airbus A319 and A320 and the Concorde. They fly to over 200 destinations worldwide, but are also part of One World, which includes Aer Lingus, American Airlines, Quantas and Iberia. As part of One World, they can now fly to 570 destinations worldwide. ...
...cramps. When I traveled British West Indies, it was so cramped that you could almost feel the bloodclots forming! The plane was clean and tidy, with comfortable seats. The seats had a useful pull down cushion on either side of the head, which made it much more comfortable to sleep. We were also given a blanket, a pillow and a bag containing socks, toothbrush and paste and an eyecover. These made sleeping on the flight much more comfortable than ...

chachaqueen 25.09.2002 · Read full review
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...flying with and I replied British Airways to which he said"You are lucky you will be the first out of here,they are the best airline in the world"and he was right we were the first out. BRITISH AIRWAYS..THE FLIGHT.. ------------------------------ We had won a trip to New York and went to London by a B.A shuttle from Belfast.The plane we boarded at London was a British Airways jumbo jet and we were seated at the top of the plane right up at the hump.Up ...
...were stranded for 3 days British Airways were very helpful,offering us another place to stay.They kept us informed of what was happening and were actually the first airline to get a flight out that night.The ground was still covered in snow and it was still snowing a bit,if you picture the scene from the Buddy Holly film it was a bit like that.I didnt want to get on the plane but I did,they deiced the plane,took off and it was so smooth you never ...

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...of the day was a British Airways Express flight from leeds/Bradford to Gatwick which we purchased at a special price of £19 return which was absolutely excellent for BA.. the flight from Leeds Bradford was in an ATR42 twin prop and the food and service on board was fabulous, we though if this is the standard then its going to be better than Virgin Atlantic( whom we normally fly with )....sadly how wrong we were going to be on this thought.. when ...
...seats in the upper deck, I looked forward to this but the seats were close together and much narrower than Virgins seats, they were also configured in blocks of three abreast which meant the person in the midle is hemmed into a narrow uncomfortable seat.. The steward although friendly gave us the impression he was working on a charter flight not a scheduled flight, and the food was dreadful, we only had a choice of two main courses fish or meat ...

Dalesman 19.08.2000 (21.10.2001) · Read full review
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...Lufthansa, KLM, Monarch, Air 2000, British Midland… the list is endless (well sort of), and I can’t compare them all (except to say that British Midland are terrible, and I will never, ever fly with them again), but none come close in my opinion. For my needs, as a frequent, fussy, non-business traveller, British Airways win hands down. Do you want to know the story of what happened when I flew home from Italy? Do you? Do you really? ...
...in the world of sports that week. So there you have it. Fly economy with British Airways and you too could find yourself sitting surrounded by footballers only slightly more famous than Blackpool Seasiders. You have been warned :-) But, it’s still a risk I’m willing to take. ...

zoe_page 27.09.2001 · Read full review
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...time. For some reason British Airways (BA) came to mind and so when I was looking for the flights I went straight to their web-site. I got a reasonable price and checked it out with the disgraced budget carrier. Imagine my surprise when it turned up cheaper. Yes, not pennies but nearly £50 cheaper. I tried the other carriers that went to the same destination and they were around £100 to £150 more expensive. So dropping my earlier pledge not to go ...
...those not in the know. British Airways has a long history starting as an amalgamation of pioneer airlines from 1919, it soon formed in 1924 into Imperial Airways. Synonymous with the expansion of the British Empire the Imperial name was changed in 1939 to British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), this was when Imperial Airways and British Airways Limited were brought together and nationalised. The BOAC name lasted until the seventies when it was ...

buzzard_cad 01.09.2006 · Read full review
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...by the time we reached British Air space. ~ In-flight Entertainment ~ Now this on the surface at least looked promising. Each seat had its own personal television screen inserted into the back of the seat in front. Headsets were given out free of charge and did seem to be fairly well insulated; in other words you couldn’t hear what your neighbour was listening to. That’s unfortunately where the good times ended. The movie selection was pretty dire, ...
...The only ‘known’ title to me was ‘ A Knights Tale’, the rest I either hadn’t heard of, were old films or Asian subtitled efforts. Did you know that during a very long transcontinental flight it is possible to watch the previously mentioned movie 8 complete times without interruption?!?!?!?! I can now quote the entire script, word perfect and probably backwards. The ‘radio’ selection was vaguely better but at times, the ‘navigator screen’ (the one ...

rachels_ratty 22.11.2002 · Read full review
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CONCORDE – THE EPITOMY OF ELEGANCE The recent news that Concorde has been flight-tested with a view to resuming normal service, after the terrible disaster in Paris last year, was eagerly welcomed by the many aviation followers and admirers of this beautiful aircraft. My wife and I were fortunate enough in 1993 to book a flight, albeit a short one, on Concorde when it visited Humberside Airport (the old WW2 RAF station of Kirmington). Of ...
...visit to London with an overnight stay in a five star hotel followed by a return trip to Kirmington on Concorde. The weather was bright and sunny as we arrived at Heathrow and there was a collective sharp intake of breath as we positively drooled at the sight of this sleek, elegant mistress of the skies. Cameras were well in evidence as enthusiasts snapped away as we gazed in open admiration at this magnificent machine. Although Concorde was designed ...

rokkafella8 22.07.2001 · Read full review
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Until quite recently I flew weekly from London to Copenhagen, and back. At first, as a patriotic Brit, I wanted to use BA. Then I realised it offered me nothing. SAS is much better... (All these comments relate to trips to and from Copenhagen). First as a holder of discounted economy tickets I would get precisely NO air miles/executive member points even flying every week - discounted tickets don't count for this on BA. SAS (Skandinavian Airlines) ...
...you use, independent of whether they're discounted or not (you get double points in Business class). Second, and I know this is petty, but that's why it iritates me, on SAS they have a generous stand of UK and Danish/Swedish newspapers outside the plane for you to pick up as you board - i.e. first come first served, independent of class. On BA, they wheel a trolley around business class and economy gets nothing (normally). For 35p per paper, that's ...

hielant 14.08.2000 · Read full review
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After getting a rather large bonus, my boyfriend decided he was taking me away..........to New York!!! --Booking-- Booking is extremely simple. The best way to book is through www.ba.com . BA have a very simple website, the prices which are shown include VAT and taxes and charges so are easier to compare than some other airlines. BA also give the prices of flights 3 days either side of the one you requested which is fab if you arent fussy in the ...
...a weekday. Once you have chosen the day you wish to fly you are then offered different times to fly (If they have more than one flight per day). Each time has the cost of the flight next to it so again very clear. Once you have chosen your dates and your times you can also add car hire and hotels to your booking. All they need is your card details and you are booked! As we're not rich and the bonus wasnt 'that' large we opted for World Traveller. ...

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...my first ever flight with British Airways recently on their Birmingham/Amsterdam service. My partner Jayne and I had arranged a short break holiday in Amsterdam with Cresta holidays and BA were the airline used. As I don't fly for work (I should be so lucky), all my previous flights have been with charter airlines such as Air2000. Jayne and I arrived early (4.45 am) at the BA check-ins at Birmingham's Eurohub. The first thing we learned is that ...
...is allowed for boarding. The check-in desks didn't actually open until an hour before the flight was due to depart (6.45 a.m.), so we could have had an extra hour in bed. Oh well, you live and learn. Checking in and boarding was very straightforward. Perhaps because the flight was less than half-full, the check-in staff seemed less harrassed than they often do and actually managed a few smiles. On the outward flight we were given the choice of window ...

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