British Airways

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A British Airways Airbus-A380-841 comes in to land at Heathrow Airport in April 2024.

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British Airways is now flying twice-weekly from Edinburgh to San Sebastian, the jewel of Spain’s stunning Basque Country.

New flights from Edinburgh to European city famed for golden beaches

Edinburgh Airport travel chaos as several flights suspended

BA will offer twice weekly flights to San Sebastian, pictured, and a weekly service to Olbia in Sardinia. Photo Pixabay

New routes from Edinburgh to San Sebastian and Sardinia

Loganair chief executive Jonathan Hinkles said the UK was out of step with other countries over VAT on pilot training. (Photo by Loganair)

Loganair: Future flight cuts unless urgent moves over looming pilot shortage

Flights to Italy cancelled as airport staff strike. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Flights to Italy set to be disrupted as airport staff announce strike

Airline cancels flights from major UK airport due to ‘high winds’. (Photo: Getty Images)

Airline cancels flights from major UK airport

Hussein and Laura Cadosch missed their friend's wedding

Couple miss friend's wedding due to flight and luggage 'disaster'

The US authorities are right to hit BA with a fine large enough to give it an incentive to improve its performance, says Rocio Concha, Which? Director of Policy and Advocacy and Chief Economist

British Airways apologises for serving KFC on flight

Singapore Airlines has been named the world’s best airline of 2023, according to airline ranking company, Skytrax. (Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Singapore Airlines named the world’s best airline of 2023

A cybercrime gang thought to be based in Russia has issued an ultimatum to victims of a mass hack (Photo: Getty Images)

BBC, BA and Boots issued with ultimatum by cyber gang Clop

34,000 British Airways staff have been hit by a cyber breach revealling personal information

BA staff hit by cyber security breach with personal information hacked

British Airways (Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

British Airways cancels more flights due to IT glitch

British Airways. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

British Airways cancels 50 flights from after ‘IT issue’

British Airways (Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

British Airways website crashes

British Airways customers say they are unable to access the website to check in or to get more information on their flight status.

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British Airways has launched Avios-Only flights to five dream destinations this November. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

British Airways launches Avios-Only flights from November

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Jet2, easyJet & Ryanair issue chickenpox warning

British Airways launches money-saving sale with holidays to New York for just £352 per person

British Airways launch sale with holidays to New York for just £352

Security officers at Heathrow airport are set to walk out for a further eight days over a pay dispute in May, Unite has announced. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Security officers at Heathrow airport to walk out for further 8 days

British Airways has launched its first ever Avios-only flights for its most loyal customers

British Airways launches exclusive flights for loyal customers

A sign indicating the start of the security queue during a strike by security workers at London Heathrow Airport in London, UK, on Friday, March 31, 2023. IAG SAs British Airways is set to scrap 320 flights during the Easter week as security workers strike for 10-days over pay. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

8 tips to get through security quicker despite airport strikes

British Airways will cancel around 32 flights per day to and from Heathrow over the Easter weekend (Photo: Getty Images)

Heathrow security staff start 10-day strike affecting Easter travels

Lewis Capaldi surprises fans on flight from London to Los Angeles

Lewis Capaldi surprises fans on BA flight with performance of new song

Passengers travelling from Heathrow Terminal 5 over Easter have been told to expect delays (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

British Airways cancel dozens of Easter flights amid strike action

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How to win place on the plane on Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway

Heathrow workers are to strike over Easter. Credit: Getty Images

Heathrow Airport Easter strike: Staff will walk out for 10 days

Staff at Heathrow Airport, one of the busiest in Europe, will strike for 10 days in protest against wages

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We are expected to spend more on holidays abroad this year

Average UK household to spend £2000 on holidays in 2023

Wizz Air has been named the worst short-haul airline by UK passengers. A survey by consumer group Which? gave the budget carrier one star out of five for seat comfort, boarding experience and cabin environment.

This short-haul airline has been named ‘the worst’ by UK passengers

The government urges travellers to check their passports before booking a holiday this year

Government issues ‘do not book travel’ passport warning

Ryanair will fly a record 57 routes from Edinburgh this winter.

Ryanair to resume Edinburgh-Stansted flights from October after three years

More than 100 of its flights will be cancelled at Heathrow Airport on Monday (Photo: Getty Images)

Edinburgh to London flights rescheduled on day of Queen’s funeral

Edinburgh one of the worst in UK for flight cancellations

Edinburgh Airport in top 10 for cancellations

Wizz Air was the worst airline for flight delays from UK airports last year, an investigation has found.

This is the worst airline for flight delays in UK airports

British Airways is to cancel hundreds more summer flights as previous schedule cuts aimed at easing disruption proved insufficient

British Airways cancels hundreds more summer flights

British Airways workers based at Heathrow have voted in favour of strikes in a dispute over pay, the GMB and Unite unions announced.

British Airways staff vote to strike over pay

A slightly uneven patch repair on Edinburgh Airport's runway caused a jet to lose its autopilot mid-air.

Edinburgh Airport pothole damaged jet on take-off

Picture taken with permission from the twitter feed of Diego Garcia Rodriguez of queues to enter security at Gatwick Airport on Tuesday. Picture date: Tuesday June 7, 2022.

Air traffic control strike causes more chaos for UK passengers

Passengers booked with easyJet, British Airways, Tui Airways and Wizz Air are among those who have been affected

Holidaymakers stuck overseas after the cancellation of flights to the UK.

Ryanair issues warning to passengers as travel chaos continues

British Airways issues new baggage advice to passengers as travel chaos hits air...

easyJet, Tui and British Airways are amongst the airlines cancelling flights at short notice/

Edinburgh holidaymakers face disruption as airlines cancel flights last-minute

British Airways has cancelled hundreds of flights to popular holiday destinations (Photo: Shutterstock)

Summer holidays at risk as British Airways cancels hundreds more flights

Delays in processing security checks for new airline crew are increasing the number of flights being cancelled, according to the boss of easyJet.

Delays in crew security checks adding to flight cancellations - easyJet chief

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UK flights cancelled: More than 100 flights have been cancelled on Wednesday as travel disruption continues

A further 100 flights have been cancelled

LNER offers free UK travel for stranded British Airways customers

Passengers queuing at Heathrow's Terminal 5 on Saturday. Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

British Airways cancels more Scottish flights today after major computer fault

British Airways: Flights from Scotland face disruption as BA cancels all short-haul flights after IT outage. (Picture credit: Victoria Jones/PA Wire)

Flights from Scotland disrupted as BA cancels short-haul flights after IT outage

British Airways was hit badly by the pandemic, along with the rest of the global airline industry, but has recently seen some signs of a recovery. Picture: John Devlin

British Airways parent IAG slashes losses as it monitors Ukraine crisis

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These are the UK’s worst short-haul airlines for Covid refunds

The hair-raising moment a British Airways plane’s tail hit the runway at London Heathrow airport during an aborted landing.

Watch: Dramatic footage of Aberdeen plane struggling to land in Storm Corrie

Charges are generally passed on to passengers in air fares (Photo: Getty Images)

Heathrow passengers to face 50% hike in charges from next month

British Airways has launched its Black Friday flight and holiday deals

British Airways has launched its Black Friday flight and holiday deals