London: A British Airways' cabin crew member has received a 120-hour community punishment order after using his position to illegally import tobacco into the UK through Heathrow Airport. The potential revenue loss on the smuggled tobacco is estimated at around 18,000 pounds. Christakis Lambrou, a British national, was stopped by UK Border Agency officers on August 15 2009, as he waited to board a flight to Geneva. Officers examined Lambrou's...
01:11 PM, Dec 27, 2010
London: British Airways apologised to passengers after an emergency message warned them that they were about to crash into the sea, was played by mistake. About 275 passengers were on the London Heathrow to Hong Kong flight on Tuesday evening when the automated message went out. The plane was flying over the North Sea at the time. The cabin crew quickly realised the error and moved to reassure the terrified...
05:29 PM, Aug 27, 2010
BA says flights to and from Heathrow, one of Europe's busiest hubs, will be affected by the walkout. ...
01:34 PM, May 30, 2010
The airline plans to operate more than 60 per cent of long-haul flights and more than 50 per cent of short-haul flights. ...
06:38 PM, May 24, 2010
The airline lost a further 180 million pounds last month when the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud grounded flights. ...
09:51 AM, May 11, 2010
The strike is estimated to have cost BA about $32-mn so far. ...
01:17 PM, Mar 23, 2010
This is one of the most serious disputes in UK. ...
11:53 AM, Mar 23, 2010
A 12-day strike has been planned by cabin crew over Christmas. ...
12:01 AM, Dec 16, 2009
Shares in BA fell 0.7 pc immediately after the strike announcement. ...
11:30 AM, Dec 15, 2009
The captain heard a fire alarm in the cockpit about 30 minutes after take-off. ...
03:04 PM, Oct 01, 2009
The company posted a record annual loss of £400 million last month. ...
10:24 AM, Jun 17, 2009
The airfare to Singapore and back is now just Rs 11,000. ...
09:19 PM, May 23, 2009
London has emerged as the hottest holiday destination. ...
04:08 PM, Mar 11, 2009
Airlines losing money on route, which it has served since 1930s. ...
06:04 PM, Nov 07, 2008
Air travel is fraught with peril if signs and snags are overlooked. ...
03:37 AM, Oct 13, 2008
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