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2021
British Airways partners with Tom Kerridge on short-haul menu
British Airways announced a culinary partnership with chef Tom Kerridge, whose gourmet food items are available for Euro Traveller customers to pre-purchase.
2020
British Airways secures £2 billion loan commitments
British Airways received commitments for a five-year £2 billion loan facility, partially guaranteed by UK Export Finance. The facility was intended to enhance liquidity and provide flexibility amid a partial recovery in air-travel demand.
2020
ZeroAvia establishes partnership with British Airways
ZeroAvia established a partnership with British Airways through the Hangar 51 Accelerator to explore the potential role of hydrogen-powered aircraft in sustainable flying.
2020
UK regulator fines British Airways over data-security failures
Britain’s information commissioner fined British Airways £20 million for failing to protect personal data belonging to about 400,000 customers. The ICO said the airline processed personal data without adequate security measures and did not detect a 2018 cyber attack for two months.
2020
British Airways fined over 2018 data hack
The Information Commissioner’s Office announced that British Airways had been fined £20 million over a 2018 data hack.
2020
IAG announces British Airways CEO departure and successor
IAG announced that Alex Cruz had quit as British Airways chief executive and that Aer Lingus CEO Sean Doyle was set to replace him.
2020
British Airways leadership succession
Alex Cruz stepped down as British Airways chairman and CEO, and IAG said Sean Doyle would replace him. Cruz would remain as the airline’s non-executive chairman.
2020
British Airways announces Lahore–London direct service
British Airways announced direct service from Lahore to London four days a week, with flights scheduled to start on October 14, 2020. Tickets were on sale at the time of the report.
2020
British Airways reports progress on planned job cuts
British Airways said it was making progress with its plan to cut 12,000 jobs, with more than 6,000 employees choosing voluntary redundancy. Unite argued that the proposed cuts went too far; British Airways disputed the union's account of pay reductions.
2020
British Airways launches Newquay–Heathrow route
British Airways launched a daily route between London Heathrow and Cornwall Airport Newquay on 24 July under a Public Service Obligation operation.
2020
British Airways agrees pilot job-cut deal
British Airways reached an agreement with its pilot union that reduces mandatory pilot job cuts to 270 from 1,255 originally signalled and includes pay cuts and a pool of 300 crew on reduced pay.
2020
British Airways retires its Boeing 747 fleet
British Airways retired its entire Boeing 747 fleet on Friday, July 17, 2020. Parent group IAG said the retirement took effect immediately because of the downturn in travel caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
2020
British Airways retires its Boeing 747 fleet
British Airways retired its entire Boeing 747 fleet with immediate effect, citing the downturn in travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020
UK lawmakers criticize British Airways job-cut plans
The House of Commons transport committee criticized British Airways' plans for 12,000 job cuts, alleging that the carrier sought to exploit the coronavirus crisis to reduce headcount and weaken employment terms.
2020
British Airways faces backlash over proposed job cuts and pay reductions
British Airways faced criticism from employees, union representatives and politicians over threatened redundancies and proposed reductions in pay and employment terms. The article reports allegations and proposed measures, not completed layoffs.
2020
British Airways begins consultation on proposed job cuts
British Airways began discussions with unions over as many as 12,000 proposed job cuts as part of a restructuring and redundancy programme. The article reports consultation over proposed cuts, not completed layoffs.
2020
British Airways announces partnership between Barclays Premier and Avios
British Airways announced a partnership between Barclays Premier and the Avios loyalty scheme. The planned benefits, including earning Avios through Barclays Premier accounts and banking products, were due to launch later in 2020; details had yet to be confirmed.
2020
British Airways offers promotional prices on domestic routes
British Airways included domestic routes in a ticket sale, offering promotional prices on routes contested by Flybe.
2019
British Airways announces London City–San Sebastián summer route
British Airways announced a twice-weekly summer service between London City Airport and San Sebastián, scheduled to operate from July to September 2020. The route had not yet started when announced.
2019
British Airways expands First Contact Resolution programme to all its airports
British Airways began rolling out its First Contact Resolution programme across every airport it operates to, following its earlier launch at Heathrow. The programme empowers airport staff to resolve customer issues at the airport rather than referring travellers to Customer Relations teams.