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British Airways adds new flight services to Delhi, Jeddah, Riyadh
The new flight services from India and Saudi Arabia are part of the airline’s move to boost connectivity ahead of commencing a record number of flights from London to the US, Canada and Mexico in Summer 2025
Aviation
British Airways boosts India capacity with new daily Delhi-London Heathrow flight
The additional flight will increase the airline’s schedule across India to 63 flights a week across five cities
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Saudi Arabia announces British Airways Jeddah to London flights
British Airways will start flying from London Heathrow to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia
Abu Dhabi
British Airways resumes Abu Dhabi to London flights after 4 years
British Airways will start flying from London to Abu Dhabi after a four-year break
Abu Dhabi
British Airways announces return to Abu Dhabi, with special rates for early bookings
Abu Dhabi International Airport’s new Terminal A to welcome British Airways
Air connectivity
IndiGo, British Airways signs codeshare agreement to boost India-UK connectivity
All British Airways customers travelling onwards with IndiGo will be able to enjoy a complimentary meal and the UK carrier’s generous baggage allowance in economy – two checked bags up to 23 kilos per person
Aviation
Qatar Airways, British Airways, and Iberia form world’s largest airline joint business
National carriers of Qatar, UK and Spain form new partnership
British Airways
British Airways to offer Iftar on Middle East flights during Ramadan
British Airways will celebrate Eid on board all its flights with a festive lunch or dinner
airline industry
British Airways to make fresh investments in India to expand back-end operations
The airline said the investment in the customer care team at CallBA is part of its vision to continually enhance and upgrade its global customer service operations
airline business
Qatar Airways, British Airways join to form largest airline venture
Customers can now travel to 185 destinations across more than 60 countries, additionally benefitting from access to more schedules and price points
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How UAE-UK air travel bookings have soared following amber list upgrade
New data reveals flight bookings between the two countries rose to over 30% of pre-pandemic levels, a significant increase
airline industry
Video: Middle East airline capacity inches up, buoyed by regional demand
Global recovery will be patchy until consistent protocols and vaccines are rolled out across all markets
airline industry
Middle East airline capacity inches up, buoyed by regional demand
Global recovery will be patchy until consistent protocols and vaccines are rolled out across all markets
Air travellers
Airlines count on Zoom fatigue to revive business travel
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker revealed business class occupancy on the carrier is 10 percentage points higher than it was before the pandemic in markets where travel is allowed
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British Airways to open new cabin crew base for Indian flights
UK flag carrier plans to open another cabin crew base in Hyderabad to offer services for its Indian customers flying to London
Aviation
British Airways faces first global pilots’ strike
British Airways and its 4,300 pilots have been locked in a nine-month pay dispute that could disrupt or alter the travel plans of nearly 300,000 people