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'Journey from hell': British Airways passengers endure 3-day transit nightmare


British Airways said on Monday it will offer passengers who spent three days stuck in the USA after their London-bound flight was delayed because of a technical fault a "goodwill gesture". More than 200 passengers spent Friday night and Saturday in NY ...

Passengers endure three-day 'journey from hell' from Florida to London


"BA's Customer Service was disgusting, absolutely abhorrent," said the mother-of-four. "The passengers were treated inhumanely, all we wanted was some food and drink, somewhere to sleep and to be kept informed - and they failed on all counts no matter ...

One more British Airways flight downgrade with no refund


Please welcome Carson Harris to the exclusive club of air travelers who have been downgraded. It happened to Harris on British Airways, which presented him with an involuntary flight downgrade on one segment of a roundtrip flight to Bucharest. He ...

Norwegian Beating British Airways with Transatlantic Passenger Numbers


Following a number of complaints about woeful Customer Service, an IT glitch caused numerous flight delays and ticket cancellations. Earlier in the year, they were named as the most inefficient transatlantic carrier; Norwegian were named as the best.

Ozwald Boateng to design new British Airways uniforms


Note that BA employs around 45,000 people, but of these only 32,000 wear uniforms, from flight crew and cabin crew, to Customer Service agents, special services, ramp operators, baggage handlers, cargo employees and engineers. BA's sister carrier Aer ...

British Airways Closes Hong Kong Cabin Crew Base


I'm not a financial analyst but I have a little experience in Customer Service design. And one of the things which stands out here is the shift in the product this will create. Hong Kong still has a close relationship with the UK and for those ...

British Airways, Ticketmaster and Newegg hacks part of massive Magecart formjacking campaign


Magecart was able to alter JavaScript code on Ticketmaster's websites to capture customer information, having first compromising a partner's Customer Service chatbot. In subsequent high-profile attacks against British Airways, which affected 380,000 ...

British Airways Recruits Ozwald Boateng to Design Uniforms for Centennial


British Airways has turned to London designer Ozwald Boateng to design new uniforms for its 32,000-person staff. The OBE-honored designer, who launched a women's collection earlier this year, will have his work cut out for him shadowing British Airways ...

Lounge check: British Airways Galleries Club lounge inside Heathrow's Terminal Five


Winston Aldworth enters the British Airways Galleries Club lounge inside Heathrow's Terminal Five. Arrival: There are three entrance gates at the door, giving an indication of the scale of this lounge. There are five British Airways lounges in the ...

America's Got Talent Winner Puts Airline on Blast for Losing his Luggage Three Times: 'Really Hacked Off'


America's Got Talent season 10 winner Paul Zerdin is calling out British Airways after they allegedly lost his luggage for the third time. “Here I am at Lisbon airport having just got off a British Airways flight from London's Heathrow and my Peli case ...

British Airways hack: Infosec experts finger third-party scripts on payment pages


Marcus Greenwood, chief exec of cloud-based automation firm UBIO, argued these various analytic, Customer Service and testing tools ought to be kept well away from payment pages. "Crucially there is also no 'iframe' isolation of the payment card fields ...

Researcher Says British Airways Hack Due To Skimming Malware


RiskIQ, the security firm, told outlets on Tuesday (Sept. 11) that the data breach at British Airways was due to credit card skimming installed by malware hackers. According to reports, Yonathan Klijnsma, a threat researcher at RiskIQ, told the outlet ...

British Airways Offer Discount For Terminal 3 Opening


British Airways is offering a special Club World discount offer of $2139 for its Ghanaian customers. The fare, which excludes taxes, fees and other surcharges, is available for a limited period of travel between September 10 and November 30, and ...

British Airways hacking: Customers cancel credit cards as airline defends handling of 'sophisticated' cyber attack


"I contacted BA Customer Service by phone three hours prior to the Twitter announcement. I was unclear about the 'fee' charged referencing my booking reference number. They put me on hold for a bit. Then the rep told me I would be 'refunded within 24 ...

British Airways suffered severe website hack


CEO of British Airways Alex Cruz confirmed that a "sophisticated criminal attack" on the airline website and mobile app was discovered on Wednesday, Reuters reported Friday morning. The breach affected customers who made online bookings in recent ...

British Airways reveals top destinations this summer


British Airways is now on a £4.5bn investment plan for Customer Service improvements, which includes new catering in Club World (long-haul business class) and World Traveller (long-haul economy) as well as refreshed lounges. British Airways Holidays ...

Major European Airlines Suspend Flights to Iran Amid US Sanctions


Two of Europe's biggest carriers, Air France-KLM Group and British Airways, said they'll suspend services to Iran, citing the reduced commercial viability of the route in the wake of the latest U.S. sanctions. Air France and Dutch sibling KLM will halt ...

British Airways to suspend flights between London and Tehran


British Airways and Air France said on Thursday they would halt flights to Iran from September for business reasons, months after US President Donald Trump announced he would reimpose sanctions on Tehran. British Airways said it was suspending its ...

Here Are Some Supposed Incidents Where British Airways Was Racist To Indians


BA is the worst airline ever in terms of Customer Service. Horrible food, zero courtesy, probably racist. I will probably never ever board BA again. Racist Airhostess. In 2017, a clip emerged, probably shot on the app Snapchat, of a British Airways air ...

GDPR Woes Take Flight: British Airways Asks Customers to Tweet Their Personal Information in Misguided Attempt to ...


The original customer complaints tweeted at BA appeared to be typical Customer Service directed inquiries that one would expect BA to receive after a rash of cancelled flights related to an IT issue. So why are we talking about GDPR at all? Well, GDPR ...

British Airways GDPR fail exposes customer data as its worst week continues


"Our social media colleagues look after around 2,000 enquiries a day, and like all Customer Service teams, we are always careful to confirm that we are talking to the right person before making any changes to their booking. "We are transparent with ...

British Airways cancelled flights: Systems failure at Heathrow Airport affects thousands


British Airways passengers are facing huge delays and cancelled flights due to a system failure at Heathrow Airport last night. The airline tweeted: “We are experiencing disruption to our flights as a result of an issue with some of our IT systems. “We ...

British Airways apologises for delays and cancellations at Heathrow


A large number of flights in and out of Heathrow airport have been cancelled or delayed due to an IT glitch. British Airways (BA) has apologised for the IT issues that caused the problem. Some travellers were stuck in queues for hours and others were ...

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“We need to listen to the trade”: British Airways' Robert Williams talks customer experiences


British Airways recently announced a huge $8 billion in Customer Services over the next five years, with one billion alone going into their business class Club World. As avid enthusiasts of anything that improves our comfort on long-haul flights, we ...

British Airways owner to launch new budget airline serving Europe - and it could spark a price war on cheap fares


A price war could break out on flights between London and Vienna after British Airways' parent company launched a new budget airline. International Airlines Group (IAG) announced that a new Austrian subsidiary named Level - the same as its low-cost ...

'Engine crack' caused British Airways fire at Las Vegas airport and the captain was to blame for the chaotic ...


A crack in an engine caused a British Airways jet to burst into flames at Las Vegas airport while the captain - hailed as a hero at the time - was to blame for a 'chaotic evacuation', federal investigators said. One flight attendant was seriously ...

IBS Software signs multi-year contract with British Airways


Klaus Goersch, Chief Operating Officer, British Airways, said that investments in new technology across its operations will help further improve the levels of punctuality and Customer Service. Keeping track of the movement and rostering of 270 aircraft ...

I fly dozens of times a year, and my favorite airline is British Airways — here's why


While I've thankfully never had a truly awful experience with an airline or any of its employees, it's safe to say that British Airways consistently goes above and beyond basic courtesy and really exemplifies great Customer Service. For example, last ...

British Airways staff flight with only Harrys, Meghans to celebrate royal wedding


(LONDON) — To honor Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the new Duke and Duchess of Sussex, British Airways marked their wedding day with a tribute flight. The airline celebrated the wedding by staffing Saturday's Flight BA93 from London to Toronto with ...

British Airways staff flight with only Harrys and Meghans to celebrate royal wedding


Megan Horsley, British Airways Customer Service manager, who led the "Royal Crew," had never flown with so many other Megans before. "I've flown with another Megan once or twice before, but never seven so we might have to all call each other by our ...

This British Airways flight crew has only Harrys and Meghans


In the cockpit will be senior first officer Harry Blake and while Customer Service manager Megan Horsely and her crew of Megans and Harrys will give you the royal treatment on this transatlantic flight. The reason for this? Actor Meghan Markle, of ...

British Airways staffing Saturdays flight to Toronto with Harrys and Meg(h)ans to celebrate royal wedding


Leading the “Royal Crew” on Flight BA93 will be Customer Service manager Megan Horsley. Senior First Officer Harry Blake will be behind the controls of the flight deck. Throughout the month of May, passengers on longer flights can also watch episodes ...

TSA Adds British Airways to List of Approved Airlines


airline to join the TSA's PreCheck program this week, finally giving BA's passengers access to the program that allows them to speed through security without taking liquids or laptops out of their carry-ons or removing ...

British Airways Flight Will Be Crewed by Meghans and Harrys on the Day of the Royal Wedding


The crew of 10 will include two Harrys, seven Megans and one Meghan. Megan Horsley, British Airways Customer Service Manager, will lead the team on board. RELATED: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Just Announced All 10 Members of Their Adorable ...

This is Harry your captain here and Meghan is in the aisle! British Airways runs royal wedding flight with crew ...


The eyes of the world will be watching Prince Harry and Meghan Markle walk down the aisle of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle after marrying on Saturday. But at 36,000 feet, a crew all named either Harry and Meghan will be walking up and down the ...

British Airways royal wedding flight: Crew members all named Harry and Meghan


BA Customer Service Manager Megan Horsley will lead the on-board crew and said the specially-staffed flight was a fitting homage but admitted it would have its drawbacks. "I've flown with another Megan once or twice before, but never seven so we might ...

Harry, Meghan and Megan to crew British Airways royal wedding flight


BA Customer Service Manager Megan Horsley will lead the onboard crew and said the specially-staffed flight was a fitting homage but admitted it would have its drawbacks. “I've flown with another Megan once or twice before, but never seven so we might ...

London (LHR) to Durban (DUR) non stop on British Airways


A decision by British Airways to introduce a direct, non-stop flight between London's Heathrow Airport and Durban's King Shaka International Airport is a game changer for KwaZulu-Natal as it will be instrumental in contributing to an increase in ...

Blindsided by a British Airways error! Will love conquer all?


Newlywed Mahim Lakhani is traveling to India to introduce his new wife to his family and to celebrate their wedding. But a British Airways error disrupts their plans. Find out how they overcome their honeymoon problems.

Plug into Nashville: There are now direct BA flights to this rhythmic city from London - and that's music to the ...


Much of country music (well, all of it really) is about unrequited love, loss and the twang of hope deferred. Yet Nashville, the epicentre of the whole caboodle, seems like one of the happiest places in the world. And, right now, it's appropriately on ...

Właściciel British Airways kupił udziały w Norwegian


Ostatnio wizytówką firmy stały tanie loty do USA. Obecnie firma ma ponad 140 maszyn. Za rok 2017 odnotowała stratę na poziomie 299 milionów koron norweskich (31,08 miliona euro). Materiał chroniony prawem autorskim - zasady przedruków określa ...

British Airways launches new 'Basic' fares on long-haul flights with passengers charged extra for checking in ...


British Airways has launched a new basic fare on long-haul flights that means passengers will be charged extra for checking in baggage and reserving seats. The new no-frills fare category is now available on flights from London to Austin, Boston, Delhi ...

Testing Satellite Broadband on a British Airways Flight to the USA


In-flight internet access is increasingly growing to become a key service differentiator, particularly during long haul trips. Unfortunately the quality of on-board WiFi is still highly variable but on a recent flight with British Airways (UK to USA ...

British Airways Uses Technology To Enhance Boarding Experience


British Airways is testing biometric technology to speed up boarding and arrivals processes in Orlando, Los Angeles, Miami and New York. The airline said customers are breezing through new biometric boarding gates at Orlando International Airport, with ...

London to Seychelles non stop on British Airways: Big day for Seychelles tourism


Minister Loustau-Lalanne noted that the non-stop services from Heathrow Terminal 5 will also provide a boost to other emerging markets namely Canada and the USA. For his part, BA's Vice President for Sales, Richard Tams, used his address to reveal that ...

British airways, il mio 'non volo' da incubo. Così sono rimasta a terra senza spiegazioni


Nell'era degli smartphone, del cloud, di Facebook e Google le grandi aziende usano la tecnologia per spiare e controllare i nostri consumi e abitudini. Ma non per informare e essere in qualche modo utili ai consumatori. Ore 23.55 – arriva comunicazione ...

British Airways announces transatlantic hand baggage only fare


British Airways has announced plans for a new transatlantic Basic fare, which will launch this spring on selected routes. Exact routes and pricing are not yet available, but the carrier has confirmed that the fare will offer passengers hand baggage ...

BA to remove Club Europe middle seat table in new Airbus A320neo jets


British Airways is dropping Club Europe's middle seat shelf on its new Airbus A320neo and A321neo jets, leaving business class flyers with a little less room to spread out their stuff. The leather-lined shroud – call it a cocktail table, console or ...

Why is British Airways referring me to the police department to find my lost bag?


Alexandra Epee-Bounya arrived at the baggage claim carousel after her flight from London. Her luggage didn't. But her story went from annoying to bizarre when British Airways referred her to the police department to locate her belongings. Why would the ...

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