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British Airways 747 bursts into flames at Spanish airport where it was being stored following its retirement The Boeing 747-400 was being stored at Castellon Airport in Spain It burst into flames on Monday with smoke billowing out from behind the cockpit Firefighters put out the blaze and confirmed the plane was due to be … Read more
Recreate the British Airways first class experience – at home! Carrier puts items from its premium cabins up for sale, from crockery and hot towels to ex-747 Champagne flutes, amid £5.4billion losses BA said you can ‘bring the magic of flying with BA into your own home’ For £12 you can buy the top-cabin hot … Read more
Recreate the British Airways first class experience – at home! Carrier puts items from its premium cabins up for sale, from crockery and hot towels to ex-747 Champagne flutes BA said you can ‘bring the magic of flying with BA into your own home’ For £12 you can buy the top-cabin hot towels (which obviously … Read more
Flying off the shelves: Champagne flutes and fine china from British Airways first-class go under the hammer amid £5.4billion losses British Airways will auction off some of its historic items used for first class The items are expected to include champagne flutes, fine china and glassware Comes following huge £5.4 billion losses at airline amid … Read more
Couple ‘scammed British Airways and Virgin out of £90,000 over three years by making fake insurance claims on flights they never booked’ Allan Uchendu, 29, and Taleka White, 32, allegedly created fake documents They are accused of submitting false claims to insurance companies for money Couple claimed a total of £87,865.64 over a three year … Read more
British Airways, American Airlines and Oneworld have launched a Covid-19 testing trial on selected flights from the U.S to London Heathrow in a combined effort to scientifically demonstrate how testing for the virus can reopen international travel and quash quarantine requirements. The new British Airways CEO, Sean Doyle, explained that at the end of the … Read more
A British Airways captain was sucked out of a cockpit window mid-flight 30 years ago and lived to tell the tale – after a flight attendant held on to his trouser belt It was June 10, 1990, and the flight crew had performed a routine take-off But then the windscreen of the Malaga-bound plane blew … Read more
In Saturday’s Mail, Princess Diana’s long-standing private secretary Patrick Jephson laid bare the dark tactics the BBC’s Martin Bashir used to secure his notorious Panorama interview with the Princess. Today, Patrick reveals how the fallout from that fateful interview 25 years ago meant Diana was never forgiven by the Royal Family, pushing her closer to … Read more
Airline chiefs warn ministers must end quarantine on the first day out of lockdown – as they call for passengers to be tested for Covid-19 BEFORE they fly to reboot the economy Bosses at two of Britain’s biggest airlines have piled pressure on Government British Airways chief executive Sean Doyle and Virgin Atlantic boss Shai … Read more
As a put-down, it could scarcely have been more withering. It was May 2007 and Kate and Pippa Middleton, as they mixed in aristocratic circles, were dubbed The Wisteria Sisters. ‘They’re highly decorative, terribly fragrant and have a ferocious ability to climb,’ was one mocking taunt. Underpinning this bitchy barb was the implication the Middleton … Read more