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British Airways is the proud flag ship carrier of United Kingdom founded on March 31, 1974. Today, it is a top ranked and largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations.   British Airways celebrated its 90th anniversary on 25 August 2009. It holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority "Type A" Operating License and is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. British Airways is a founding member of the "One world airline alliance".

Reputation / Awards: British Airways was voted 10th best airline in the world in a 2007 Skytrax survey. British Airways was voted best airline in Europe as well as being the best transatlantic airline. On the 28th June 2007, the UK launched its first airline customer satisfaction index, with British Airways and Virgin Atlantic leading as the nation's favorite airline brands in UK.

Head Quarters:  BA is based and headquartered in Waterside, near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. It operates a second hub at London Gatwick Airport and a third hub, served through its fully owned subsidiary, BA CityFlyer, at London City Airport.

Flight Routes: British Airways covers 370 total destinations worldwide including subsidiaries and code share flights. It is one of only nine carriers to fly to all six permanently inhabited continents and offering year-round low fares. 

British Airways flies from London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester and London City Airport (Subsidiary BA city Flyer) in UK. While connecting flights from Dublin, Edinburgh, New Castle, Bristol and Glasgow are also available.

British Airways flights to Far East are available in most economical rates if compared with other direct flights. Such as cheap flights to Bangkok with British Airways have special fares and promotions in all class and cabins. British Airways flies from Far East to East Asia and Australasian destinations. Flights to Beijing with British Airways are offered direct / nonstop and also flights to Shanghai with British Airways can be booked from London Heathrow or any other destination in the world.

Also, British Airways direct and cheap flights to Cape Town and Lusaka are immensely popular in the west. British Airways is actually the only one world airline to offer weekly Direct Flights to Lusaka, Zambia.

In Europe, British Airways flights to Madrid (Spain), Rome (Italy), Paris (France), Istanbul (Turkey), Zurich (Switzerland) and Dusseldorf (Germany) are most selling tickets in affordable prices.

British Airways offers cheap flights to USA destinations as Orlando, New York, Boston, Washington, New Wark New Jersey, Los Angeles, Chicago, Los Vegas and Miami. While flights to Rio De Jenero and Sao Paulo (Brazil) can also be booked on BA cheap tickets.

Very recently, direct Flights to Sharm el Sheikh and Cairo (Egypt), Tel Aviv (Israel) and Dubai (UAE) are offered at British Airways special promotional fares. BA also flies to Tokyo (Japan) and Seoul (South Korea).

Stop Over:  Most flights of British Airways are Direct for instance, Direct Flights to Cape Town, Direct Flights to Johannesburg, Nairobi, Lagos, Accra, Lusaka and Entebbe. Also Direct flights to Mauritius, fly on Sunday, Wednesday and Fridays from London Heathrow Airport Uk.  While Cheap Flights to Auckland, Perth, Brisbane, Christchurch and Adelaide are popular routes of British Airways (code share Qantas) through Singapore. The stopover in Singapore is only a couple of hours; however one may ask for a night stop if multicentre holiday is intended. There are direct and cheap flights to Sydney and Melbourne available nearly throughout the year. 

Flying Days: British Airways offers year-round low fares with an extensive global route network nearly seven days a week with exception for only a few destinations such as Lusaka, Zambia. The flights of BA for key destinations in Africa, Australia, Europe, Far East and America are seven days a week (on an average), while some less traveled African, Caribbean, Australian and Far East destinations  are served twice or thrice weekly.

Flight Number: British Airways has IATA code BA and one to two digit flight numbers as BA 09 for Sydney or BA 55 for Johannesburg.

Plane Craft / Seat Map: British Airways has a total Fleet size 241(+47 orders) including  Boeing 777-300, Boeing 777-200, Being 767-300, Being 757-200, Being 747-400, Boeing 737-400, Air Bus 321-200, Air Bus 320-200, Air Bus 319 and Airbus 318. The Boeing 777-300 has a seat map of 3:3:3 in Economy, 2:4:2 in World Traveler Plus and flat-bed bulk head seats in Club world class.

Baggage Allowance: BA offers 23 Kilos in economy class (one bag) and two bags in World Traveler Plus and two bags (32 kilos each) in Club Class for all flights except Brazil, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and connecting journeys between India and USA/Bermuda/Canada.

While flights to Brazil, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and connecting journeys between India and USA/Bermuda/Canada are offered with 2 bags (23 Kilos each) in Economy (World Traveler) and three in club and first class.

In-Flight Food & Entertainment:  Video, Audios, personal TV, EM power, world class food, drinks, internet (in Airbus A 318) and a high standard of service make British Airways out shine others.

Kids Aboard: British Airways offers good fares and cozy environment for kids aboard. Children below 12 get a 25% off if accompanied. The infants with seat get 90 % off while infants without seat get a 25% off only. The baggage for children is same as adults. While Infants get one bag (hand carry) upto 6 / 7 kilos containing infant items and any foldable stroller, car seat can be taken as well in addition to given free baggage allowance. 

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