British Airways Airlines (BA)

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British Airways Overview

British Airways is the largest international airline of United Kingdom(UK).With its large fleet, extensive international network and connectivity that spans almost the entire globe, British Airways remains amongst the most popular international airline. This also makes it the second largest airline in Europe. British Airways is headquartered in Waterside, Harmondsworth, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. British Airways Plc and a number of subsidiary companies, including British Airways Holidays Limited and British Airways Travel Shops Limited, together form the British Airways group. Their prime hubs are located at the London Heathrow Airport and London Gatwick Airport.

History

Formed with the mergence of many small air companies, British Airways completed 90 years of existence on 25 August, 2009. After First World War in 1919, British Air along with AT & T (Aircraft Transport and Travel) started the first service of scheduled flights. Since then, the airways has come a long way and was finally given the name British Airways in 1974. The airline has launched the British Airways Heritage website to mark the special occasion of completing 90 long years. One can see the records and artifacts of British Airways predecessor companies BOAC, BEA, BSAA and the pre-war Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd along with an extensive document archive that records the formation, development and operations of the above companies and British Airways. The site also displays over 130 uniforms from the 1930s to the present day as well as a large collection of aircraft models and pictures.

Fly in Style

Those flying with British Airways have their platter full with a number of services and facilities offered to them. These include hotel rentals, car rentals, travel insurance, currency exchange, e-store shopping, highlife shopping and online booking along with the facility of online check-in and disability assistance. To get the best value for money the customers can avail new offers and schemes which the company introduces from time to time.

Connectivity & Fleet

The airline has a strong fleet of 223 aircrafts with an average age of 11.4 years. The fleet of aircrafts includes Airbus A318 & A319, Airbus A320-200, Airbus A321-200, Boeing 737-400, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 767-300ER, Boeing 777-200 and Boeing 777-200ER. British Airways, with its strong world wide presence, plies regular flights to six domestic destinations and 150 international destinations in 69 countries. The airline covers all the six continents across the world. In India, British Airways has flight services to Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad.

Loyalty Program

The frequent flier program of British Airways is the Executive Club. Flying with British Airways can earn the flyer redeemable BA Miles and the loyalty Tier Points that provide benefits such as access to airport lounges and dedicated reservation lines. Extra BA Miles and Tier Points can be earned by flying in higher classes of service whereas Tier Points can be earned on any flight, including discounted economy fares. The club has a three tier membership namely Blue, Silver and Gold. BA also operates a Premier program, which is an invitation-only club. The 1200 members of this exclusive club are given more benefits than the Executive Club Gold Card scheme. The membership of the club can only be given by the BA board.

British Airways and ixigo

ixigo.com's association with British Airways allows fliers to receive quick information on the available British Airways flights and book directly on British Airways website at the best prices. ixigo.com searches flight availability and fares in real time once the flier launches search after entering his/her travel date(s) and destination. To add a dash of fun, there is a smooth slider bar that allows one to choose flights at convenient timings. What's more, all these world class tools are available for free, making ixigo.com a great site to search and book British Airways flights. Consumers benefit while booking British Airways flights through ixigo because they can compare all airlines' prices on a single platform while being assured that the prices they are getting are the exact prices being displayed by British Airways on its own site.

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