Who are British Airways?
British Airways (BA) are now termed as the ‘flag carrier’ airline of the UK, whatever that means? They’re the world’s favourite airline’ and deep down we all secretly quite like BA.
Last year they carried 33,161,000 passengers all over the world on their 235 planes, landing at over 300 destinations on every inhabited continent.
When flying to Australia you will depart Heathrow Terminal Five once Europe’s largest building site and now a fully functioning masterpiece of baggage efficiency!
Where do BA fly to in Australia?
The major international destination airports for Heathrow departures are Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Adelaide.
The BA website is helpful when booking flights to the smaller Oz destinations and the inclusive prices are also worth a look.
How good are BA?
British Airways are undeniably good in a very, very British way. If you’re a Brit BA offer you the opportunity to feel like you’re home as soon as you get on the plane… a far flung corner of an economy cabin that is forever Britain!
BA are known for sardine tactics in the economy cabin holding as they do the dubious accolade of being the first airline to squeeze ten abreast on a commercial jet ( that was designed to have 9 abreast ).
Club World is British excellence as is First Class with full length flat beds and ubiquitous service. If you can afford the extra expense Business and First Class really do give you a day back on this sort of long haul journey, there’s nothing like arriving fresh!
We’ve never found BA at the top for price anywhere, but that’s not what they’re about is it?
What else should I know about British Airways?
BA plan to be the first airline to fly non stop to Perth Australia in 2010 when their newest Airbus comes online.
In 1997 then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher showed her displeasure at the new BA designs by covering one of the new tailfins on a model plane with a handkerchief. She declared, “We fly the British flag, not these awful things.”
Concorde, the world’s most beautiful plane now sits proudly beside the runway at London Heathrow with the ‘proper’ BA livery intact – look out for it on take off and landing.
