Amardip 'Amo' Dhariwal, a 55-year-old Indian-origin former British Airways cabin crew manager, has been convicted of sexually assaulting a female colleague at his home in Berkshire, UK. The conviction followed a nine-day retrial after a previous hung jury. Dhariwal is awaiting sentencing on October 29. Two other women also provided "bad character evidence" regarding alleged assaults outside the UK, though those charges were discontinued due to jurisdiction issues.
IndiGo, India's largest airline, has announced the appointment of William Walsh, former British Airways chief and current Director General of IATA, as its new CEO, effective no later than August 3.
Arjun Erigaisi had to face involuntary downgrade from business class, rude staff and above all baggage loss.
Under the terms of the agreement, British Airways will hold 55 per cent in the new entity TopCo -- and the rest will go to Iberia.
The daily flights will be operated by a Boeing 777-200 in a three class configuration offering, flat beds in Club World, World Traveller plus and World Traveller seats.
UK-based British Airways has been slapped a service tax notice by the Revenue Department asking it to pay the balance of Rs 143.5 crore (Rs 1.44 billion) liability on sale of tickets in India between May 2006 and November 2007.
British Airways covers over 150 destinations in 75 countries while in India the carrier operates 49 flights a week from London's Heathrow airport to Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
Willie Walsh, former IATA Director General and CEO of British Airways, has officially taken charge as the CEO of IndiGo, India's largest airline, with a mandate to drive global expansion and operational excellence.
British Airways became the first global carrier to provide a direct connectivity between London and Bangalore when is first flight touched down at the IT city this morning. \n
According to industry statistics, about 1,60,000 students from India go abroad for higher education every year.
The unnamed 24-year-old suspect worked at Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport and is said to have charged customers GBP 25,000 per trip to abuse a loophole and fly them across the British Airways network without crucial visa documents.
Leading carrier British Airways has posted a loss of 401 million pounds for the year ended March 31, 2009, reportedly its biggest loss in more than 20 years, primarily hit by reduced passenger numbers and high fuel prices.
When the 'god' is angry, look what happens. Sachin Tendulkar, 'God of Cricket' was annoyed and expressed his displeasure on Twitter. Since then, the social networking site is buzzing.
UK flag carrier British Airways plans to tie up with an Indian domestic carrier in a franchise partnership.
To provide seamless travel between India and the UK, Air Sahara and British Airways on Thursday entered into a pact to synchronise flight schedules, launch joint fare products and decided to explore ways to have a codeshare agreement in the future.
The earlier aircraft did not have a first class
Naomi Campbell has been banned from British Airways for spitting at a policeman in a row over a missing bag. A source said that the decision was important because no ban would have sent a wrong signal.
British Airways resumed flights to and from Heathrow Airport when a walkout by its ground crew ended
A 'technical issue' in the UK's National Air Traffic Services (NATS) flight processing system grounded hundreds of flights across the UK, including long-haul routes to and from India, leading to widespread disruption and prompting Ryanair to demand the resignation of NATS CEO Martin Rolfe.
The change will affect economy and premium economy travellers.
The bureaucrat has alleged that another Indian family was also offloaded as they offered biscuits to the child to console him.
New Transport Secretary Philip Hammond, who held separate talks with both sides, said the judgement was good news for passengers.
According to Hyderabad Airport GMR, British Airways flight 277 and Kuwait Airways flight 373 received the bomb threat. The BA 277 flight travelling from Heathrow to Hyderabad landed safely at 5:25 AM. Following the landing, standard safety protocols were initiated.
British Airways is facing a fresh wave of strikes after its cabin crew union won a dramatic court victory, clearing the way for 15 days of industrial action, commencing on Monday.
The customer can get a Mumbai-London-Mumbai ticket for Rs 40,943 including all taxes and levies.
Passenger traffic Y-o-Y fell 26.8 per cent in April and 24.6 per cent in May, while capacity declined 9.6 per cent and 11.3 per cent, respectively.
Domestic carriers, including newly-launched AirAsia India and regional airline Costa too have lowered their fares through these offers
British Airways and Air France said on Thursday they will mothball their fuel-guzzling Concorde fleets at the end of October, ending 27 years of supersonic commercial air travel.\n\n\n\n
The launch is timed around the festive and holiday season in India and Indian travelers will have convenient flight options from five cities in India to Las Vegas, a press release said. Indian travellers will not only have convenient flight options from five cities but also 45 flights per week to Las Vegas.
The commission took into account the complainant's actual losses and said the sum of pounds 150 the international carrier had paid him for denying him boarding was not enough.
Indian classical musician Ustad Amjad Ali Khan's sarod, which he has been playing for the last 45 years, has gone missing while he was returning to Delhi from London by a British Airways flight.
The airline said it intends to run a full schedule at Gatwick on Monday and to operate a full long-haul schedule and a "high proportion" of its short-haul programme at Heathrow.
IndiGo Managing Director Rahul Bhatia has stated that the airline has 'taken all the necessary steps' to learn from the operational disruption faced in December last year, while outlining a long-term vision focused on customer trust, international expansion, and establishing India as a global aviation hub.
The US Department of Transportation has proposed new rules to reverse a five-decade ban on overland supersonic flights, driven by advancements in quiet supersonic technology like NASA's X-59 aircraft. This move aims to enable a new era of faster air travel while addressing noise concerns, with final rules expected by mid-2027.
Ninety years later, BA counts the country as its second-biggest overseas market after the US.
The plane's left engine burst into flames on the runway at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon while it was about to depart for London's Gatwick Airport with 159 passengers and 13 crew members on board.
The broader conflict in West Asia, the largest international market for Indian carriers, has forced a sharp reduction in daily flights relative to the summer schedule.
The airport received emails on late Sunday night targeting British Airways' (BA 277) from Heathrow, Lufthansa's (LH 752) from Frankfurt and IndiGo's 6E 7178 from Kannur.
