British Airways
London-based airline company
British Airways is the United Kingdom's flag carrier airline, headquartered in London.
It operates extensive international routes and is one of the world's largest airlines by fleet size and passengers carried.
The name often appears in travel contexts: My British Airways flight was delayed three hours.
Informally shortened to BA.
Airline industry organization
- carrierOne that transports
- flag carrierState-associated commercial airline
- aviationFlying or operating aircraft
- HeathrowLondon's main airport
Gatwick · terminal · flight · crew · pilot · cabin crew · check-in · boarding
Wide-body twin-engine jetliner
- Airbus A380Largest commercial passenger aircraft
- Boeing 787Wide-body passenger aircraft
- widebodyBroad-hulled aircraft type
- narrowbodyOne-corridor passenger plane
long-haul · short-haul · Concorde · livery · tailfin · cabin · galley · cockpit
Advance arrangement secured
- ticketingIssuing entry passes
- departureAct of going away
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
passport · luggage · carry-on · destination · nonstop · layover · connection · gate
Transfer from state ownership
- royal warrantSovereign's commercial endorsement
- LondonEngland's capital city
- United KingdomAtlantic archipelago nation
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
IATA
Airline industry organization
- carrierOne that transports
- flag carrierState-associated commercial airline
- aviationFlying or operating aircraft
Heathrow · Gatwick · terminal · flight · crew · pilot · cabin crew · check-in · boarding · lounge
Boeing 777
Wide-body twin-engine jetliner
- Airbus A380Largest commercial passenger aircraft
- Boeing 787Wide-body passenger aircraft
- widebodyBroad-hulled aircraft type
narrowbody · long-haul · short-haul · Concorde · livery · tailfin · cabin · galley · cockpit · business class
booking
Advance arrangement secured
itinerary · passport · luggage · carry-on · destination · nonstop · layover · connection · gate · customs
privatisation
Transfer from state ownership
- royal warrantSovereign's commercial endorsement
- LondonEngland's capital city
- United KingdomAtlantic archipelago nation
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