Cheap flights on British Airways

According to the New York Stock Exchange, British Airways (BA) is the largest airline in the UK. It's also one of the largest in the World. With a fleet of 57, BA is the largest operator of the Boeing 747-400. With its beginnings in the early days of civil aviation British Airways Ltd was a result of merging several pioneering British airlines in 1935. By 1939 The British Government merged it with Imperial Airways and became BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation). It wasn't until 1974 before it was combined with BEA (British European Airways) who was the short haul arm of BOAC,to form British Airways. In more recent history,  British Airways  was one of the first airlines to introduce supersonic passenger travel with the Concorde and recently broke the frontiers of comfort with the first in the world to introduce full-flat beds in Business Class. BA also has one of the largest frequent flyer programs in the world known as the Executive Club. If luxury, prestige, comfort and  service of a royal standard are things you demand of an airline. Why not travel with the Airline that transports the likes of the British  Prime Minister, Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal family.

Destinations

British Airways  provides services to African cities such as Cairo in Egypt, Nairobi in Kenya, Mauritius, Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Harare in Zimbabwe. Asian Destinations include Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Dhaka in Bangladesh, Calcutta, Delhi, Mumbai, Islamabad in Pakistan, Singapore, and Bangkok. BA also provides services to the Middle East flying to cities such as Tel Aviv in Israel, Kuwait, Dubai, Doha in Qatar, Muscat in Oman and Abu Dhabi.   Naturally BA also flies to all major European cities as well, from Vienna to Venice, Brussels to Bordeaux, Dubrovnik to Düsseldorf, Prague to St Petersburg, Athens to Amsterdam, Budapest to Belgrade, Barcelona to Bucharest, Luxembourg to Lisbon and everywhere in between. BA's  North, Central and Southern American services reach cities like Vancouver, Mexico City, Arizona, Antigua, Buenos Aires, Toronto, LA, Kingston, Rio de Janeiro, Montreal, San Francisco, Bermuda, Sao Paulo, Denver, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, New York, Philadelphia, Dallas, Washington DC, and Seattle. While regular Australasian destinations include Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.

Oneworld Alliance

As part of the oneworld (One World) alliance, when you fly with BA and other airlines in the network, you are collecting frequent flyer points that can be redeemed for flights, accommodation and other travel related benefits.

The Executive Club programme has three levels of membership - Blue, Silver, Gold. The higher the membership level, the greater the benefits and privileges. Every time you fly with BA or the oneworld alliance  network, you collect points that can be redeemed for flights, upgrades and other travel-related benefits.

The oneworld alliance is a major programme with a flight network including Aer Lingus, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, LAN and  Qantas. This is continually developing, with new airlines coming on board. Very good news for those travellers on code share flights, who are still able to collect points from affiliated partner airlines.

Executive Club - 250 Lounges Worldwide

The Executive Club, together with partner airlines, has 250 associated lounges worldwide - an ideal area for the business or leisure traveller.

Catch up on emails before you fly, enjoy a drink, a snack or just unwind, you'll find an area to do all these things away from the busy airport environment.