Annie Lennox honoured for charity work in Africa
December 31st, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 31 (ANI): Pop star Annie Lennox has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List for her charity work in Africa.The former Eurythmics singer heads a host of ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Technology unable to keep up with vagaries of weather
December 23rd, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 23 (IANS) Mobile applications and mobile web services are failing to update passengers with the latest travel information, in view of the vagaries of weather.
Research from mobile internet ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
European airports struggle to clear flight backlog
December 22nd, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 22 (IANS) Airports across Europe are struggling to help thousands of stranded passengers after severe weather paralysed the continent's transport network in the past few days.Freezing temperatures, snow and ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Weather Condition Worsens British Airways’ Flight Status
December 21st, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Dec 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Weather is surely acting as a total spoil-sport before the Christmas holidays. Hundreds of flight services has been canceled by British Airways because of heavy ice ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Big freeze: Christmas travel plans in chaos
December 18th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 18 (IANS) Christmas travel plans for more than a million people in Britain were thrown into chaos as snow and freezing temperatures wreaked havoc across the country forcing airlines to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Kingfisher, British Airways ink frequent flyer pact
December 17th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 17 (IANS) India's leading private carrier Kingfisher Airlines Friday entered into a comprehensive frequent flyer agreement with British Airways (BA), covering their entire route network."The agreement will enable frequent fliers ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Brit-Indian honeymooner was refunded wife’s return airfare following her murder
December 17th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 17 (ANI): Shrien Dewani, the Brit-Indian millionaire whose wife was killed during their honeymoon, was reportedly refunded Anni's return air fare days after her murder in South Africa.The Sun ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Bangladesh-origin Briton denies terrorism charges
November 30th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 30 (IANS) A Bangladesh-born computer expert in Britain, alleged to have offered himself as a suicide bomber, appeared in court Tuesday and denied terrorism charges, a media report said.Rajib Karim, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Brit-Asian BA worker accused of offering to become suicide bomber, spreading terror in UK
November 30th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 30 (ANI): Rajib Karim, a Bangladeshi born British Airways computer expert who is alleged to have offered himself as a suicide bomber, has denied terrorism charges against him at an ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Freezing Fog Grounds Flights At Heathrow In Britain Signaling The Emergence Of Winter
November 17th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
November 17, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Unrelenting fog with freezing temperatures has grounded numberless flights at Heathrow airport, with some short-haul flights being terminated by British Airways while the commencement of ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Prince William And Kate Middleton Soon To Tie The Knot
November 13th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The wedding bells are about to ring for Prince Williams and his girl friend Kate Middleton, who have been dating for almost the last eight years. ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
British Airways makes 158 mn pound profit
October 30th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 30 (IANS) British Airways, which had been badly hit by employee strikes and the economic recession, has "flown back" into profit. The airline made 158 million pounds in profit in ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Many airport security checks redundant: BA chairman
October 27th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 27 (IANS) The "excessive" security at airports that requires passengers to remove their shoes and have their laptops inspected are pointless, the chairman of British Airways has said.Martin Broughton, chairman ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
UK must dump US’ ‘redundant’ airport security checks’ line: BA Chairman
October 27th, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 27(ANI): British Airways Chairman Martin Broughton has claimed that some of the security checks faced by passengers in Britain are 'completely redundant' and should be scrapped.Addressing the annual conference of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
British Airways completes oneworld co-location in Tokyo
October 26th, 2010 - 5:07 am ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- British Airways on Monday announced that it completed a co-location at Tokyo Narita International Airport for all oneworld member airlines serving Tokyo.British Airways and the other oneworld alliance ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Shane Warne ‘throws yet another airline tantrum on Twitter’
October 18th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 18, (ANI): Shane Warne is known to be a prolific Twitter user, especially when it comes to cribbing about flying - British Airways was the target last time and this ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Sex-maniac Hunt bedded 33 BA hostesses before becoming world champ
October 15th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 15 (ANI): Formula One driver James Hunt, slept with 33 British Airways hostesses during his two-week stay in Tokyo before the race that made him 1976 world champ, it has ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Liz Hurley wows audience at Breast Cancer Awareness campaign
October 15th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 15 (ANI): Liz Hurley stole the show in a stunning pink bodycon dress at a Breast Cancer Awareness campaign in Frasers department store in Glasgow.Hurly, 45, just a few hours ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
UAE-Canada row over landing rights
October 13th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Oct 13 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) plans to expand Etihad and Emirates global operations have resulted in a diplomatic row with Ottawa, with the Gulf nation deciding ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
American Airlines to recall 250 pilots and 545 flight attendants
October 6th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
According to CNN reports, American Airlines is all set to recall hundreds of pilots and flight attendants. The recalling decision was taken after having a joint business meeting with several other airlines.At ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
BA jet makes emergency landing following faulty door scare
October 4th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 4 (ANI): A British Airways jet heading to New York reportedly made an emergency landing after a light in the cockpit indicated there was a problem with one of the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Brit-Indian trainee pilot killed in US plane crash
October 4th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 4 (ANI): Jaskinder Samra, an Indian origin British trainee pilot, has been killed after a rented plane ran out of fuel mid-air and crashed in Murray County of Georgia in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Prince Charles’ wife gets royal treatment at Bangalore spa
September 28th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 28 (IANS) Prince Charles' wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, is being given some truly royal treatment at a spa on the outskirts of Bangalore. Apart from Ayurveda and naturopathy therapies, ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Heathrow Airport is a ’second tier’ hub in absence of third runway, says BAA chairman
September 27th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 27 (ANI): BBA Chairman, Sir Nigel Rudd, has admitted for the first time that Heathrow has become a "second tier" world airport following the Government's decision not to grant a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Russia’s S7 Airlines to join oneworld alliance in November
September 25th, 2010 - 3:05 am ICT by BNO News
VANCOUVER, CANADA (BNO NEWS) -- Russia's S7 Airlines will become part of oneworld alliance effective Monday, 15 November, offering the alliance's full range of services and benefits from then and expanding its ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Pope’s aide’s branding of UK as ‘Third World’ sparks race row in Britain
September 16th, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 16 (ANI): Pope Benedict's visit to Britain was plunged into controversy following his key aide, Cardinal Walter Kasper's reference to the UK as a 'Third World' country.The German - a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Now, BA air stewardess claims Rooney tried to bed her on his stag night
September 8th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 8 (ANI): Air stewardess Rebecca Haynes has claimed that Wayne Rooney forcibly tried to bed her on his stag day despite being repeatedly snubbed.The 26-year-old said the England star begged ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Kingfisher, British Airways enter code-sharing aggrement
September 6th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Kingfisher Airlines Monday said it has entered into a code sharing arrangement with British Airways (BA) under which both the carriers will use each other's flight network ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
British Airways-Iberia could buy Indian airline
September 5th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep.6 (ANI): British Airways has indicated that it may buy an Indian airline following its merger with Spain's Iberia.British Airways CEO Willie Walsh speaking in the Indian city of Mumbai, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
BA Expresses Penitence For Its ‘Crash Warning Error’ That Horrified Its Passengers
August 29th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 29, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): British Airways (BA) made an apology to its passengers subsequent to a crisis communication of BA inadvertently warning that the passengers in a BA ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
BA Apologizes To Passengers Following Crash Warning Error
August 29th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) This was a flight experience that all the 275 passengers of a British airways flight are going to remember for the rest of their lives. The ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Pilot presses wrong button causing mid-air scare
August 27th, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 27 (IANS) A British Airways (BA) pilot caused a mid-air scare when he pressed a wrong button, triggering an announcement that the aircraft was about to make an emergency landing ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Terrified of flying, Jemima Khan takes anti-anxiety drug to combat fear
August 24th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.24 (ANI): British socialite and former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan's ex-wife Jemima Khan has admitted that she is still taking a drug prescribed for people suffering from moderate to severe ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Strikes at British airports averted
August 17th, 2010 - 5:53 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (DPA) Strikes that threatened to paralyse air traffic in Britain at peak holiday time were averted late Monday after airport operator BAA and the union came to an agreement.
Details ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Possible TAM-LAN merger set to create biggest South American airline in region
August 14th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Aug 14 (ANI): Leading South American airlines LAN of Chile and TAM of Brazil have announced merger plans, a deal that, if completed, would result in the largest airline operator in ... Read more...
Posted in Business |