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British Airways BA

British Airways (code BA) is an airline based in United Kingdom, a member of oneworld. A full-service carrier — the fare usually includes a checked bag, a meal and seat selection.

IATA codeBA
ICAO codeBAW
Home countryUnited Kingdom
Allianceoneworld
CallsignSPEEDBIRD
The airline in numbers

British Airways — facts & history

We gathered British Airways's numbers from the open datasets, flying since 1919.

Founded
1919
107 years ago
Alliance
Oneworld
Headquarters
London
Revenue
$13.0B
annual, reported

Aircraft types in the fleet: Boeing 747 · Boeing 737 · Boeing 767 · Boeing 707 · Lockheed L-1011 TriStar · Airbus A380 · Boeing 757 · Airbus A350 · BAC One-Eleven · BAe ATP · Boeing 747-400 · Vickers VC10.

Straight from the maker: Boeing · Airbus · Bombardier / De Havilland Canada

בריטיש איירווייז היא חברת הדגל הלאומית של הממלכה המאוחדת. בסיסה העיקרי הוא נמל התעופה הית'רו השוכן במערב לונדון. זוהי חברת התעופה הבריטית השנייה בגודלה בבריטניה, לפי כמות הנוסעים וגודל צי המטוסים, אחרי איזיג'ט.

Background: ויקיפדיה העברית (CC BY-SA) · figures: Wikidata (CC0)

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Worth knowing

Before you fly British Airways

British Airways flies via Heathrow (LHR) and, on some routes, Gatwick. The 'Basic' fare has no seat selection and sometimes no bag. A Oneworld member.

Heathrow is one of Europe's busiest. BA mostly uses Terminal 5 (also 3). For a connection plan at least 75 minutes, more between terminals.

Route network

Where British Airways flies

Main bases (by number of routes): לונדון (LHR) · לונדון (LGW) · לונדון (LCY) · New York (JFK) · שדה התעופה מיאמי (MIA) · יוהנסבורג (JNB)

Key destinations

The route network is based on OpenFlights data and updated periodically — the exact schedule and current deals are on the airline's own site.

When a flight goes wrong

Compensation for a British Airways flight

If a British Airways flight to/from the EU was cancelled, delayed 3+ hours, or you were bumped — under EU261 you may be owed up to €600, regardless of ticket price. Checking is free.

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Q&A

Answers to your questions

Which alliance is British Airways in?
British Airways is a member of oneworld — so miles and lounge access are shared with the other member carriers.
What is British Airways's flight code?
The IATA code is BA, the ICAO code is BAW.
Where does British Airways operate most of its flights from?
The main base is London (LHR), then London (LGW). In total the airline serves about 200 destinations.

About this page

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Sources: Airline data: OpenFlights (ODbL) · logos: airhex