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British Airways
British Airways was founded in 1974, and is headquartered in Harmondsworth, United Kingdom. It flies to 169 destinations and its ontime performance in 2012 is 80%.
Compared to the average of all airlines British Airways flies to far more number of destinations (42% more), has a much bigger fleet size (32% more), and slightly better ontime performance for 2012 (5% more).
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General Information
website Www.britishairways.com 
Air Code (IATA) BA  
ICAO Code BAW  
Callsign SPEEDBIRD  
Company Slogan To Fly. To Serve. 
Parent Company International Airlines Group 
Subsidiaries Ba Cityflyer, British Midland International, Openskies, British Airways World Cargo 
Operating Income in 2011( USD billion)
0.64 
4.18
Founded 1974  
Operation
Headquarters Harmondsworth 
Country United Kingdom 
Hubs Gatwick Airport, London Heathrow Airport 
Focus Cities London Heathrow Airport, Gatwick Airport, Manchester Airport 
Number of Destinations
169 
118.96
Alliance Oneworld  28.6% Airlines have Oneworld
Airport Lounge Concorde Room, Executive Club, First Lounge, Galleries Arrivals, Galleries Club, Galleries First, Galleries Lounge, Hong Kong Lounge, Terraces Lounge 
Frequent-flyer program Executive Club, Premier (invite Only) 
Fleet
Fleet Size
234 
177.50
Aircrafts Airbus 318-100, Airbus 319-100, Airbus 320-200, Airbus 321-200, Boeing 737-400, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300, Embraer 170, Embraer 190 
Performance
Ontime performance in 2012
80 %
76.35 %
Baggage limit
Carry-on baggage size limit (dependent on route) 56x45x25cm 
Check-in baggage weight limit (dependent on route)
23 kg
21.78 kg
Additional Check-in baggage limits (dependent on route) 90x75x43cm, 23kg X 1 Uk Domestic/short-haul, 23kg X 2 Long-haul 

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