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 |
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Www.britishairways.com |
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Air Code (IATA) |
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BA |
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ICAO Code |
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BAW |
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Callsign |
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SPEEDBIRD |
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Company Slogan |
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To Fly. To Serve. |
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Parent Company |
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International Airlines Group |
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Subsidiaries |
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Ba Cityflyer,
British Midland International,
Openskies,
British Airways World Cargo |
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Operating Income in 2011( USD billion) |
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Founded |
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1974 |
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Operation |
Headquarters |
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Harmondsworth |
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Country |
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United Kingdom |
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Hubs |
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Gatwick Airport,
London Heathrow Airport |
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Focus Cities |
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London Heathrow Airport,
Gatwick Airport,
Manchester Airport |
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Number of Destinations |
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Alliance |
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Oneworld |
28.6% Airlines have Oneworld
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Airport Lounge |
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Concorde Room, Executive Club, First Lounge, Galleries Arrivals, Galleries Club, Galleries First, Galleries Lounge, Hong Kong Lounge, Terraces Lounge |
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Frequent-flyer program |
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Executive Club,
Premier (invite Only) |
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Fleet |
Fleet Size |
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Aircrafts |
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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 |
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Performance |
Ontime performance in 2012 |
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Baggage limit |
Carry-on baggage size limit (dependent on route) |
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56x45x25cm |
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Check-in baggage weight limit (dependent on route) |
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Additional Check-in baggage limits (dependent on route) |
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90x75x43cm, 23kg X 1 Uk Domestic/short-haul, 23kg X 2 Long-haul |
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