It’s a world away from the reheated microwave meals, plastic cutlery and tinned wine familiar to most modern air travellers. But a new book reveals the golden age of in-flight catering when passengers could enjoy fresh lobster, Champagne cocktails and sumptuous service from white-coated stewards, all at 35,000 feet. As British Airways pilot and author … Read more
The action claims that the UK government and the airline “knew the invasion had started” London: Passengers and crew of a British Airways flight who were taken hostage in Kuwait in 1990 have launched legal action against the UK government and the airline, a law firm said Monday. People on BA flight 149 were taken … Read more
Photo: Leon Neal (Getty Images) Two British Airways flight attendants were fired on Monday after a video emerged on social media of the pair mocking Asian passengers after a flight. According to British tabloid The Sun, the video was recorded at the Trade Winds Hotel Antigua during a layover and posted to Instagram in 2022. … Read more
Photo: AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images (Getty Images) A woman got to trip to Los Angeles free of charge after she apparently strolled through an empty portion of an airport security checkpoint in Nashville and boarded an American Airlines flight to LAX without a ticket. However, the free-roaming flyer was met by law enforcement when the plane landed … Read more
Photo: kickers (Getty Images) A flight carrying British cruise-goers from Barbados to Manchester was forced to divert to Bermuda after an incident of extreme turbulence two days before Christmas. There were 225 passengers onboard the Airbus A330-200 operated by Maleth Aero, a Maltese charter airline. When the aircraft landed, 11 people were transported to a … Read more
