Articles tagged “british airways”

This is some tough talk by a man who's knees deep in labor problems and consolidation issues of his own making, but it will likely force movement on the ongoing saga of Heathrow's new runway.

The K-Pop video unintentionally set off an incredible case study in which soft power boosts tourism for a region, but we've quickly seen that you don't have to be in South Korea to use it to market your travel product.

Airlines in the U.S. that use Direct TV in the U.S. already have this feature, so it's nice to see our cousins over the pond finally joining in.

Nigeria seems to be welcoming an assist from British Airways in developing the country's aviation industry. An assist is one thing, but a heavy hand would be something entirely different.

While this hurts British Airways, it's largely self-inflicted: Virgin will be taking the slots of the BA-owned bmi airlines, which has shrunk under its administration.

It feels just like summer again as an one-day general strike sweeps across the transportation industry and halting travel in Spain and Greece.

British Airways isn't going to sit around and wait for Spanish workers to come to the table on their own terms. It knows what will happen if it delays, and it's not in a mood to let Iberia determine the entire group's fate.

IAG may be struggling to lift Iberia out of the doldrums, but its consideration of Vueling is so mired in its recent failures that it is hard to see how IAG will make a success out of any purchase.

The DOT has been cracking down on airlines’ advertising practicing since its full-fare advertising rule went into effect in January 2012.

If you are sitting toward the back of the plane, British Airways' Know Me program may know you, but expect their special efforts to be directed to the passengers in the better seats.