Oneworld Alliance partners British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia have offered to lease 4 pairs of daily slots to rival airlines on specific trans-Atlantic routes. The 3 carriers are trying to satisfy the European Commission in
US carrier American Airlines has responded to a report from the US Department of Justice report which claims the tie-up with British Airways and Iberia could cause competitive harm. The Justice Department claimed fares between six transatlantic routes could increase by up to 15 per cent under the proposed agreements. The report
Heathrow Express has today announced the launch of new automated check-in services for air passengers at London’s Paddington station, with the new service allowing travellers to check-in for their flights using automated self service kiosks, prior to taking the train to Heathrow. It is the first that common self service check-in
British Airways chief Willie Walsh has said that the airline could bring back plans for a tie-up with Australian national carrier Qantas, using the merger with Spanish airline Iberia as a template. The Iberia model would allow Qantas to maintain a separate brand and home base, according to Walsh. He said that
British Airways and Spanish national carrier Iberia have agreed to merge, following 16 months of talk and speculation in recent weeks that the merger was imminent. The merger of the two airlines, which collectively carried 62 million passengers last financial year, is expected to join forces officially by the end of
Negotiations on a merger between British Airways and Spain’s flagship carrier Iberia could be stuck soon as both parties claims that talks are being held to weigh a deal. Talks have been in progress for 16 months now with the Spanish airline, which owns 13 percent of BA, and would see
Spain’s national airline Iberia was forced to cancel flights yesterday and today as cabin crew have been planning to launch their second strike in under a month. The industrial action was called by cabin crew union CTA and SITCPLA over a dispute of pay. Previous strikes took place on October 26 and
British Airways has suggested that it would be willing to relinquish some of its take-off and landing slots at Heathrow, if necessary, in order to finalise its proposed alliance with American Airlines and Spanish carrier Iberia. The British carrier is trying to appease anti-monopoly regulators in the US, who have expressed
Despite the significant downturn in BA's first quarter profits, investors seem to be hopeful that a pending transatlantic alliance involving American Airlines, BA and Iberia of Spain would help the airline through the current financial crisis facing the airline industry. Trading in British Airways stock was up 0.5 per cent on