App and Away!

From this month, customers using Heathrow Terminal 5 and Terminal 3 will receive 'push notifications' on smartphones informing them when their gate is open and when the aircraft is boarding, so they can enjoy the airport experience to its potential.

 

Graham Norton Takes To The Sky

Going away and annoyed you’ll miss Graham Norton? No longer a problem, as from Wednesday October 1, the award-winning TV comedy chat show, 'The Graham Norton Show' will be available on British Airways' long-haul flights.

Hold BA Flights For £5!

Anyone searching for the best airline deals will now be able to hold their British Airways flight for up to 72 hours for as little as £5 through ba.com.

40 Years Of BA Uniform!

To celebrate its 40th anniversary this week, Denise Van Outen (also 40 this year), has modelled vintage cabin crew uniforms from 1974 - the year BEA and BOAC merged to become British Airways.
 

 

The Hardy Amies uniform includes a two-piece thick woolen dark blue fitted knee length jacket to match. The outfit is completed with a red trim, white and blue neck scarf tied in a bow, and a petite hat which is affixed with a pin at the back, to reveal a slight fringe. Air hostess' would wear the uniform with thick black tights and block heel court shoes.

 

 

It's a long way from the current Julien Macdonald uniform, which offers waistcoats, trousers and skirts made in lightweight but durable material to withstand all climates crew may fly to.