British Airways plane declares mid-air emergency as emergency services rush to runway
Fire engines rushed to meet the aircraft on the runway A British Airways flight was forced to declare a mid-air emergency shortly before landing. Flight BA812 was travelling from London Heathrow to Copenhagen Airport, but experienced an issue shortly before it was due to land on Sunday, February 1. Pilots emitted a Squawk 7700 code, […]
1 month ago
Ryanair under investigation over denial of refunds for flights customers couldn’t take
By failing to offer customers their money back, Ryanair and British Airways may have breached consumer law and left people unfairly out of pocket. The UK’s competition watchdog has announced it is investigating whether British Airways and Ryanair have broken consumer law by failing to offer refunds for flights customers could not legally take. The […]
5 years ago
Storm Ciara’s winds were so strong that it caused a British Airways transatlantic flight to break a speed record
The winds caused the plane to reach speeds of more than 800mph. Storm Ciara is arriving in Ireland and the UK today (full updated weather warnings and advisories here), with more (but different) bad weather set to arrive directly behind it (more on that here). However, one of the unexpected side effects of the high […]
6 years ago
Irish flights affected by British Airways strike
Take note. Passengers on several Irish flights face disruption today after British Airways cancelled almost all services from UK airports. Several flights into and out of Dublin Airport are among those affected today, as are a couple of flights to and from Shannon Airport. This is the first day of strike action by British Airways […]
7 years ago
British Airways reveal more details of huge hack which saw customer card details stolen
Worrying. More than 185,000 people may have had payment card details stolen in a hack on the British Airways website. British Airways revealed last month that it had identified 380,000 payment cards at risk, although on Thursday it downgraded its estimate to 244,000 affected. The airline said 185,000 customers’ payment card information and personal details […]
8 years ago
Financial data of almost 400,000 British Airways customers stolen in data breach
Have you booked with the airline in the last few weeks? It’s reported that approximately 380,000 customers had their private and financial details stolen from the British Airways website following a data breach. The airline claim that the breach took place between 22:58 BST on Tuesday 21 August and 21:45 BST on Wednesday 5 September, and […]
8 years ago