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Coronavirus fears on British Airways flight from Hong Kong

The doors were kept sealed when the overnight flight landed at Heathrow from Hong Kong at 5am this morning. Crew were overheard saying: 'Oh sh**, two passengers have got coronavirus.'




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British Airways records its fastest ever transatlantic flight as Storm Ciara blows jet from the US

The Boeing 747 hurtled across the Atlantic before touching down in Heathrow after just four hours and 56 minutes in the air. Its time exceeds the 2018 record of five hours and 13 minutes.




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Lawyer, 35, claims British Airways ruined his family's £15,000 first class trip to Dubai

Antonio Michaelides flew from London to Dubai with his wife and baby daughter for a trip that combined work with a family holiday, but said a 's******' from crew meant he and his wife had to hold the child.




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Former British Airways steward reveals cabin crew secrets in book Journey Of A Reluctant Air Steward

In Journey Of A Reluctant Air Steward, Simon J Marton, from Wiltshire, produces a Jumbo-sized volume of revelations from his time in the skies.




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Drunk Polish passenger, 39, admits threatening air hostess on British Airways flight from Singapore

Daniel Ksiazek, 39, yelled 'c***' and 'f***ing a**hole' at British Airways cabin staff on the Heathrow-bound plane from Singapore on October 12 last year.




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British Airways flight to Florida makes emergency landing in Bermuda as phone starts smoking 

British Airways flight 2167 from Gatwick to Tampa, Florida, on Saturday February 5 when the captain took a decision to divert it to Bermuda when passengers in business said a phone was smoking




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Former British Airways steward Simon J Marton reveals his top tips for getting a flight upgrade

Want to know how to snare that golden seat with a cattle class ticket? Then heed the counsel of former British Airways chief steward Simon J Marton, author of Journey Of A Reluctant Air Steward.




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Author Anthony Horowitz, 64, says British Airways left him 'stranded' in Essex

The writer was supposed to fly from Geneva to London City yesterday. But the flight was delayed, meaning London City had closed and the flight had to be diverted to Southend, 35 miles away.




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Mother-of-two, 47, who attacked British Airways cabin crew in drunken rage avoids jail 

Emma Langford had to be handcuffed and strapped to her seat while on the British Airways flight from Heathrow to Cape Town following the rampage. She was given a suspended sentence.




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Anger for British Airways passengers as IT meltdown leaves them unable to access bookings online

British Airways customers are reporting error messages when attempting to log in and access new or existing bookings, with issues beginning at around 6.30am this morning.




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Rapper Tinie Tempah slams British Airways for condition of his 'disgusting' seat

Tinie Tempah slated British Airways for the condition of his 'disgusting' plane seat. The musician filmed two videos which he posted on his social media accounts.




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Coronavirus UK: British Airways admits job cuts will happen as travel companies ground flights

BA has warned it will make job cuts in the 'short term, perhaps long term' as airline companies ground flights following a drop in demand, Virgin Atlantic, said it would ground 75% of its fleet by March.




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British Airways captain with coronavirus unwittingly flew plane to Saint Lucia

EXCLUSIVE The captain, who has not been named, had piloted a British Airways 777 jet flight from Gatwick last Tuesday.




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British Airways pilots face 50 per cent pay cut in desperate bid to save airline

British Airways pilots have opted to take a 50 per cent pay cut in April and May as the company fights for its survival amidst the coronavirus pandemic.




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Government 'plans to buy SHARES In British Airways to keep it afloat through coronavirus crisis'

The UK Government is drawing up plans to buy shares in British Airways and other airlines hit by the Pandemic Crisis to keep them afloat, insiders confirmed (pictured, Grant Shapps).




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British Airways 'to suspend 36,000 staff days after grounding ALL flights to and from Gatwick'

Madrid-based International Airlines Group proposed a dividend of around 17p per share in February, when the ravages of the killer virus on society and the global economy were already apparent.




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British father faces having to sleep rough in Texas after being marooned because of the coronavirus

British man Daniel Lawrence, 40, from the UK is trapped in Texas after flights home to the UK have been grounded because of the coronavirus. He has four children waiting for him.




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Coronavirus UK: British Airways pilot is Tesco delivery driver

BA pilot Peter Login was saluted for his temporary change of career as he ditched Boeing 747s for a Mercedes Sprinter to drop off food to Britons in coronavirus lockdown.




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British Airways fly 50 dogs and cats from Cyprus to UK after being abandoned due to coronavirus

The animals were cared for by highly-trained staff and animal handlers while on board the British Airways 747 cargo flight from Larnaca to London Heathrow.




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British Airways cabin crew boss dies of coronavirus in a hospital bed alongside recovering PM

Ian Johnson (pictured), a cabin service director in his late 50s, was in St Thomas' intensive care unit in London on a ventilator for ten days before he passed away yesterday.




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British Airways sends its planes to France's 'airport graveyard'

British Airways is set to move its Airbus A380 aircraft to France's Chateauroux Centre Marcel Dassault Airport as the company tries to reduce its operations amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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British Airways Airbus crashes into an Emirates jet as it pulls out from the gate at Dubai airport

The six-month-old Airbus A350 was reversing from the gate, about to take off on a return flight to London, when it smashed into the Emirates Boeing 777 that was parked behind it.




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Amy Hart is 'gutted' for former British Airways colleagues after the airline announced redundancies

The former Love Island star, 27, worked as an air hostess for the company prior to finding fame on the ITV2 reality series.




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British Airways wants ALL staff not laid off to sign new contracts

The beleaguered carrier has reportedly asked staff to sign contracts that would allow the airline to fire them without negotiation. It has also warned it could withdraw from major UK airports.




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Affairs between British Airways pilots and cabin crew go on all the time, airline manager admits

Bartek Wytryszczewski (left), a Polish BA cabin crew member, said he was discriminated against because of his sexuality, nationality and because he raised safety concerns at his Heathrow-based job.




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Sabotage or a technical fault? British Airways 777 and 787 are covered in five tons of foam

The Boeing 777 and 787 will be out of action for months after the incident at London's Heathrow on Sunday, which has led to claims of 'sabotage'. But British Airways have said it is due to a technical fault.




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The Manga exhibition at the British Museum isn’t going to satisfy an enthusiast

It’s quite hard to say just what manga is. The attempt to define it has defeated many observers.




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British girl, four, drowns in a hotel pool in Egypt after she 'hit her head'

Skia Watson (pictured with mother Elisha) from Bristol was only out of sight of her family for a split second while on holiday at Seagull Beach Resort in Hurghada, on the Red Sea, south of Cairo.




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British traveller opens up his photo album from a trip through Africa in 1970 

The snaps were taken by Allan Hailstone in 1970 on a trip from London to Cape Town. He stopped off in Cairo, Nairobi, Johannesburg and Salisbury (now Harare) en route.




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Fears grow for British mother, 26, and her four-year-old daughter who are missing in Egypt

Jawaria Tbesom is believed to have flown to the Egyptian capital with her daughter Aamina Asum after the pair disappeared from their home in Birmingham two weeks ago.




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British tourists in Egypt could be soft targets for terrorists loyal to Iran, says Foreign Office

Echoing warnings for Turkey and Dubai, the Foreign Office advised travellers to Egypt to be on guard. There are fears that holidaymakers could become an easy 'soft' target for terror groups.




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British tourist 'slung in filthy cell for patting male airport security guard on back' is RELEASED

Tony Camoccio, 51, was slung into the notorious Police Station One Hurghada jail after the official accused him of sexual assault, as he headed home from a family holiday.




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British woman, 61, is found dead at dog shelter she ran in Egypt

Anne Johnson, 61, was found dead on Friday afternoon at a stray dog shelter she ran in Dahab, Egypt, with bite marks to her head and neck while laying next to a bag of food.




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Britain's oldest poppy seller has died aged 104 after raising money for the Royal British Legion

Britain's oldest poppy seller Walter Randall has died at the age of 104 after spending nearly 55 years selling poppies for the Royal British Legion. He was known as Wally in Leighton Buzzard.




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British woman accused of faking gang rape claim in Cyprus 'had hallucinations and voices in head'

EXCLUSIVE: The 19-year-old hadn't slept in three days and was already suffering from PTSD that was further aggravated after the alleged assault in Cyprus when she retracted her original allegation.




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British woman accused of making up gang rape claim will have to spend Christmas in Cyprus

The 19-year-old, who MailOnline is not naming, had her case adjourned until December 30, meaning she will have to spend Christmas in Cyprus after her passport was confiscated.




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Campaign to BOYCOTT Cyprus sweeps Twitter amid fury over British woman's conviction

The 19-year-old, who the MailOnline has decided not to name, was convicted of making up the story that she was the victim of a brutal assault in Ayia Napa over the summer.




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Mother of British woman 19 convicted of lying about Aiya Napa gang rape calls for boycott of Cyprus

The mother of the 19-year-old from Derbyshire has backed a social media campaign dubbed '#BoycottCyprus' and an online petition to drop all charges against her daughter.




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Psychologist Dr Christine Tizzard of British Cyprus woman 19 convicted of making up rape on GMB

Dr Christine Tizzard, of West Sussex, has been in contact with the 19-year-old woman who was found guilty of 'public mischief' by a Cyprian court this week.




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British woman's gang rape was closely followed by the accused Israeli youths family

The plight of 12 Israeli youths accused of gang-rape by a British girl in Cyprus was followed closely by those in high places in their homeland.




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British holidaymakers slam P&O Cruises

Angry Britons have blasted the 'snowflake' holiday firm after it ditched its Last Night of the Proms-style Great British cast-aways which included Rule Britannia in favour of less patriotic pop hits.




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British student who faces jail in Cyprus urges Boris Johnson to intervene

The 19-year-old faces up to a year in prison after she was found guilty of 'public mischief' over her claim that 12 Israeli men gang-raped her in Ayia Napa.




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Doctor who treated 'gang-rape' British teenager in Cyprus says he 'believed' her

Cypriot doctor Sergios Sergiou, who was one of the first people to see the young woman in the moments after the alleged incident the two-star Pambos Napa Rocks hotel in Ayia Napa.




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How Israel has turned on the 12 teenage boys accused of sexually assaulting a British girl in Cyprus

In Israel, where public opinion initially swung behind the 12 teenage boys accused of sexually assaulting the British girl at a an Ayia Napa hotel, sympathy for their plight is rapidly running out.




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Fury as one of 12 Israeli men vows to sue British teenager

Yona Golub (pictured) claimed the 19-year-old student, who insists she was held down and raped in Ayia Napa, had turned his life into a nightmare.




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Multiple bruises found on British teenager convicted of making up rape claims

The student, who faces up to a year in jail after being found guilty of lying, insists she was held down and raped by up to 12 Israeli youths at a budget hotel in Ayia Napa.




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Dominic Raab speaks to mother of 19-year-old British teen convicted of lying about Cyprus gang rape

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has conveyed his concerns about the treatment of the 19-year-old woman and how her case is being handled in Cyprus.




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British girl accused of lying over Cyprus gang rape was 'tricked' into handing over her passport

A friend - who was with the 19-year-old on the night of the alleged assault - revealed that police threatened to drop the investigation into her case if she did not stay on the island of Cyprus.




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Judge who convicted British teen of lying about being gang raped 'has a dislike of women'

Michaelis Papathanasiou will sentence the Brit, from Derbyshire, tomorrow, after ruling that she lied about being held down and gang raped by 12 Israeli men.




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Father of Israeli boy accused over Cyprus gang rape says British teenager SHOULDN'T be jailed

The father of one of the Israeli youths accused of gang-raping a British teenager in Cyprus has said she should be spared jail because she has suffered enough.