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.

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.

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.

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.

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

The holiday plans of millions of Britons could be at risk after the number of coronavirus cases around the world overtook China for the first time.

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.

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.

Gilbert Ott, who runs the flight tips site God Save The Points, said that the global crisis means that 'up to 50 to 60 seats on every flight that would usually be filled are currently going empty'.

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.

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.

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.

Francesco Stabile told MailOnline at Stansted today that he had 'no idea' about the Government diktat to self-quarantine immediately for a fortnight. after visiting his girlfriend in Italy.

Sir Desmond Swayne, MP for New Forest West, Hamphire,has advised people to take advantage of travel companies slashing prices amid global panic about the illness.

Hundreds of thousands of UK jobs in the tourism, fast food, retail, and leisure sectors could be axed within weeks because of coronavirus (pictured, BA logo on aircraft at London Heathrow Airport).

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.

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

The actor is said to have become enraged with his partner Ashley Moore, 33, after the pair downed free alcohol on a nine-hour flight from Vancouver to Heathrow over the weekend.

British tourists are being stranded abroad, from Morocco (left) to Benidorm (top right), and face a battle to return home as  airlines lock down and limit flights due to global coronavirus quarantines.

The UK's biggest frequent flyer website, Head for Points, alleges that customers trying to cancel bookings made with Avios have not been given an online option to claim a refund.

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.

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).

Easyjet and Virgin Airlines have also been pounded by global travel bans, and BA is reportedly burning £200million each week as 75 per cent of its fleet is grounded.

Well, I thought I would spend Sunday telling you how Lewis Hamilton had won the Bahrain Grand Prix. And then on to a gin and tonic the size of an Olympic swimming pool with a few pals.

Alice Percival, 26,was shocked to discover upon boarding her American Airlines flight from Miami to London on Saturday that social distancing measures were not taking place.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

With the Government now advising British nationals to avoid all non-essential journeys 'for an indefinite period', here's the latest information for air travellers caught up in the chaos.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

The Hayward Gallery has reopened after two years’ renovation with an exhibition of the great German photographer Andreas Gursky

After the death of a great artist, their professional life continues for some time. So, a year after the great English painter Sir Howard Hodgkin died in March 2017, new work continues to emerge.

Ten years ago the Swiss-American artist Christian Marclay assembled a vast anthology of extracts from film and TV, mostly a few seconds long. The resulting film runs for 24 hours.

Although Lorenzo Lotto lived in Italy in the 16th century, and was surrounded by a culture of many great painters, his work stands out for its thought, originality and intelligent observation.

In a way, the work of the American artist Jeff Koons is the most terrific dare. Of course, if you saw a porcelain model of a ballerina in your great-aunt’s cabinet, you might call it kitsch, or bad taste.

Our ideas about what the naked human body means probably amount to two – sex and suffering. Either the concentration-camp victim or the centrefold.

You’ve certainly seen Martin Parr’s work many times, even if you weren’t aware of it.

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

It’s 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci’s death.

Antony Gormley has the honour of having created a work of art much more famous than he is.

The Turner Prize has been a little bit grim in recent years, often showcasing artists with a particular political agenda. I'm not very convinced by some of the art promoted in this way.

It's 350 years since Rembrandt died, and museums around the world have been marking it with general or specific exhibitions of his work.

Though the group of 19th-century British painters known as the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood were all men, women occupied unusually prominent positions in their world.