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Prime Minister and girlfriend Carrie Symonds help out taxpayers by flying British Airways economy

EXCLUSIVE: The Prime Minister landed in St Lucia on Thursday morning after a long-haul British Airways flight from London. It has now emerged he and Carrie Symonds were seated in economy.




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BA flight attendants killed in New Year's Eve lorry crash were due to fly to Las Vegas next day

Dominic Fell, 23, Joe Finnis, 25, and Rachel Clark, 20, were killed when the car they were travelling in collided with a HGV at a junction in Stanwell, Surrey, at 11.39pm on New Year's Eve.




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Single mother, 47, who attacked three BA cabin crew must wear anti-booze bracelet

Emma Langford from Old Basing, Hampshire, admitted attacking BA staff on the Boeing 747 flight to Cape Town in South Africa, punching the manager and kicking another.




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STEPHEN GLOVER: Boris Johnson was too slow to get off his Caribbean holiday sunbed

STEPHEN GLOVER: Boris Johnson returned on a British Airways flight yesterday morning two days too late. He should have cut short his brief holiday in Mustique on Friday.




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BA cabin crew catch drunk couple in act before take-off

Christopher Pickering, 45, and girlfriend Rebecca Cross, 37, appeared in court after they were spotted drunkenly engaging in 'amorous' foreplay at the back of a plane - before takeoff.




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IAG chief executive Willie Walsh, 58, will retire in June

Former pilot Willie Walsh will step down from the role and board of IAG on March 26 and retire on June 30, before being succeeded by Iberia chief executive Luis Gallego.




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BA pilot, 65, blasts 'appalling' family courts amid his 20 year divorce battle with ex-wife

Four-time married Richard Wilmot, 65, who lives on the Isle of Man, says he has asked the European Court of Human Rights to look at his case after he lost court fights and was criticised by judges.




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British Airways flight BA4473 diverts 'due to smoke in the cabin

The Embraer E190LR was en-route between Dublin and London City when it turned off course while passing Wrexham. The aircraft was due to depart Dublin at 7.15pm but left the Irish capital at 7.40pm.




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Flying with BA can increase emissions by 46% per passenger compared to rival airlines, Which? claims

The consumer champion looked at six popular international routes from London, which are well served by a variety of carriers, to compare CO2 emissions.




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Women are more willing to pay extra for greener air travel with lower greenhouse emissions

US experts surveyed nearly 1,200 people and found that, on average, people were more willing to cover small increases in costs for flights with smaller emission levels.




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Inside Acumen, which is behind some of the best airline cabin designs in the world

EXCLUSIVE. MailOnline meets Ian Dryburgh and Mike Crump, from London-based Acumen, which has designed cabins for every major airline. They reveal why economy class is so hard to transform...




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Qantas will NOT ban flights to China amid coronavirus outbreak

Qantas will NOT ban flights to China amid coronavirus outbreak




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British Airways cancels all flights to and from China until MARCH over Coronavirus fears

All flights to Beijing and Shanghai have been cancelled today and tomorrow. Flights after this are being reviewed. Bookings have been suspended until March.




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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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BA cabin crew who battled to save 170 passengers from a burning plane are suing company for £110,000

Marie Dyos (left), Lynette Robinson (right) and Suely Goncalves-McLoughlin say they were left mentally scarred after helping evacuate 170 passengers at Las Vegas McCarran Airport.




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Missguided shopper who bought £36 mesh dress is left '£750 out of pocket'

British Airways flight attendant Lily Richardson, 20, from Ditton, Kent, splashed out on the black mesh bardot dress from the retail giant for a night out with friends on Friday.




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Heathrow passengers fume as thick fog grounds flights

British Airways said the fog shrouding West London meant air traffic control had imposed a reduction in the number of flights that could take off and land at Heathrow.




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Piers Morgan jets to LA in first class after joking Susanna Reid is 'much further down the plane'

The Good Morning Britain star, 54, shared a photo of himself on board a British Airways flight after joking that co-host Susanna Reid is 'much further down the plane'.




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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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BA flight to Milan delayed at Heathrow after a passenger got off the plane over fears of coronavirus

A passenger due to fly from London Heathrow to Milan today refused to board a British Airways flight at the last minute, amid fears they would contract the deadly coronavirus.




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Coronavirus means travel deals galore - but would you snap them up?

A growing number of bargain deals are emerging. Skyscanner is currently promoting dozens of cut-price flights as airlines battle it out to keep passenger numbers up.




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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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Why the coronavirus crisis is your best chance to bag a business-class flight with BA and Virgin

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'.




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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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BA stewardess, 25, wakes from coma after NYE horror crash killed three colleagues

Lauren Feeney (pictured) was rescued from a Toyota Yaris following the horrific smash near Heathrow Airport on New Year's Eve.




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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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Britain's usually busy nightlife strips resemble ghost towns amid coronavirus outbreak

Main nightclub streets in Leeds and Birmingham were deserted last night as most revellers chose to stay home in a bid to avoid catching the Covid-19 coronavirus.




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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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Sean Bean 'hurled a glass at his wife after she poured wine in his lap during BA flight'

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.




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Chaos for UK tourists abroad as they face battle to return to Britain amid coronavirus lockdown

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.




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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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Ministers draw up plans to part-nationalise BA and other struggling airlines

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.




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Flights from Italy, Iran and China still landing in Britain despite UK coronavirus lockdown

Passengers from Italy, China and Iran have arrived a Gatwick and Heathrow this week, even as the UK went in to lockdown. Planes from Rome, Beijing and Shanghai have landed.




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Coronavirus: UK airports could be shut within weeks after airlines ground fleets

Flatlining footfall could see UK airports shut within weeks, with plummeting passenger numbers forcing airlines such as easyJet and Ryanair to ground their whole fleet.




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Brits stranded abroad with no money food medication after flights cancelled

Frontline healthcare worker Cheryl Baxter, who is stuck in Cambodia, issued a heartbreaking video message today saying she was 'near meltdown' and begged the Prime Minister for help.




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Cruise ship dancer slams BA and American Airlines as passengers were forced to sit together

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.




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BA grounds ALL flights to and from Gatwick due to coronavirus

The airline, which jets to Europe, America and the Caribbean from Gatwick, has already mothballed many planes across its UK bases - but is still running from London Heathrow with a reduced schedule.




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Billie Faiers' husband Greg Shepherd playfully scolds wife over THAT flight to NYC

Billie Faiers was playfully told off by her husband Greg Shepherd during the latest episode of Mummy Diaries, which showed their reaction to the incident.




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Bailout of the giants: Biggest firms put thousands of staff on furlough - and we face £60bn bill 

British Airways, Nissan and Arcadia have joined McDonald's and Primark in furloughing UK staff, with experts fearing that 6.1million private sector workers could be furloughed.




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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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Coronavirus UK: Billionaire Sir Philip Green wants taxpayer help

Furious Twitter users called on the British retail mogul to sell one of his three yachts, which includes the £122million Lionheart, or use some of his estimated £1.8billion fortune.




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Airlines including BA and Easyjet are selling tickets for flights in April and May despite lockdown

Airlines including British Airways and EasyJet are selling tickets for flights in May despite health officials warnings a global lockdown could last for months (stock photo of a woman on a beach).