British Airways Flights

British Airways was founded in 1973 and it is the UK's largest international airline and the second largest in Europe. The airline's two main hubs are located in London's two major airports, Heathrow and Gatwick, and it offers routes to more than 550 destinations.

The British Airways Group includes British Airways Plc and a number of additional companies. The airline has partnerships and agreements with numerous companies, and being a founding member of Oneworld alliance, British Airways is able to operate a network that covers more than 600 destinations. The company also has agreements with independent airlines based in the United Kingdom, which fly under British Airways name, flight code and company conditions. It also offers code share routes with other airlines. BA Cityflyer is a subsidiary airline owned by British Airways. This airline operates all domestic flights in the UK and Europe to and from London Luton Airport.

In 1998, British Airways founded a low cost airline called Go Fly, designed to compete with the cheap flights offered by other companies. However, the airline was sold to easyJet four years later. British Airways is currently one of the largest airlines in the world with a fleet of 300 aircraft and carrying almost 36 million passengers in 2005. www britishairways com