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The airlines origins date back to 1919 when the company Aircraft Transport and Travel launched the worlds first daily international air service with flights between London and Paris.

Through a succession of companies joining together which were then nationalised, BOAC and BEA were formed in 1939. These two airlines were then combined in 1974 to create British Airways.

After considderable restructuring, British Airways was privatised and floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1987, taking over British Caledonian in 1988 and DanAir in 1992.

British Airways is the largest airline in the UK and third largest in Europe with their main hubs at Heathrow and Gatwick.

The airline now has a fleet of around 330 aircraft with most European flights using Airbus A319 - 321 though some flights use Boeing 737.

In 2006, British Airways transported around 35 million passengers.



British Airways flies from the following UK or Irish airports
London Gatwick(LGW), flying to: Bermuda, Caribbean Islands, United States
London Heathrow(LHR), flying to: Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Caribbean Islands, Mexico, United States
Manchester(MAN), flying to: United States

News items relating to British Airways
01/02/08 British Airways to Fly from London City to New York
01/02/08 British Airways to Increase St Lucia Flights
22/09/07 British Airways change Dallas and Houston flights and drop Detroit