Introduction To British Airlines

There are a number of airlines all around the world. Most of them are recognized at the domestic level and there are very few which have really got the opportunity to be recognized at the international level. One of the prestige companies is British Airways. British Airways is a UK Airline and is considered as the largest Airline and also the flag carrier of Britain. Not only that, it is also one of the largest and the most renowned airline in Europe. The main hubs of British Airlines are located at London Heathrow and also in London Gatwick. Another very interesting thing about the airline is that it is also a founding member of One World Airline Alliance. The airline has certified from the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority to carry the passengers and also to provide various other services.

History Of British Airlines

The British Airlines Group was created in September 1972 and the group was consisted of BOAC and BEA. These two companies were involved in the creation of British Airlines because when they were dissolved in 1974, just after the two years of their formation and British Airlines was privatized in March 1974. Just after the privatization of the company, the next step was the expansion of the company through the acquisition of companies and the first acquisition was the British Caledonian in 1988. After that in 1992 some of the routes of Dan Air were also taken by British Airlines. For catering to a diversified market and increasing competition in the market compelled to shift its focus from Boeing customer based to Airbus in 1998. After the big order of the company in 1998 the company has again made a very big project in 2007. Through the adoptions of such technological advancements and quickness to respond to the market changes the company has remained very prosperous in getting the trust of the customers. In a very short span of time British Airways has earned a reputable position in the aviation industry. This is also considered as the strategic step for the company to invest in the new British Air planes. This has also made the company the innovative and the best airline in Britain and in the world.

Services Offered

A very recent service of the British Airlines is the nonstop service between the European cities and also US, through won British Airline subsidiary, OpenSkies. The operations of the subsidiary are expected to start from June 2008. The company has also been criticized many times for various reasons because all of the reasons are justifiable because of the expanded size of the airline. One of the examples of the criticism on the services of the company was made by Association of European Airports for the delayed baggage. They have also criticized British Airlines for the delays in flights and on various such issues. People from British Airlines claims that all of these problems are rooted because of the London Heathrow airport, where all of the time the airport remains very congested.  
British Airlines also claims that all of the passengers of British Airlines will never complain against the services which the airline provides onboard and also about the cooperation of the staff. All of the airlines do face such issues and they are not only associated with British Airlines. Today, British Airlines is providing the best airline services to the passengers and it is also very evident from the investments of the company in huge and new aircrafts purchase. For providing the personalized services to the passengers the company is making untiring efforts. The musical theme of the airline is Flower Duet which is very attractive for the customers and to make the airline an international airline the slogan is “The World’s Favorite Airline”. Today it has become an icon for the world and it is providing specialized services for the major events like Olympics. Passengers are very reliable on the airline to get their desirable services. There are a number of services and the packages offered by the company and this is all that makes it different. Go on www.british .com for further information about the services of the airline.