A former-police chief has claimed the Derbyshire force who fined two women for going on a socially-distanced country walk together has ‘damaged’ the public’s perception of the police. Former Durham Police chief constable Mike Barton said he believed Derbyshire Police would ‘row back’ on its decision to fine beautician Jessica Allen and her British Airways flight attendant … Read more
A leading aviation group has revealed the world’s 20 safest airlines for 2021 – and it’s Qantas that’s No1 again. The ranking has been drawn up by Australia-based AirlineRatings.com, which monitors 385 carriers and takes into account audits from aviation governing bodies, government audits, airlines’ crash and serious incident records, fleet age and pilot training … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: British Airways flight from London to Athens is forced to make emergency landing at Zurich after co-pilot fell unconscious at the controls British Airways flight made emergency landing at Zurich Airport in Switzerland Captain of A320 Airbus made the landing at Zurich after his co-pilot passed out Jet was on the ground for over … Read more
Passengers arriving in New York City from the United Kingdom said they didn’t have to take a COVID test before boarding their flight Tuesday, despite the discovery of a new mutant strain of the virus in Britain that is 70 percent more infectious. On Monday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called it ‘reprehensible’ and ‘grossly … Read more
More than £33billion was wiped off the FTSE 100 within minutes of opening today as panicked investors reacted to the devastating economic threat of a toughened lockdown, the new coronavirus strain and the continued Brexit deadlock. The index of Britain’s leading companies fell 1.8 per cent or 117 points to 6,410 shortly after opening in … Read more
‘Enjoying a beautiful day in Barbados’: Captain Tom tweets family photo from bucket-list break after the war hero who raised £33million for the NHS was treated to trip by British Airways Sir Tom Moore became a national treasure after raising millions for the NHS British Airways offered him a free flight to Barbados along … Read more
British Airways cuts more than 15 long-haul routes due to operate next year including Sydney, Bangkok and Abu Dhabi amid collapse in demand during pandemic Flights to Seoul, Calgary and Kuala Lumpur amongst those that have been cut Owner IAG had a pre-tax loss of 6.2 billion euros for nine months to September Passenger numbers not expected … Read more
A sacked PwC accountant who was jailed for drunkenly groping a sleeping woman’s breasts aboard a British Airways flight before attacking her with a book when she rejected him was today allowed to continue working. James Phipps was on a transatlantic flight when he rubbed the breasts of a female passenger two seats away from … Read more
A baggage handler has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 27 years for the ‘unimaginably savage’ murder of his British Airways host lover. Jayesh Gobar, 36, was convicted by a jury at Hove Crown Court of the murder of 58-year-old Nelly Myers at her home in Rotherfield, near Crowborough, East Sussex, on December 17 … Read more
Baggage handler, 36, is found guilty of murdering his British Airways host lover, 58, in a ‘fit of rage’ as he tried to steal her money to feed his drug habit Jayesh Gobar, 36, of Crawley, West Sussex, murdered Nelly Myres, 58, at home Gobar was convicted today at Hove Crown Court of her murder … Read more