British Airways

The history of British Airways can be traced back to the start of civil aviation. One of the company’s predecessors started the world’s first daily international travel schedule air services in 1919. Four of Britain’s main airlines merged in 1924 to form Imperial Airways Limited. The airway was providing services to Paris, Brussels, Basle, Cologne and Zurich by 1925. In the 20’s and 30’s even more services were launched. Travel destinations included Egypt, the Arabian Gulf, India, South Africa, Singapore and West Africa. Several small UK air transport companies merged to form British Airways Limited in 1935. In 1939 British Airways and Imperial Airways were nationalized. They then formed British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC).

After the war, BOAC continued long haul services, which were fun by British South American Airways. A new airline named British European Airways ran Continental European and domestic travel flights. The BOAC continued to launch new services over the next several years to places including: New York, Japan, Chicago and the west coast of the US. The principal British air carriers providing international travel services between 1946 and 1960 were BOAC and BEA. Soon other British airlines began operating scheduled services. In 1972, BOAC and BEA combined two form British Airway Board. Then in 1974, the two airlines became British Airways.

The government announced in 1979 that they were planning to sell shares in British Airways. When Lord King became chairman of the group in 1984 he was to do what was necessary to prepare the airline for privatization and to restore it to profitability. British Airways was privatized in 1987.

Today British Airways is UK’s largest international airline. They provide travel flights to more than 550 destinations. British Airways strives to provide excellent service to their customers both in the air and on the ground. There are several companies making up the British Airways Group including: British Airways PLC, British Airways Limited, British Airways Travel Shops Limited and other subsidiary companies.

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