Talk:British Airways

GA Reassessment

British Airways

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Result: Kept. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 21:22, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

There are several "reliance on primary sources" orange banners that need to be addressed. There are uncited statements throughout the article, MOS:OVERSECTION concerns, and I think the "Incidents and accidents" section can be incorporated into the article's history or removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 18:59, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Hello; can you give me some more detail on some of these items. I'll try to make some improvements. Kyteto (talk) 22:47, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

@Kyteto: The areas with primary source concerns have already been placed. That would be a good area to start. Z1720 (talk) 23:15, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi Kyteto do you still intend to work on this article? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:30, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

I do, I've been a bit ill recently, it's why my normal article writing has fallen off in recent weeks - finally feeling better for the first time, but it is still not great. I am also having an issue with the primary source problem, in that in several instances they are extremely trivial bits of info, to the point where I'd suspect nobody but BA would ever care to mention them. I see a very strong case for third party sourcing of any claim that is, or remotely is, extraordinary, such as "British Airways was the most profitable airline in the world in the mid 1990s" (a true fact indeed) while a statement like "British Airways has a class of seating called [X]" is... mundane. Does it really need to even be cited at all? WP:Cite had never demanded absolutely everything to have a cite, technically only that which is challenged; so, can I resolved the primary source tag by simply removing them and leaving them uncited? What's the best course of action for the mundanes? Kyteto (talk) 18:19, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi Kyteto, GA criterion 2b) requires that all content that could reasonably be challenged be cited inline. I think it fairly likely that travel websites would mention details of BA's seating classes or loyalty programs. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 18:35, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

Google isn't always complying with that fairly likely... I am trying... Kyteto (talk) 22:09, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

Can I have some specifics of the aspects not related to the areas with primary source concerns please? I have knocked most of those away. Kyteto (talk) 13:05, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

@Kyteto: There are uncited statements throughout the article. These will need to be resolved before I can recommend a keep. Z1720 (talk) 14:49, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Okay, all citation needed tags are resolved. Two were recently added in the lead for items that were already in the body (and cited there), while the other had the relevant cite already on its dedicated article that has been brought across. Are there areas that aren't tagged that are of concern? Kyteto (talk) 22:43, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

(not Z1720) Good work on this thus far, @Kyteto. There are still several unsourced bits, which I've tagged. There are also a few {{Primary source inline}} tags that should be resolved for this to be kept. Charlotte (Queen of Hearts • talk) 00:05, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

The repeated requested resolution of tags, even to the extent of vandalism, has now been implemented. Kyteto (talk) 01:17, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 21 April 2025

The loyalty programme for British Airways has changed. It is no longer Executive Club as stated on the article, it is now "The British Airways Club" Markyboy2003 (talk) 04:46, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 November 2025

Sun Air Scandinavia is no longer operating as a Franchise of British airways as per: https://www.aerotelegraph.com/ticker/ende-fuer-letzte-strecke-sun-air-stellt-linienfluege-ein/g045tx8 TheGrew (talk) 10:17, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Day Creature (talk) 16:41, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

Possible typo

Now, anyone, correct me if I am wrong, but is British Airways plc a typo? Is plc a typo? The Conservative Journalist (talk) 17:27, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

No, it stands for Public limited company. --McSly (talk) 18:45, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

The shouldn't it be PLC? The Conservative Journalist (talk) 18:47, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

• Then The Conservative Journalist (talk) 18:47, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

  No. See this ref and search for "plc". - UtherSRG (talk) 22:56, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

  But check this out. The Conservative Journalist (talk) 23:40, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

British Airways Holidays

Conflict of Interest disclosure: I currently work for an agency that works with British Airways. Rather than making edits myself I would appreciate the input of editors to ensure neutrality.

Request: Add a section to this page titled “British Airways Holidays” that contains information related to British Airways’ package holidays offering. The current article only makes one reference to British Airways Holidays despite it having existed as its own entity for decades.

Proposed text to add:

British Airways Holidays is a UK‑based tour operator providing holiday packages, hotels, car hire and travel experiences under the British Airways brand.

British Airways Holidays was incorporated on 6 September 1955 under the name Overseas Air Travel Limited. It was renamed British Airways Holidays Limited on 24 July 1991.

In 2024, British Airways Holidays transferred from British Airways to IAG Loyalty, the subsidiary of International Airlines Group responsible for managing the Avios loyalty currency. The transfer was reported by independent business media in the context of organisational and leadership changes at British Airways Holidays.

British Airways Holidays sells ATOL‑protected flight‑inclusive holidays via ba.com and British Airways contact centres, covering destinations across the Caribbean, the United States and Canada, Africa, the Middle East, the Indian Ocean, the Far East and South America, Europe and the United Kingdom and Ireland. According to the UK Civil Aviation Authority ATOL licence holder reports, British Airways Holidays ranks among the largest tour operators in the United Kingdom by authorised passenger volume.

The business is integrated with the The British Airways Club loyalty programme. British Airways allows The Club members to use Avios as payment or part‑payment on selected British Airways Holidays packages. The option, introduced in 2023, applies to eligible Flight + Hotel and Flight + Car bookings and is available on ba.com and via British Airways contact centres. The introduction of Avios payment on holiday packages was reported by national media as part of a broader expansion of Avios redemption options beyond flights alone. Changes to the programme in 2025 saw British Airways Holidays bookings contributing to members’ tier status.

Customer feedback on British Airways Holidays’ customer service and hotels is collected through post‑stay reviews, which are independently moderated by Feefo. Feefo operates a verified‑buyer model in which reviews are linked to completed transactions and submitted only by invited customers. Based on this feedback, British Airways Holidays recognises selected hotel partners through annual Customer Excellence Awards, with award‑holding hotels identifiable within the booking platform’s search filters.

Tr21 (talk) 16:33, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

Hi there! For my money this is quite WP:UNDUE and indeed, also quite promotional. You might get away with a single paragraph that is quite a lot more neutral, but it's quite hard to find sources of any level - the search results are very much dominated by the BA media centre. I think this might not be the right place... particularly since your own text appears to show that it's a different company with a slightly similar name - a little bit like how Natwest claimes that my Natwest credit card is nothing to do with them... :) Joe (talk) 18:12, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 June 2026

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