British Airways is the United Kingdom's largest international scheduled airline, flying to over 550 destinations at convenient times, to the best located airports. It's roots can be traced back to 1919 when ts forerunner company, Aircraft Transport and Travel Limited, launched the world's first daily international scheduled air service between London and Paris

The British Airways group consists of British Airways Plc and a number of subsidiary companies including in particular British Airways Holidays Limited and BA Connect Ltd.

The airline's two main operating bases are London's two main airports, Heathrow (the world's biggest international airport) and Gatwick. Unlike other airlines, British Airways is owned entirely by private investors - with around 240,000 shareholders, including some 50 per cent of the Company's own employees.

The airline belongs to the Oneworld alliance which other members include American Airlines, Qantas, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, Finnair and Aer Lingus. The oneworld network as of January 2006 serves 600 scheduled destinations in 132 countries.

Contact Information:

General enquiries - 1-800-AIRWAYS - Daily 7am-1am

TTY contact number for hearing impaired - 1-866-393-0961 - Daily 7am-1am

Customer Relations - Fax: +1 347 418 4395

Web site - www.britishairways.com/