British Airways is the national air carrier of United Kingdom. Headquartered at Waterside, the airline has its main hub at London Heathrow Airport with a secondary hub at London Gatwick Airport. British Airways is the largest airline of UK and is an integral part of the OneWorld Alliance. The airline was established in 1972, when the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and British European Airways Corporation (BEA) managements were combined under the newly formed British Airways Board.
Nowadays, the airline runs a reward program called Executive Club for the frequent fliers and flies to more than 150 destinations in 69 countries. The airline has a strong fleet of 223 aircrafts.

British Airways is one of the most well organized airlines. British Airways provides a great selection of movies, TV and audio channels, games as well as in-flight magazines. The audio system features radio channels hosted exclusively for British Airways by Mark Lamarr, Robert Elms and Petroc Trelawny. As a full service airline, depending upon the distance, British Airways servers light snacks and hot meals on board, class and timing of the flight. Complimentary drinks are available throughout the flight. Special and medical meals can be ordered as per the travelers? needs.

The British airline offers simple web check-in process by which you can check-in from your home or office. The traveler needs to enter the reservation number and last name to complete the process. The web check-in opens 24 hours and closes 2 hours prior to departure of the scheduled flight.

The baggage policy of British Airways allows checked baggage weight limit of 70 lbs in First and Business class and 50 lbs for Economy class. The overall dimension for checked baggage is 62 inches. A hand bag weighing 17.6 lbs with overall dimension of 45 inches is allowed free of charge.