
Innovations include contactless lounge entry screens, which BA says allows passengers to "scan their own boarding pass when entering".

British Airways operated its inaugural revenue flight on Saturday with its Boeing 787-10, a transatlantic service destined for Dallas Fort-Worth.

British politicians from both sides of the aisle have criticised the Johnson government's newly-minted quarantine measures, introduced in late May.

The NEF’s report said at least 70,000 jobs in the wider aviation industry including engineering, catering and duty free shopping were at risk before the end of summer.

British Airways is planning to outsource 450 jobs undertaken by employees it's making redundant, according to reports.

British transport secretary Grant Shapps has indicated that countries with low Covid-19 infection rates may be exempted from quarantine measures set to go into effect in the UK over the coming weeks.