BA Connect
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BA Connect is a fully owned subsidiary airline of British Airways. It operates a network of domestic and European services from a number of airports in the United Kingdom on behalf of British Airways. The airline operates as a low-cost carrier, with food sold via a 'buy on board' programme (except for flights to London City).
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History
British Airways Citiexpress was established on 31 March 2002 from the merger of British Airways subsidiaries Brymon Airways and British Regional Airlines - Previously Manx Airlines (acquired by BA in 2001). British Airways Regional, and the operations of the former CityFlyer Express, were integrated into the new airline later in 2002. On 1 February 2006 the airline was renamed BA Connect and operations moved to a low-cost model, with food sold via a 'buy on board' programme (except for flights to London City). However, allocated seating and a baggage valet service will still be available, while lounge access, tier points and BA Miles remain unaffected for those in the Executive Club. Operationally the new service became operational on 26 March 2006.BA Connect handles most of British Airways' domestic and European services that do not serve London Heathrow or Gatwick airports. It has hubs in Birmingham, Bristol, London City, Manchester and Southampton. From these locations the carrier operates services to several northwest European destinations and also to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. A few services also operate from Gatwick. In total, BA Connect flies from 17 airports in the UK and Ireland on 63 routes to major or central regional airports. As a subsidiary of, and operator for, British Airways, it is by extension a member of oneworld.
Incidents and accidents
- On 15 August 2005, an Embraer ERJ 145 arriving from Birmingham overshot the runway at Hanover International Airport in Germany. None of the 45 passengers and four crew were injured. An inquiry blamed foul weather and aquaplaning on the runway to be the cause of the accident.
- On 12 January 2006, an Avro RJ100 taxiing for take-off from Edinburgh Airport on a flight to London City Airport suffered an engine fire. None of the 98 passengers or five crew were injured.
Services
BA Connect operates from several destinations that are also served by the parent company, and are part of British Airways destinations. Those that are not served by British Airways itself, mainly UK regional destinations, are listed in British Airways franchise destinations.Fleet
The BA Connect fleet consists of the following aircraft (at February 2006):The average age of the BA Connect fleet is 7.6 years (at April 2006)
Options
British Airways holds 17 options on the Embraer ERJ-145.Subleases
The following aircraft are subleased to other carriers:- 5 Avro RJ100ER aircraft to Swiss International Air Lines
- 12 BAe Jetstream 41 aircraft to Eastern Airways, return to lessor 2007-09
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