“The British Airways steward announced that the in-flight movie would be Chariots of Fire. 'Is that the only one?' I asked. 'We are also showing Gandhi,' he replied. 'Where do I have to sit to see it?" I responded. 'I'm sorry, sir, but Gandhi is only showing in first class.' The irony seemed to escape him.” FirstsWould BeClassFireSorryBritishFlightIronyI'm SorryFirst ClassStewardsChariotsChariots Of FireBritish Airways Author:Jim Wallis
“We've always had a pretty competitive and pretty ferocious battle with British Airways... It's lasted now about 14 years, and we're very pleased to have survived it.” YearsWinningBattleSurvivalBritishSurvivedBritish Airways Author:Richard Branson
“You see, it's essential that one of us stays awake during the flight [ballon]. So, rather than using the comfortable Virgin seats which we used to cross the Atlantic, we've asked British Airways for two of theirs.” TwoUsedEssentialsComfortableCrossesBritishFlightAwakeSeatsInsultVirginsBritish Airways Book:Losing my virginity: how I've survived, had fun, and made a fortune doing business my way Source: Losing my virginity: how I've survived, had fun, and made a fortune doing business my way
“I am very shy. If I am flying British Airways and the airhostess asks me two questions, and I don't understand her accent - I will go hungry for the entire flight.” IfsTwoAsksBritishFlyingHungryFlightAsk MeShyAccentsBritish Airways Author:Shahrukh Khan
“The unions need to be taken on. British Airways is massively over-staffed and has got to get its costs down. . . . The problem for [chief executive] Willie Walsh is that the board of BA has no spine, no balls and no vision.” NeedsProblemVisionTakenCostBallsUnionsBritishChiefsBoardsAviationExecutivesAirlineSpineChief ExecutivesBritish Airways Author:Michael O'Leary
“As a long-time British Airways advisor, I have seen first-hand that as a company they are committed to innovation, entrepreneurship and the Bay Area community. UnGrounded is strong proof of that commitment.” FirstsLongHandsStrongCommunityCompanyLong TimeCommitmentAreasInnovationCommittedBritishProofEntrepreneurshipAdvisorsBay AreaBritish Airways Author:Rhonda Abrams
“We have lost all our big Australian industries and icons, including Qantas when it sold 25 per cent of its shares and a controlling interest to British Airways.” BigsLostInterestShareIndustryIncludingBritishAustralianIconsBritish Airways Author:Pauline Hanson