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British Airways is the national airline of the United Kingdom and the largest full-service airline in the United Kingdom based on destinations and passengers served. The airline also owns two subsidiary airlines, BA CityFlyer and BA EuroFly. In terms of passengers carried, it's the second-largest airline in the United Kingdom (behind easyJet) but is the dominant airline for long-haul flights flying from the UK.
The airline is based at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and flies to over 200 destinations worldwide. While the airline mainly does intercontinental flights, it also has a strong route network in Europe and a domestic route network within the UK.
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British Airways flies to a vast amount of destinations, below is a detailed table of all its destinations:
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Heathrow Airport is a major international airport in west London, England. Heathrow and is the hub airport for British Airways.
By passenger traffic, London Heathrow is the busiest airport in the United Kingdom, the busiest airport in Europe and within the top 10 busiest airports in the world. In 2018, it handled a record 80.1 million passengers.
Currently, British Airways is the only airline that fly to/from London Heathrow include Virgin Atlantic, Flybe, United Airlines, KLM, Air Canada, Scandinavian Airlines Ireland and more.
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The British Airways fleet includes a mix of Airbus and Boeing aircraft. This includes:
Overall, the airline has more than 250 aircraft within its fleet.
British Airways codeshares with the following airlines:
Aer Lingus
aerostático
American Airlines
Bangkok Airways
Cathay Pacific
China oriental
finnair
iberia
Líneas aéreas de Japón
Latam brasil
Latam chile
Qantas
Aerolíneas Qatar
Real jordano
Taag angola airlines
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