BA Connect
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| Founded | 2006 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2007 | ||||||
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Belfast City Birmingham Bristol Manchester Southampton Cardiff Edinburgh Glasgow Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Newcastle |
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| Frequent-flyer program |
Executive Club Premier (Invite Only) |
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| Alliance | Oneworld | ||||||
| Parent company | British Airways | ||||||
| Headquarters | Manchester Airport | ||||||
BA Connect was a fully owned subsidiary airline of British Airways. Headquartered in Didsbury, Manchester, England, it operated a network of domestic and European services from a number of airports in the United Kingdom on behalf of British Airways. The airline operated as a low-cost carrier, with food sold via a 'buy on board' programme (except for flights to London City Airport).
On 3 November 2006 British Airways announced the sale of BA Connect to Flybe. It formally transferred to Flybe on 25 March 2007.
The company was incorporated on 26 January 1970 as Brymon Aviation Limited which operated as Brymon Airways. On 30 July 1993 the company was renamed Brymon Airways Limited to reflect the operating name.
The company was purchased by British Airways in 1993 and on 28 March 2002 it was merged with British Regional Airlines and was renamed British Airways Citiexpress Limited operating as British Airways Citiexpress.
British Airways Citiexpress is recognised for pioneering and attaining CAA approval for the print-at-home Boarding Pass, one of the first self-service tools of the digital era.
The regional operations of British Airways at Birmingham and Manchester, 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 Limited operating as BA Connect and operations moved to a low-cost carrier model, with food sold via a 'buy on board' programme (except for flights to London City Airport). However, allocated seating and a baggage valet service were still available, while lounge access, tier points and BA Miles remained unaffected for those in the Executive Club. Operationally the new service came into effect on 26 March 2006.
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