We have gathered on this page some travel related information and information on or links to other websites that may be helpful to you in making your staff travel arrangements. Please note neither BA Clubs nor British Airways accept responsibility for information provided by external groups:

 

Stop Press Announcements

Staff travel on New Aircraft (July 2013) – British Airways has now taken delivery of its first A380 and B787 – our first new aircraft types in 17 years.
To help prepare for their entry into service, both the A380 and 787 will be used for flight and cabin crew training including a period of shorthaul flying during August and September – Frankfurt for the A380 and Stockholm for the 787.We are not planning to communicate the flight numbers or dates the aircraft will operate on these routes, as there may be last minute changes to the schedule.Please familiarise yourself with the following staff travel information relating to the shorthaul flights operated by the new aircraft types:

  • Staff travel (standby, annual concessions, duty) will NOT be embargoed.
  • A380 flights to/from Frankfurt will be capped to either a 767 or A320 configuration to allow for standby aircraft coverage. This means we will not selling the A380 to its full seating capacity. We will not be accepting passengers above the capped configuration of the aircraft.
  • 787 flights to/from Stockholm will be operated to full capacity.
  • Staff should list on flights as per the normal booking process using staff travel online, and follow normal staff travel procedures at the airport.
  • If the number of staff listing for these flights becomes too large, putting pressure on our airport teams, we may restrict the number of staff who can list. This will be kept under review.
  • Jumpseats (cabin or flight deck) will NOT be available for any staff member, including crew.
  • All other flights to/from Frankfurt and Stockholm will operate with normal staff travel rules applied.

 

Travelling on an annual concession from Terminal 5, LHR (Jan 2013) – Passengers travelling on an annual bookable concession who are not allocated a seat at the time of check-in should go to the ESS Flight management desk A6 – Zone A on the main concourse in Terminal 5 and not the Staff Travel area via Door A. This applies to both booked and firm waitlist passengers.Only standby passengers using basic or premium standby concessions should go to the Staff Travel area if not allocated a seat at check-in.

 

Staff Travel Guide for Former Staff

To view the Former Staff Travel guide click here   

 

Cargo Concessions for Former Staff

To view information on Former staff cargo concessions click here

For Cargo map for LHR click here                   For Cargo map for LGW click here 

 

For staff discounts on hotels, car hire, airport parking  and days out see the NEWS/Offers page of this website

 

BAFSTA

Two former Pensioner Contacts, who have a great deal of experience helping former staff with staff travel issues, have created the BAFSTA (BA Former Staff Travel Advice) group.

Their mission is to remove the Misunderstandings, Mysteries and Myths of the Staff Travel Policy and to help members make the best use of their concessions.

They have created a reference library of guides and travel tips which are regularly updated.

The guides use existing information and are written to make the information easier to understand. The guides are checked for accuracy by a former Staff Travel manager.

Members have contributed by submitting their experiences of traveling to various parts of the world, which you may also choose to visit, and giving feedback on the use of companies offering special rates for former airline staff.

Membership is available to former staff and their surviving nominees who remain eligible for staff travel concessions.

To join BAFSTA, write to BAFSTA.group@gmail.com providing your staff no, length of service, date of leaving and how your learned about BAFSTA.