British Asia Airways
Defunct airline of the United Kingdom and Taiwan (1993–2002)
 A British Asia Airways Boeing 747-400 in its Landor livery variant at Heathrow Airport in 1994. | |||||||
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| Founded | 20 January 1993 (1993-01-20) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 29 March 1993 (1993-03-29) | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 4 March 2002 (2002-03-04) (re-integrated into British Airways) | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Executive Club | ||||||
| Alliance | Oneworld (affiliate; 1999–2001) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Parent company | British Airways | ||||||
| Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||
British Asia Airways Limited was a subsidiary of British Airways formed on 20 January 1993, based in Taiwan, to operate between London and Taipei via Hong Kong.[1]
History
Due to political sensitivities, national airlines operating flights to the People's Republic of China were not permitted to fly to Taiwan.[2] Similar arrangements were made by other airlines, such as Japan Airlines, KLM, and Qantas.[3]
It used the Boeing 747-400 repainted in a special livery, with the Union Flag tailfin being replaced by the Chinese characters 英亞 (Hanyu Pinyin: Yīng Yà; literally "British Asia").[4] The airline flew between Taipei and Hong Kong using the code BR, which BA had inherited from British Caledonian, while the flight from London used BA.[5]
The airline ceased operations after British Airways ceased flights to Taipei in December 2001.[6]
Destinations
British Asia Airways used to serve the following destinations:
United Kingdom - London – Heathrow Airport (Base)
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Hong Kong - Kai Tak Airport (Stop-over; 1993–1998)
- Chek Lap Kok Airport (Stop-over; 1998–2001)
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Fleet
During its eight-year existence, British Asia Airways operated the following aircraft:[7]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||
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| Boeing 747-400 | 5 | — | 14 | 55 | 332 | 401 | G-BNLI wore the Benyhone Tartan (Scotland) tail. Two aircraft (G-CIVA, G-CIVB) wore the Chelsea Rose (England) tail. Returned to British Airways. | |
| Total | 5 | — | ||||||
See also
Airlines created for political reasons:
References
- ^ Calder, Simon (23 April 1993). "Special Report on Long-Haul Air Travel: 'Air Asia' goes from strength to strength: Simon Calder looks at the growing success of the Eastern travel industry". The Independent. London.
- ^ "Why Taiwan is still an [sic] unique escape". The Independent. London. 16 June 2007. Archived from the original on 19 May 2008.
- ^ Robert Storey (1998). Taiwan. Lonely Planet. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-86442-634-5.
- ^ "Explore our past: 1990 - 1999". British Airways.
- ^ "Something to declare: A likely story". The Independent. London. 14 September 1996.
- ^ "Explore our past: 2000- Present". British Airways.
- ^ "British Asia Airways Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
External links
Media related to British Asia Airways at Wikimedia Commons
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