{UAH} BRITISH AIRWAYS OFFLOADS A BRITISH COUPLE AT A MILITARY BASE OVER A SEAT FIGHT

BA offloads British couple at military base over business class row

 

By Agence France-Presse16 hrs ago

 

© Provided by The Telegraph British Airways offloaded a couple from a London to Jamaica flight at a Portuguese air force base on Wednesday after a row broke out over their demands for an upgrade to business class, military officials said.

"The pilot decided to land in Lajes in the island of Terceira because of a dispute between cabin crew and a couple who wanted to be transferred from economy class to first class," an air force spokesman told AFP.

He said the couple, from Britain, had filmed the spat on a mobile phone.

"The British couple will remain in Terceira and will be questioned by police," he said.

The Boeing 777 had left London for the Jamaican capital Kingston late on Wednesday.

On the same day, BA passengers were left angry  after being stranded on the runway for four hours without food after a "technical problem" grounded the flight to San Francisco, the Standard reported. 

The airline has faced growing complaints about cutbacks that some say are diminishing the carrier’s reputation, it was reported last month .

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© Provided by The Telegraph BA has had a torrid start to 2017, having to defend itself against claims that its aircraft ran out of toilet roll, causing lengthy delays, and complaints that some of its planes were not sufficiently stocked with its new paid-for M&S food.

The airline is under increasing pressure to cut costs in a bid to be competitive with the likes of easyJet and Ryanair.

The axing of free food on all its short-haul flights was just the latest in a string of measures aimed at reducing its base fare and attracting budget travellers.

 

 

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