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Line 1: {{Short description\|Defunct regional airline of the United Kingdom (1993–2007)}} {{Infobox Airline ▼ {{Use dmy dates\|date=September 2019}} ~~\|airline = BA Connect~~ {{Use British English\|date=May 2017}} \|logo = Baconnect logo.svg▼ ▲{{Infobox ~~Airline~~airline ~~\|logo_size =~~ \|~~fleet_size~~ airline = BA Connect ▲\| logo = Baconnect logo.svg ~~\|destinations =~~ \|~~IATA~~ logo_size = TH \|~~ICAO~~ fleet_size = ~~BRT~~ \|~~callsign~~ destinations = ~~BRITISH~~ \|~~parent~~ IATA = ~~[[British~~ ~~Airways]]~~ = TH \|~~owner~~ ICAO = BRT \| callsign = BRITISH \|company_slogan = ▼ \|~~founded~~ parent = ~~2006~~{{ubl\|class=nowrap \| [[British Airways]] {{small\|(1993–2007)}} \|ceased = 2007 ▼ \| [[Flybe (1979–2020)\|Flybe]] {{small\|(2007)}}}} \|headquarters = [[Manchester Airport]]▼ \|~~key_people~~ owner = ▲\| company_slogan = \|bases = [[George Best Belfast City Airport\|Belfast City]]<br>[[Birmingham International Airport (United Kingdom)\|Birmingham]]<br>[[Bristol Airport\|Bristol]]<br>[[Manchester Airport\|Manchester]]<br>[[Southampton Airport\|Southampton]]<br>[[Cardiff Airport\|Cardiff]]<br>[[Edinburgh Airport\|Edinburgh]]<br>[[Glasgow International Airport\|Glasgow]]<br>[[Guernsey Airport\|Guernsey]]<br>[[Isle of Man Airport\|Isle of Man]]<br>[[Jersey Airport\|Jersey]]<br>[[Newcastle Airport\|Newcastle]] \| founded = {{start date\|1993\|07\|30\|df=yes}} \|frequent_flyer = [[British Airways#Executive Club\|Executive Club]]<br>[[British Airways#Premier\|Premier (Invite Only)]]▼ \| commenced = {{start date\|2006\|02\|01\|df=yes}}<br />{{small\|(as ''BA Connect'')}} ~~\|lounge =~~ \| ceased = {{end date\|2007\|03\|25\|df=yes}}<br />{{small\|(sold to [[Flybe (1979–2020)\|Flybe]])}} ~~\|alliance = [[Oneworld]]~~ ▲\| headquarters = [[Didsbury]], [[Manchester]], ~~Airport~~[[England]] ~~\|website =~~ \| key_people = \| bases = {{ubl\|class=nowrap \| [[George Best Belfast City Airport\|Belfast–City]] \| [[Birmingham Airport\|Birmingham]] \| [[Bristol Airport\|Bristol]] \| [[Cardiff Airport\|Cardiff]] \| [[Edinburgh Airport\|Edinburgh]] \| [[Glasgow Airport\|Glasgow]] \| [[Guernsey Airport\|Guernsey]] \| [[Isle of Man Airport\|Isle of Man]] \| [[Jersey Airport\|Jersey]] \| [[Manchester Airport\|Manchester]] \| [[Newcastle International Airport\|Newcastle upon Tyne]] \| [[Southampton Airport\|Southampton]]}} \| frequent_flyer = {{ubl\|class=nowrap\| ▲~~\|frequent_flyer~~ =\| [[British Airways#Executive Club\|Executive Club~~]]<br>[[British Airways#Premier\|Premier (Invite Only)~~]] \| [[British Airways#Premier\|Premier]] (Invite Only)}} ▲\|~~ceased~~ lounge = ~~2007~~ \| alliance = {{nowrap\|[[Oneworld]] {{small\|(affiliate; 1999–2007)}}}} \| website = {{URL\|www.britishairways.com}} }} '''BA Connect''' was a ~~fully~~[[regional airline]] and a wholly-owned [[subsidiary]] airline of [[British Airways]]. ~~Headquartered~~It was headquartered in [[Didsbury]], [[Manchester]], [[England]],<ref>"[http://www.aviationweek.com/media/pdf/Regional2.pdf Regional2.pdf]." ''[[Aviation Week]]''. Retrieved on ~~September~~ 28, September 2009.</ref><ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20110604031928/http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2007/03/05/afx3483985.html Flybe to seek IPO after integration of BA Connect, plans 200 job cuts]." ''[[Forbes]]''. 5 March 2007. Retrieved on 22 January 2010.</ref> it operated a network of domestic and [[Europe]]an 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 (1979–2020)\|Flybe]].<ref>~~[http~~{{cite news \|url=https://~~bapress~~www.~~custhelp~~theguardian.com/~~cgi-bin~~business/~~bapress.cfg~~2006/~~php~~nov/~~enduser~~04/~~std_adp~~britishairways.~~php?p_sid~~theairlineindustry \|title=~~&p_lva~~BA sells off regional business as it takes £100m hit from terror scare \|first=~~&p_faqid~~Dan \|last=~~7274~~Milmo ~~announced~~\|work=[[The Guardian]] \|date=4 November 2006 \|accessdate=14 February 2015}}</ref> It formally transferred to Flybe on 25 March 2007. == History == Line 30 ⟶ 50: 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~~Ltd operating as '''~~British~~BA ~~Airways Citiexpress~~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,<ref>The regional operations of British Airways sub divided into Scotland, Birmingham and Manchester. Aircraft were titled British Airways Scotland; British Airways Birmingham and British Airways Manchester respectively. The service previous operated by BR Scotland were incorporated with the [[Loganair]] franchise services into the [[British Regional Airlines]] operation. Flagship aircraft of the BA Birmingham operation was [[Boeing 737]] G-XBHX, and of the BA Manchester operation was [[Boeing 737]] G-XMAN. Several other Boeing 737 aircraft based at these airports were given registrations appropriate to the destinations served - G-OMUC and G-OFRA</ref> and the operations of the former [[CityFlyer Express]], were integrated into the new airline later in 2002. ▼ ▲The regional operations of [[British Airways]] at Birmingham and Manchester,<ref>The regional operations of British Airways ~~sub divided~~subdivided into Scotland, Birmingham and Manchester. Aircraft were titled British Airways Scotland; British Airways Birmingham; and British Airways Manchester respectively. The service previous operated by BR Scotland were incorporated with the [[Loganair]] franchise services into the [[British Regional Airlines]] operation. Flagship aircraft of the BA Birmingham operation was [[Boeing 737]] G-XBHX, and of the BA Manchester operation was [[Boeing 737]] G-XMAN. Several other Boeing 737 aircraft based at these airports were given registrations appropriate to the destinations served - G-OMUC and G-OFRA</ref> 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 was 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.▼ ▲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 ~~was~~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. [[File:G-gntz-mrh.jpg\|thumb\|BAe 146-200 departing [[Manchester Airport]] in 2007]] BA Connect handled most of British Airways' domestic and European services that do not serve London’s [[~~London~~ Heathrow Airport\|~~London~~ Heathrow]] or [[~~London~~ Gatwick Airport\|Gatwick]] airports. It had hubs in [[Birmingham Airport\|Birmingham]], [[Bristol Airport\|Bristol]], [[London City Airport\|~~London City~~London–City]], [[Manchester Airport\|Manchester]] and [[Southampton Airport\|Southampton]]. From these locations the carrier operated services to several northwest European destinations and also to [[Glasgow Airport\|Glasgow]], [[Edinburgh Airport\|Edinburgh]] and [[Aberdeen Airport\|Aberdeen]]. A few services also operated from Gatwick. In total, BA Connect flew from 17 airports in the UK and [[Republic of Ireland\|Ireland]] on 63 routes to major or central regional airports. On 3 November 2006, British Airways chief executive said that he had reached an agreement for [[Flybe]] to purchase BA Connect. BA ~~will~~would ensure that Flybe has sufficient funding in order to achieve its growth targets and the transition out of current BA Connect fleet. In return BA ~~will~~would acquire a 15% stake in the new business. The acquisition (which ~~does~~did not include BA Connect routes to London City or from Manchester to New York) ~~will~~would significantly increase the Flybe route network in both the UK and continental Europe, making Flybe the largest regional airline in Europe. Retention of the London City routes ~~will~~would result in BA retaining the RJ100 aircraft for these domestic and European services. BA had to pay Flybe a sum of money to take on the company due to Flybe actually taking on a company that ~~will~~would cost them money rather than make profits for the foreseeable future.<ref>[http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=6983 ATW: August terrorist scare, BA Connect charge weigh on BA profit~~<!-- Bot generated title -->~~]</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6419307.stm\|title=Q&A: Sale of BA Connect to Flybe\|work=BBC News\|date=5 March 2007}}</ref> Much concern was ~~made~~expressed ofat the shedding of routes across Scotland, but Flybe stated that BA Connect routes ~~will~~would be kept and expanded.<ref>http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/73626.html {{dead link\|date=May 2022\|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> On 6 March 2007 Flybe stated that they would not be operating any former BA Connect services from Bristol. Consequently, the last flights on any of BA Connect's routes from Bristol was on 24 March 2007.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6423153.stm\|title=Flybe to shut down Bristol routes\|date=6 March 2007\|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> == Services == BA Connect operated from several destinations that ~~are~~were also served by the parent company, and ~~are~~were part of [[British Airways destinations]]. Those that ~~are~~were not served by British Airways itself, mainly UK regional destinations, are listed in [[British Airways franchise destinations]]. == Fleet == [[File:Embraer ERJ-145EU, BA Connect ~~EMB-145EU~~JP5674486.jpg\|thumb\|[[Embraer ERJ-145]]]] The BA Connect fleet included the following aircraft, before the sale to Flybe (March 2007) 1 [[~~BAe 146\|~~BAe 146-100]] (Toto [[Flybe]]) 2 [[~~BAe 146\|~~BAe 146-200]] (Toto [[Flybe]]) 1 [[~~BAe 146\|~~BAe 146-300]] (Toto [[Flybe]]) 10 [[~~BAe 146\|~~Avro RJ100]] (Toto [[BA CityFlyer]]) 6 [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8#Series 300\|Bombardier Dash 8 ~~Q311~~Q300]] (Toto [[Flybe]]) 1028 [[Embraer ERJ 145 EP]] (Toto [[Flybe]]) 18 [[Embraer ERJ 145 EU]] (To [[Flybe]]) ==See also== [[List of defunct airlines of the United Kingdom]] == References == Line 64 ⟶ 88: == External links == {{~~commons~~Commons category\|BA Connect}} [~~http~~https://web.archive.org/web//http://www.britishairways.com/travel/connectexp/public/en_gb BA Connect] [http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/BA%20Connect.htm BA Connect Fleet Age] [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=BCN&al_op=1 BA Connect Fleet] {{Portal bar\|Greater Manchester\|Companies\|Aviation}} {{Airlines of the United Kingdom}} {{International Airlines Group}} ~~{{Aviation lists}}~~ {{DEFAULTSORT:Ba Connect}} [[Category:Defunct airlines of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Airlines established in 2006]] [[Category:Former Oneworld affiliate members]]▼ [[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2007]] ▲[[Category:Former Oneworld affiliate members]] [[Category:British Airways]]