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{{Short description|Defunct regional airline of the United Kingdom (1993–2007)}}
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{{Use British English|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox
| airline = BA Connect
| logo = Baconnect logo.svg
| logo_size =
| fleet_size =
| destinations =
| IATA = TH
| ICAO = BRT
| callsign = BRITISH
| parent =
| [[British Airways]] {{small|(1993–2007)}}
|owner = ▼
| [[Flybe (1979–2020)|Flybe]] {{small|(2007)}}}}
|company_slogan = ▼
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▲| company_slogan =
| founded = {{start date|1993|07|30|df=yes}}
|headquarters = [[Manchester Airport]]▼
| commenced = {{start date|2006|02|01|df=yes}}<br />{{small|(as ''BA Connect'')}}
| ceased = {{end date|2007|03|25|df=yes}}<br />{{small|(sold to [[Flybe (1979–2020)|Flybe]])}}
|frequent_flyer = [[British Airways#Executive Club|Executive Club]]<br>[[British Airways#Premier|Premier (Invite Only)]]▼
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| [[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|
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| [[British Airways#Premier|Premier]] (Invite Only)}}
| alliance = {{nowrap|[[Oneworld]] {{small|(affiliate; 1999–2007)}}}}
| website = {{URL|www.britishairways.com}}
}}
'''BA Connect''' was a
On 3 November 2006, British Airways announced the sale of BA Connect to [[Flybe (1979–2020)|Flybe]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2006/nov/04/britishairways.theairlineindustry |title=BA sells off regional business as it takes £100m hit from terror scare |first=Dan |last=Milmo |work=[[The Guardian
== History ==
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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'''
British Airways Citiexpress is recognised for pioneering and attaining CAA approval for the print-at-home
The regional operations of [[British Airways]] at Birmingham and Manchester,<ref>The regional operations of British Airways
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.
[[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 [[
On
BA had to pay Flybe a sum of money to take on the company due to Flybe actually taking on a company that
Much concern was
== Services ==
BA Connect operated from several destinations that
== Fleet ==
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The BA Connect fleet included the following aircraft, before the sale to Flybe (March 2007)
*1 [[
*2 [[
*1 [[
*10 [[
*6 [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8#Series 300|Bombardier Dash 8
*
==See also==
* [[List of defunct airlines of the United Kingdom]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|BA Connect}}
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*[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]
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[[Category:Defunct airlines of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 2006]]
[[Category:Former Oneworld affiliate members]]▼
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