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British Airways is one of the world’s largest international airlines. It flies 40 million passengers to 179 destinations each year. British Airways was operating flights from Mainland China for over 30 years and now operates 19 direct weekly flights from Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu to the UK, in addition to the double daily flights from Hong Kong to the UK.    As part of its commitment to improve the customer experience, British Airways is half way through a £5bn investment in new aircraft, smarter cabins, elegant lounges, new technologies and new destinations. The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner is operating flights from Chengdu and Airbus A380 operating flights from Hong Kong to London.    British Airways prides itself on offering a choice of four smart cabins: First, Club World business class, World Traveller Plus premium economy and World Traveller economy class, on the majority of its long-haul services. British Airways customers can enjoy world-renowned British service and smart interiors, all finished with a dash of British style, and on the flights from China also take advantage of the comfort of Chinese style meals, onboard entertainment in Chinese and welcome from Chinese speaking crew.   British Airways flights from China arrive at London Heathrow’s state-of-the-art Terminal 5, named the Best Airport Terminal by Skytrax for the fourth year running. It also won the award for ‘World’s Best Airport Shopping’for the sixth consecutive year.   British Airways has recently been named the UK’s Consumer Superbrand 2015 for second time in a row and also Business Superbrand of 2015, securing the top position against 1,500 leading brands to become only the second company to achieve ‘the double’ on the history of the awards.    British Airways has partnerships with other airlines, giving customers access to a greater choice of flights and itineraries across an extended flight network. As a oneworld member, the airline offers its customers a global network of hundreds of destinations, seamless customer service and shared benefits for frequent flyers, including access to comfortable lounges across all the partner airlines. FIND OUT MORE Website www.ba.com Weibo weibo.com/britishairways WeChat @英國航空 67