British Asia Airways
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Founded | March 1993 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | December 2001 | ||||||
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Alliance | Oneworld (affiliate; 1999-2001) | ||||||
Destinations | 3 | ||||||
Parent company | British Airways | ||||||
Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan |
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British Asia Airways (IATA: BR, ICAO: BAW, Call sign: Speedbird) was a subsidiary of British Airways formed in March 1993, based in Taiwan, to operate between London and Taipei via Hong Kong.[1]
This was due to political sensitivities, as 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 and Qantas.[3]
It used the Boeing 747-436.[4] 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").
It 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]
It ceased operations after BA suspended flights to Taipei in December 2001.[6]
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 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 Airways
- Defunct airlines of Taiwan
- Defunct airlines of the United Kingdom
- Former Oneworld affiliate members
- Airlines established in 1993
- Airlines disestablished in 2001
- 2001 disestablishments in Taiwan
- Taiwanese companies established in 1993