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British Airways Awards
Business Travel Awards 2022
October 2022
  • Best Short-haul Airline Best Short-haul Airline
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Business Traveller Awards 2022
October 2022
  • Best Airport Lounge (Concorde Room Lounge) Best Airport Lounge (Concorde Room Lounge)
  • Best Frequent Flyer Programme Best Frequent Flyer Programme
  • Best Short-Haul Carrier Best Short-Haul Carrier
  • Best Travel App Best Travel App
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SKYTRAX World Airline Awards 2022 - Winner
June 2022
  • Best Airline Staff in Europe (for the third consecutive year) Best Airline Staff in Europe (for the third consecutive year)
  • Top 20 Global Airline Cabin Crew Top 20 Global Airline Cabin Crew
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Business Traveller Awards 2021
October 2021
  • Winner - Best Airport Lounge Winner - Best Airport Lounge
  • Winner - Best Frequent Flyer Program Winner - Best Frequent Flyer Program
  • Winner - Best New Seat Winner - Best New Seat
  • Winner - Best Short-Haul Carrier Winner - Best Short-Haul Carrier
  • Winner - Best Travel App Winner - Best Travel App
Business Traveller Awards (BTA) 2021 - Winner Frequent Flyer
PRWeek UK Awards Winner 2021
October 2021
  • Winner In-house team of the year (Private Sector) Winner In-house team of the year (Private Sector)
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Business Traveller Awards 2020
October 2020
  • Best Airport Lounge (for Concorde Room) Best Airport Lounge (for Concorde Room)
  • Best Frequent Flyer Programme Best Frequent Flyer Programme
  • Best New Seat (for Club Suite) Best New Seat (for Club Suite)
  • Best Short-Haul Carrier Best Short-Haul Carrier
  • Best Travel App Best Travel App
SKYTRAX Awards 2019
June 2020
  • 4-Star Airline Rating 4-Star Airline Rating
  • 4-Star COVID-19 Airline Safety Rating 4-Star COVID-19 Airline Safety Rating
The TravMedia Awards
February 2020
  • PR Stunt of the Year PR Stunt of the Year
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CAPA Aviation Awards for Excellence
December 2019
  • Airline of the Year Airline of the Year
British Airways Airline of the Year, 2019 - CAPA
The Travel Awards 2019
November 2019
  • Best Short-Haul Airline Best Short-Haul Airline
The Travel Awards 2019
Business Traveller Awards 2019
October 2019
  • Best Airport Lounge Best Airport Lounge
  • Best Frequent Flyer Programme Best Frequent Flyer Programme
  • Best Product or Service Innovation Best Product or Service Innovation
  • Best Short-Haul Carrier Best Short-Haul Carrier
Business Traveller Awards 2019
SKYTRAX Awards 2019
June 2019
  • Best Airline Staff in Europe Best Airline Staff in Europe
SKYTRAX Awards 2019
Business Traveller Cellars in the Sky
February 2019
  • Best Business Class Cellar Best Business Class Cellar
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TelegraphUltra Awards 2018
November 2018
  • Best European Airline Best European Airline
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Business Traveller Awards 2018
October 2018
  • Best Airport lounge Best Airport lounge
  • Best Frequent Flyer Programme Best Frequent Flyer Programme
  • Best Short-haul Airline Best Short-haul Airline
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Skytrax Awards 2018
October 2018
  • Best cabin crew in the UK Best cabin crew in the UK
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The Times, Sunday Times and The Sun Travel Awards 2018
September 2018
  • Best Short-haul Airline Best Short-haul Airline
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Global Traveler 2017- Wines on the Wing
June 2017
  • Bronze: International First Class White Wine Bronze: International First Class White Wine
  • Silver: International First Class Wines on the Wing Silver: International First Class Wines on the Wing
Globe Travel Awards 2016
December 2016
  • Favourite airline Favourite airline
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National Geographic Traveller Reader Awards 2016
December 2016
  • Best long-haul airline Best long-haul airline
  • Best short-haul airline Best short-haul airline
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Business Traveller Awards 2016
October 2016
  • Best airport lounge - Concorde Room Best airport lounge - Concorde Room
  • Best frequent flyer programme Best frequent flyer programme
  • Best short-haul carrier Best short-haul carrier
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Telegraph Travel Awards 2015/16
October 2016
  • Best short-haul airline Best short-haul airline
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World Travel Awards 2016
October 2016
  • Europe's leading airline to Asia Europe's leading airline to Asia
  • Europe's leading airline: First Class Europe's leading airline: First Class
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Telegraph Utlratravel Awards
May 2016
  • Best European airline Best European airline
Business Traveller Cellas in the Sky
February 2016
  • Best Business Class white wine- silver medal Best Business Class white wine- silver medal
  • Best First Class white wine- gold medal Best First Class white wine- gold medal
UK Superbrand
February 2016
  • Number one Business Superbrand Number one Business Superbrand
  • Number one Consumer Superbrand Number one Consumer Superbrand
Global Traveler - Global Traveler’s Wines on the Wing
December 2015
  • Best International Business Class wine (Tiki Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2014, Marlborough, New Zealand) Best International Business Class wine (Tiki Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2014, Marlborough, New Zealand)
National Geographic 2015
December 2015
  • Best long-haul airline Best long-haul airline
  • Best short-haul airline Best short-haul airline
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Premier Traveler
December 2015
  • Best Transatlantic Business Class Best Transatlantic Business Class
The Independent 2015
December 2015
  • Best European airline Best European airline
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The Sunday Times 2015
December 2015
  • Best long-haul airline Best long-haul airline
  • Best short-haul airline Best short-haul airline
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Business Traveller Awards 2015 (UK)
October 2015
  • Best airport lounge Best airport lounge
  • Best frequent flyer programme Best frequent flyer programme
  • Best short-haul carrier Best short-haul carrier
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Business Traveler Awards 2015 (US)
January 2015
  • Best Airline in Western Europe Best Airline in Western Europe
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Business Traveller Awards 2014
October 2014
  • Best Airline Best Airline
  • Best frequent flyer programme Best frequent flyer programme
  • Best short-haul carrier Best short-haul carrier
The TimesTravel Awards 2014
October 2014
  • Best Airline Best Airline
Conde Nast Traveller
September 2014
  • Airline of the Year - Short Haul Airline of the Year - Short Haul
Chinese Travel Industry Awards
June 2014
  • Best airline of the year (Europe) Best airline of the year (Europe)
Daily Telegraph UltraTravel Awards
May 2014
  • Best airline lounge (runner-up) Best airline lounge (runner-up)
  • Best long-haul business class service Best long-haul business class service
  • Best long-haul first class service (runner-up) Best long-haul first class service (runner-up)
Superbrands Awards
March 2014
  • Consumer Superbrand 2014 Consumer Superbrand 2014
British Travel Awards
November 2013
  • Best airline for customer service Best airline for customer service
Business Traveller Awards
October 2013
  • Best airline Best airline
  • Best first class Best first class
  • Best frequent flyer programme Best frequent flyer programme
  • Best short-haul carrier Best short-haul carrier
Conde Nast Traveller Awards
September 2013
  • Best business class operator Best business class operator
  • Best short-haul holiday operator Best short-haul holiday operator
Buying Business Travel Awards
January 2013
  • Best corporate social responsibility programme Best corporate social responsibility programme
Sunday Times Travel Magazine Awards
December 2012
  • Best long-haul airline Best long-haul airline
  • Best short-haul airline Best short-haul airline
British Travel Awards
November 2012
  • Best airline for customer service Best airline for customer service
  • Best long-haul airline (runner-up) Best long-haul airline (runner-up)
  • Best short-haul airline Best short-haul airline
Event Awards
October 2012
  • Best Creative Event - British Airways 'pop up' restaurant, cinema and gallery Best Creative Event - British Airways 'pop up' restaurant, cinema and gallery
Business Traveller Awards
September 2012
  • Best airline Best airline
  • Best business class Best business class
  • Best frequent flyer programme Best frequent flyer programme
  • Best short-haul carrier Best short-haul carrier
Conde Nast Traveller Awards
September 2012
  • Favourite business airline Favourite business airline
  • Favourite leisure airline, long-haul (runner-up) Favourite leisure airline, long-haul (runner-up)
  • Favourite leisure airline, short-haul (runner-up) Favourite leisure airline, short-haul (runner-up)
Executive Travel Magazine's Leading Edge Awards
June 2012
  • Best flight experience to Europe Best flight experience to Europe
Meeting and Incentive Travel Awards
May 2012
  • Best UK based airline Best UK based airline
Sport Industry Awards
May 2012
  • Best Sponsorship of a sports team (Olympic and Paralympic athletes) Best Sponsorship of a sports team (Olympic and Paralympic athletes)
Cellars in the Sky Awards (Business Traveller Magazine)
February 2012
  • First Class fortified and sweet wine (Jackson Triggs Propietors Reserve Vidal Icewine 2007, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada) (runner-up) First Class fortified and sweet wine (Jackson Triggs Propietors Reserve Vidal Icewine 2007, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada) (runner-up)
  • First Class Red wine (Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte 2004, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France) (runner-up) First Class Red wine (Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte 2004, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France) (runner-up)
  • First Class Red wine (St Hallett Blackwell Shiraz, 2006, Barossa Valley, South Australia) (runner-up) First Class Red wine (St Hallett Blackwell Shiraz, 2006, Barossa Valley, South Australia) (runner-up)
Globe Travel Awards (as voted by readers of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday)
January 2012
  • Business to Business Campaign of the Year (Ungrounded) Business to Business Campaign of the Year (Ungrounded)
  • Favourite airline Favourite airline
  • Product Brand Development Campaign of the Year (Ungrounded) Product Brand Development Campaign of the Year (Ungrounded)