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Founded | 20 January 1993 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 29 March 1993 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 4 March 2002 (re-integrated into British Airways) | ||||||
Operating bases | |||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Executive Club | ||||||
Alliance | Oneworld (affiliate; 1999–2001) | ||||||
Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
Parent company | British Airways | ||||||
Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan |
British Asia Airways Limited was a subsidiary of British Airways formed on 20 January 1993, based in Taiwan, to operate between London and Taipei via Hong Kong. [1]
Due to political sensitivities, 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, KLM, and Qantas. [3]
It used the Boeing 747-400 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"). [4] The airline 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]
The airline ceased operations after British Airways ceased flights to Taipei in December 2001. [6]
British Asia Airways used to serve the following destinations:
During its eight-year existence, British Asia Airways operated the following aircraft: [7]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||
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F | C | Y | Total | |||||
Boeing 747-400 | 5 | — | 14 | 55 | 332 | 401 | G-BNLI wore the
Benyhone Tartan (Scotland) tail. Two aircraft (G-CIVA, G-CIVB) wore the Chelsea Rose (England) tail. Returned to British Airways. | |
Total | 5 | — |
Airlines created for political reasons:
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