British Asia Airways

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]

British Asia Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
BR BAW SPEEDBIRD
Founded20 January 1993 (1993-01-20)
Commenced operations29 March 1993 (1993-03-29)
Ceased operationsDecember 2001 (2001-12)
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programExecutive Club
AllianceOneworld (affiliate; 1999—2001)
Fleet size3
Destinations3
Parent companyBritish Airways
HeadquartersTaipei, Taiwan

History

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 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]

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]

The airline ceased operations after BA suspended flights to Taipei in December 2001.[6]

Destinations

Asia

Europe


Fleet
British Asia Airways Boeing 747-400 in its Landor livery variant at Heathrow Airport in the 1990's

British Asia Airways operated the following aircraft:[7]

British Asia Airways fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
F C Y Total
Boeing 747-400 5 — 14 55 332 401 Returned to its parent company
Total 5 —

See also

Airlines created for political reasons:

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to British Asia Airways.
  1. 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.
  2. "Why Taiwan is still an [sic] unique escape". The Independent. London. 16 June 2007. Archived from the original on 19 May 2008.
  3. Robert Storey (1998). Taiwan. Lonely Planet. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-86442-634-5.
  4. "Explore our past: 1990 - 1999". British Airways.
  5. "Something to declare: A likely story". The Independent. London. 14 September 1996.
  6. "Explore our past: 2000- Present". British Airways.
  7. "British Asia Airways Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
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