• Source: British Asia Airways

      • British Asia Airways Limited was a subsidiary of British Airways founded due to the legal status of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and territory disputes with the People's Republic of China in order to allow British Airways to continue flying to Taiwan from the United Kingdom.


      History


      Due to political sensitivities, national airlines operating flights to the People's Republic of China were not permitted to fly to Taiwan. Similar arrangements were made by other airlines, such as Japan Airlines, KLM, Qantas., Swissair and Air France. Lufthansa provided service to Taipei under the name of its former subsidiary, Condor.
      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"). 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.
      The airline ceased operations after British Airways ceased flights to Taipei in December 2001.


      Destinations


      British Asia Airways used to serve the following destinations:

      United Kingdom
      London – Heathrow Airport (Focus city)
      / Hong Kong
      Kai Tak Airport (Stop-over; 1993–1998)
      Chek Lap Kok Airport (Stop-over; 1998–2001)
      Republic of China (Taiwan)
      Taipei – Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (Focus city)


      Fleet


      During its eight-year existence, British Asia Airways operated the following aircraft:


      See also


      Airlines created for political reasons:

      Australia Asia Airlines
      Japan Asia Airways
      KLM Asia
      Swissair Asia
      Air France Asie
      Air Sinai


      References




      External links


      Media related to British Asia Airways at Wikimedia Commons

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