British Airways operated the first flight with an all-black crew for the first time in the airline’s history. The crew flew from Bridgetown, Barbados to Heathrow Airport in London and back again along the same route. It should be noted that the crew consisted of black employees of the airline including gate agents, ground staff, dispatchers, cabin crew and pilots. This news was also shared by a British Airways employee on Twitter.
One of the airline’s staff tweeted, “A very memorable day in BA history. So grateful to be a part of it.” The post also contained pictures of cabin crew in the terminal on the steps of an airplane. One tourist wrote that when the pilot announced that the entire crew consisted of black personnel, the passengers applauded.
Business Insider quoted a British Airways representative as saying, “We are proud to have supported our BME ME (Being of a Minority Ethnicity) support network group to organize British Airways’ first all-black support flight, Celebrating the contribution of Black colleagues to the airline and highlighting how important representation and role models are to drive greater diversity.”
British Airways First Ever All Black Crew Flight BA255 to Barbados.
This included flight crew, onboard crew, ground staff, gate teams and dispatchers.
A very memorable day in the history of BA. Thank you very much for being a part of it. #vmadehistory #blackhistory
pic.twitter.com/wkvZSkyE5O— King Pip (@__Epiphanyy) February 10, 2023
Added, “We’ve got more work to do, and, as part of our BA Better World strategy, we’re building inclusion and diversity programs and partnering with groups like Fantasy Wings to help break down barriers.” help and ensure that underrepresented groups are able to access the exciting opportunities available within the aviation industry.”
British Airways pilot Dave Walsworth said in a tweet earlier this month that employees are not allowed to share images or videos taken while “engaging professionally in their work” as per recently announced corporate guidelines. Was.
On February 2, the airline said it was not barring personnel from posting on social media: “We have only updated our current policies to provide greater clarity for our people, who serve as our greatest ambassadors.” No pictures, for example, when performing operations that are critical to customer safety.”