NEW YORK, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- British Airways will operate a limited number flights from 8 p.m., local London time, this evening. The airline plans to operate 31 flights this evening from London Heathrow airport to Glasgow, Paris, Munich, Frankfurt, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Budapest, Nice, Lyon, Newcastle, Basle, Manchester, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Lagos, Singapore, Melbourne, Dubai, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney, Bangkok, Kuwait, Abuja and Tel Aviv. From the USA this evening, only nine flights will operate to London from the USA: JFK, Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco. No flights will operate tonight from Canada or Latin America. All customers booked for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, are advised to call British Airways toll-free at 1 800 AIRWAYS, consult the airline's website ba.com., or check with their local travel agents, to confirm the airlines' latest flight schedules or to arrange a refund or to rebook their travel plans. In addition, departing London services operated by its franchisee British Mediterranean include Teheran, Beirut, Alexandria, Damascus, Borge el Arab, Aleppo and Tibilisi and GB Airways' flights to Malaga and Casablanca. No shorthaul services will operate to Heathrow from Europe tonight; limited longhaul departures to Heathrow will operate tonight from Nairobi, Capetown and Delhi. Details of the airline's reduced flying program will be published on the http://ba.com/ website. Full list of flights departing this evening from London Heathrow airport: BA1496 Glasgow BA326 Paris BA956 Munich BA916 Frankfurt BA1464 Edinburgh BA972 Hamburg BA870 Budapest BA352 Nice BA364 Lyon BA1338 Newcastle BA 6573 Beirut/Borge al Arab BA756 Basle BA1408 Manchester BA6555 Aleppo/Damascus BA031 Hong Kong BA027 Hong Kong BA057 Johannesburg BA137 Lagos BA6597 Tibilisi BA1498 Glasgow BA017 Singapore/Melbourne BA015 Singapore/Sydney BA109 Dubai BA6914 Casablanca BA6984 Malaga BA247 Sao Paulo/Rio de Janeiro BA6633 Teheran BA157 Kuwait BA083 Abuja BA163 TelAviv BA009Bangkok/Sydney Mike Street, director of customer services and operations, said: "We face a complex logistical challenge with at least 100 aircraft and 1,000 flying crew out of position. As a result it will take some time to return to a normal flying program. We recognize how frustrating this must be but we are working as hard as we can to get customers away on their holidays." Transport and General Workers Union staff have started to return to work after taking unofficial action in support of former employees of Gate Gourmet, the airline's catering supplier at Heathrow. DATASOURCE: British Airways CONTACT: John Lampl +1-347-418-4729, or Diana Fung +1-310-417-9767, both of British Airways Web site: http://ba.com/

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