Britain’s national carrier, British Airways for the first time in history, operated an all-black crew flight from Barbados to London.
According to simpleflying.com the historic flight took part during the United Kingdom’s Black History Month.
Making history
A few weeks ago, a British Airways flight from Barbados to London Heathrow was operated by an all-black crew. This was the first time in the airline’s 48-year history that a flight featured an all-black crew. Typically, only pilots and cabin crew are considered when something monumental like this occurs. But, for British Airways, every person helping get off the ground was Black, including the ground crew, gate team, and dispatcher.
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A BA employee tweeted, “A very monumental day in BA’s history. So grateful to have been a part of this.”
One of the passengers on the flight also tweeted that passenger applauded when the captain made the announcement.
Another passenger said,
“I was honoured to be a passenger on your first all-Black crew flight from Barbados today. The service was outstanding, and it was celebrated by all. Well done, especially to D’Andra for taking care of us.”
Earlier this month, some controversy arose as BA staff shared that the airline changed its social media policies for staff. Many stated that the airline was not allowing them to post anything related to their roles.
This was cleared up on February 2 on the airline’s Twitter account.
