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British Airways operates first flight with all-black crew
The first flight with an all-Black crew was flown by British Airways for the first time in the company’s history. The crew worked on a flight that took off from Bridgetown, Barbados, and returned along the same path from London’s Heathrow airport.” A very monumental day in BA’s history. So grateful to have been a part of this,” a British Airways employee tweeted along with the hashtags #WeMadeHistory #BlackHistory.
British Airways First Ever All Black crew flight BA255 to Barbados.
This included the flight crew, onboard crew, ground staff, gate team and the dispatcher.
A very monumental day in BA’s history. So grateful to have been apart of this. #WeMadeHistory #BlackHistory
❤️?? pic.twitter.com/wkvZSkyE5O— KING Pip (@__Epiphanyy) February 10, 2023
One of the airline’s employees tweeted, “A very significant day in the history of BA. I’m really happy I got to take part in this.” Photos of the flight attendants in the terminal and on the stairs of the aircraft were also included in the post. One tourist wrote that when the pilot announced that the entire crew consisted of Black personnel, the passengers applauded.
I am on the first ever @British_Airways all black crew from #Barbados to #London. What pride! We clapped when the pilot announced this.#Diversity #RepresentationMatters
— Matthew Wilson (@Matthewbarbados) February 9, 2023
“We’re proud to have supported our Be ME (Being of a Minority Ethnicity) colleague network group to organize British Airways’ first ever all-Black colleague flight, celebrating the contribution our Black colleagues make to the airline and highlighting how important representation and role models are to drive greater diversity,” a British Airways representative said in an interview with Insider.
