# British Airways’ Flying Start raises £1.3 million for Comic Relief in first year

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/06/24/british-airways039-flying-start-raises-13m-comic-relief-first-year/
- Published: 2011-06-24T09:38:41+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Flying Start, British Airways’ fundraising partnership with Comic Relief, has 
raised over £1.3 million in its first year.**

Thousands of British Airways staff have run fundraising activities from aircraft-
pulls, to leg waxing for men, a Concorde Ball in Manchester, and a motorbike trek
to Madrid and back in five days. BA staff also helped set a Guinness World Record
for hosting the ‘Highest Stand-Up Comedy Gig in the World’ at 35,000ft with Dara
O’Briain, Jack Whitehall and Jon Richardson performing live on-board.

British Airways is the only year-round fundraising partner of Comic Relief. It continuously
raises money through on-board collections, a donation page on its website, and offers
customers the option to donate when purchasing flights and holidays at ba.com.

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The airline supports both Red Nose Day and Sport Relief.

www.ba.com/flyingstart

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