I know that it is unusual for a Murdoch owned newspaper to get its facts wrong but this was the BA Corporate Statement issued in response to the piece:
Non-executive board members' travel arrangements.
The airline has issued a statement in response to media reports today about changes to non-executive board members' travel arrangements.
The statement reads:
A proposal to modify the travel concessions of British Airways’ nine non-executive board directors has been under consideration for some time.
The proposal has never been discussed by the board and has been rejected by the airline’s executive management.
All airlines offer free travel to board members and directors.
The existing arrangements at British Airways are in line with arrangements at almost all full-service carriers and have been common practice in the aviation industry since airlines were founded.