British Airways is set to be one of the first companies to have a specially developed app on the new Apple Watch when it launches on April 24, 2015. 

There will be two elements to the app to make travel even easier for customers of the airline. The 'glance' screen, which appears on the Apple Watch face, will display a summary of their flight including the departure time, the flight status and a countdown to a departure time.

Customers will also benefit from timely check-in and airport gate notifications, and those using the lounges at Heathrow's Terminal 5 will receive iBeacon powered welcome messages. British Airways was one of the first airlines in the UK to utilise iBeacon technology in its lounges and uses it to provide customers with useful and timely information as they pass through the airport.

A swipe of the 'glance' screen will open the BA app, designed to fit the Apple Watch screen and make it easy and quick to interact with. It will display a more detailed summary of the customer's next flight, the flight number, route, departure time, flight status, a countdown to the departure time and the weather at the destination. 

About British Airways

British Airways' route network currently serves more than 179 cities in 75 countries. British Airways has been flying to Australia for nearly 80 years and currently operates a daily service between Sydney and London Heathrow via Singapore. British Airways is the only European airline to serve the Australian market.

The airline operates from the state-of-the-art Terminal 5 at London Heathrow, which is exclusive to British Airways' and Iberia Airlines' customers and is capable of handling 30 million customers a year. In March 2014, Terminal 5 was named by Skytrax as the Best Airport Terminal for the third year running, based on surveys of 12 million frequent travellers. T5 also won the Best Airport Shopping award.

In October 2014, British Airways was awarded the Best Airline, Best Short-Haul Airline and Best Frequent Flyer Programme by Business Traveller for the second consecutive year.

For further information on British Airways, please visit ba.com.