British Airways (BA) has been fined £3.2 million following two serious falls involving baggage handlers at Heathrow Airport (LHR). The two separate accidents happened at London Heathrow Airport, involving employees loading luggage onto British Airways aircraft. Both suffered major injuries after falling from a height due to unsafe baggage loading platforms. Southwark Crown Court heard that the airline had scaled back guard rails in 2011, creating persistent safety hazards. Judge Brendan Finucane KC noted that extending guard rails was feasible and could have prevented the falls, describing the incidents as a “red warning light” for the aviation industry. The court imposed fines of £1.333 million and £1.875 million for the two incidents, totalling £3.2 million, plus £20,935 in costs and a £120 victim surcharge.