IAG · story · 25 October – 26 October
International Airlines Group · 8 headlines from 7 outlets, from 25 October 2026 to 26 October 2026.
British Airways' inaugural service from Gatwick has arrived in Colombo, and it has teamed up with Hoppers London on inflight dining.
The story's tone is the average of its headlines' own scores. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Average tone of each outlet's headlines in this story, −10 to +10. Impact = headlines × strength of tone.
The Bangladesh Monitor is the largest at 7.5, ahead of Ceylon Daily News (7.5). Hiru News is the smallest at 5.8.
Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| outlet | Average tone |
|---|---|
| Hiru News | 5.8 |
| The Bangladesh Monitor | 7.5 |
| Ceylon Daily News | 7.5 |
| Myanmar International TV | 7.5 |
| Adaderana Biz English | 7.0 |
| UKNIP | 7.0 |
| Gossip Lanka News | 6.7 |
| Outlet | Headlines | Average tone |
|---|---|---|
| Hiru News | 2 | +5.8 |
| The Bangladesh Monitor | 1 | +7.5 |
| Ceylon Daily News | 1 | +7.5 |
| Myanmar International TV | 1 | +7.5 |
| Adaderana Biz English | 1 | +7.0 |
| UKNIP | 1 | +7.0 |
| Gossip Lanka News | 1 | +6.7 |
One or two headlines is not a lean: read these as how this story was told, not as a verdict on the outlet.
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| +7.5 | BA resumes Sri Lanka route, network expansion |
| +7.5 | BA returns to Sri Lanka, network expansion |
| +7.0 | Route return with special fares, commercial expansion |
| +6.7 | BA returns to Sri Lanka, positive tone |
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| +7.5 | BA restores Sri Lanka route after 11 years, network expansion. |
| +7.5 | BA resumes direct Sri Lanka flights, route growth. |
| +7.0 | First Gatwick-Colombo flight lands with warm welcome. |
| +4.2 | BA inflight dining partnership for Sri Lanka route. |
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