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British Airways Summer Internship 2027

Spend your summer inside one of the world’s best-known airlines: a paid internship at Heathrow on £26,000 pro rata — part of British Airways’ Emerging Talent programme for students still working towards their degree.

4 Nov 2026 · 10 days to go Open Updated 16 Oct 2026 By British Airways
Pay
£26,000 pro rataPer official careers.ba.com listing
Who can apply
First/second-year studentsPredicted 2:2 or above; returning to study
Deadline
4 Nov 2026Application + online tests by the deadline
Location
Heathrow, LondonEmerging Talent programme
Applications
One Emerging Talent scheme onlyOnly your first application is considered

About the internship

The British Airways Summer Internship 2027 is a paid summer placement at Heathrow within the airline’s Emerging Talent portfolio — the same family of programmes that includes BA’s graduate schemes and business placements. The internship pays £26,000 pro rata per BA’s official careers listing, and the 2027 recruitment window is open now with a 4 November 2026 deadline.

Which BA programme is this? This article covers the Summer Internship (students, summer 2027). BA also runs Graduate Programmes, 11-month Business Placements (£26,000 at Heathrow) and Engineering placements — do not mix their eligibility rules. The 2026 internship cycle closed on 19 November 2025; this article is written for the currently open 2027 cycle.

Eligibility

  • A university student in your first or second year at the time of the internship.
  • Returning to university after the internship to complete your studies.
  • A minimum predicted 2:2 (any subject).
  • Right to work in the UK — no visa sponsorship is offered.

Benefits

  • Paid at £26,000 pro rata for the internship period.
  • Graduate network and community access, with chances to learn from former graduates across BA’s schemes.
  • Discounted flights to travel the world, plus a generous annual-leave entitlement.
  • Options to keep going after the summer as a Campus Ambassador.
  • Community investment and volunteering opportunities, including the Flying Proud and BeMe networks.

Documents required

No official document checklist is published — not published in the official notification. The application is submitted through BA’s careers portal with online tests; every section of the application, including all online tests, must be complete by the deadline.

How to apply

  1. Apply through BA’s careers portalSubmit your application for the Summer Internship via careers.ba.com (graduates, placements and interns).
  2. Complete every section plus the online testsAll parts of the application — including all online tests — must be finished by the deadline given.
  3. Video interviewIf your online tests go well, you are invited to a short video interview within a set timeframe.
  4. Submit by 4 November 2026Missed deadlines mean automatic withdrawal — applications failing any stage by its deadline are removed.
One application only: because of application volumes, you may apply to only one graduate/Emerging Talent programme — only your first application will be considered. Read the scheme descriptions before choosing. Also note BA’s recruitment pages encourage preparing your application early rather than waiting for the last evening.

FAQs

What does the British Airways summer internship pay?

£26,000 pro rata, per BA’s official careers listing for the Summer Internship.

When is the BA Summer Internship 2027 deadline?

4 November 2026 — applications and all online tests must be complete by the deadline.

Who can apply?

University students in their first or second year, returning to study afterwards, with a predicted 2:2 or above (any subject) and the right to work in the UK.

Where is the internship based?

Heathrow, London, as part of British Airways’ Emerging Talent programme.

Can international students apply?

Only if you have the right to work in the UK — BA offers no visa sponsorship for the internship.

Verified 20 Oct 2026 on BA’s official careers portal (careers.ba.com, graduates/BPS/interns) plus BA’s Bright Network partner page (crawled 1 hour before this run): Summer Internship 2027, Heathrow, £26,000 pro rata, deadline 4 Nov 2026 (currently open); first/second-year university students returning to study; minimum predicted 2:2 any subject; UK right to work, no visa sponsorship; one-application rule (only first application considered); application + online tests complete by deadline; video interview for those who clear the tests. The 2026 cycle (closed 19 Nov 2025) is superseded — article is written for the open 2027 cycle. Document checklist not published in the official notification — stated as such.

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