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Flybe steps in with extra flights to cover British Airways strike

Flyghts — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:27:57 +0000

Extra regional flight capacity is being laid on by Flybe in preparation for potential strike action at British Airways from this weekend.

Flybe will run 262 flights across 10 routes to and from Gatwick, including seven a day to Jersey; four a day to Newcastle and three a day to Aberdeen and Dusseldorf.

The airline will run 288 flights across 27 routes to and from Southampton, including five a day to Edinburgh and Glasgow; six a day to Manchester and multiple frequencies to Amsterdam, Paris Charles de Gaulle and Dusseldorf.

More information can be found on the FlyBe website>>

British Airways strike to go ahead

Flyghts — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:45:09 +0000

BA cabin crew have name 7 dates when they intend to take industrial action. Their union, UNITE, said there will be a 3 day strike starting on 20 March 2010 and a 4 day strike starting 27 March 2010.

Those with holidays planned over the Easter break will be relieved although it will come as little consolation for passengers affected by the strike dates.

UNITE have not ruled out further action after the Easter holidays.

British Airways’ flies from OR Tambo to Nelspruit

Flyghts — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:53:25 +0000

Comair Limited, operator of British Airways in South Africa has partnered with the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) to expand its domestic route network to include Nelspruit (Mbombela). As of 4th May 2010, British Airways will commence with six flights a week between Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport and OR Tambo International.

“This partnership will deliver much needed competition and additional capacity on the route between Mpumalanga and Gauteng and both business and leisure travellers are expected to benefit from the new scheduled service,” said Charles Ndabeni, CEO, MTPA.

The short flight operated by a Boeing 737-300 taking just 40 minutes will depart from OR Tambo at 10:40am allowing the international inbound market to connect. The return flight will depart from Kruger Mpumalanga International at 12:00pm.

Stuart Cochrane, Comair’s Executive Manager for Sales and Route Development stated that “we are very excited that our partnership with the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency has resulted in this opportunity to bring more international and local travellers to the region. Comair’s increased capacity will allow travellers easy access to Mpumalanga whilst at the same time raising the profile of the province that has so many beautiful experiences to offer”.

Under the British Airways livery, Comair currently offers flights between Johannesburg and Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Harare, Livingstone, Victoria Falls, Windhoek, Mauritius and between Cape Town and Durban.

Source: Travel Wires (http://www.travelwires.com/wp/2010/03/british-airways-unveils’-flights-from-or-tambo-to-nelspruit/)

British Airways sale ends midnight 9th Feb

Flyghts — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:33:01 +0000

Time is running out in the British Airways sale which ends at midnight on Tuesday 9th Feb 2010.

There are plenty of great deals on both short and long haul flights as well as hotels and holidays.

However, you need to be quick to take advantage of their great prices as the clock is ticking.

Visit the British Airways website now to see all their deals.

British Airways has launched holidays on ba.com!

Flyghts — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:44:23 +0000

With the launch of dynamic packaging, British Airways now offers customers the option to create their own package, including flight, hotels and car rental.

With over 5000 hotels around the World, and an exclusive car rental agreement with Avis, British Airways now delivers quality package holidays, all of which are ATOL protected, giving our customers peace of mind.

From the relaxing Caribbean to the adventure filled USA, British Airways offers something for everyone. We have a vast range of hotels including top brands such as Marriott, Intercontinental and Sheraton, as well as thousands of independent hotels. All of our hotels are carefully selected, and are offered with a range of board basis’ from self catering to all inclusive, whith something to suit every budget.

We offer a variety of different types of holidays, including city breaks, beach holidays, family holidays, luxury holidays, ski or golfing holidays and winter sun holidays. Explore our destination guides to find out more. Remember; you can deeplink customers directly to any of these pages.

Our top selling package holiday destinations include New York, Las Vegas, and Orlando, as well as Barbados and Dubai, and closer to home London, Rome, Venice, Prague and Barcelona.

More info / Book now>>

British Airways doubles its service to St Kitts

Flight Special Offers — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:08:27 +0000

St Kitts will gain a second weekly British Airways flight next spring. The additional service will fly every Tuesday from March 23.

BA will use 280-seat Boeing 777 in a three-class configuration with 40 Club World, 24 World Traveller Plus and 216 World Traveller seats.

The new flight, linked with Antigua, increases capacity to the destination while offering even greater flexibility to the duration of visitor nights.

The announcement came just eight months since the first BA scheduled service touched down in St Kitts.

The island’s tourism sports and culture minister Richard Skerrit said: ““I speak for our key partners, our hoteliers and all stakeholders involved in the tourism industry in St. Kitts & Nevis in welcoming this excellent news from British Airways at a time when there is still uncertainty in the industry; we are delighted that British Airways has had the confidence in our destination’s future growth to bring in two new flights in just 14 months.

“The UK is increasingly becoming an important market for St. Kitts with British Airways bringing in more than 4,000 passengers in the first half of 2009 alone.”

BA head of UK and Ireland sales Richard Tams said: “We’re delighted to be increasing the number of flights into St Kitts.

“The island has been proving extremely popular with our customers thanks to its beauty; atmosphere and the warm welcome travellers receive.

“We now operate more flights into the Caribbean than any other carrier, serving 14 destinations with 55 flights a week and we remain committed to the region.”

To book your British Airways flights to the Caribbean, visit British Airways>>

New members for Star Alliance and Oneworld

Flight Special Offers — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:15:11 +0000

Two of the leading airline frequent flyer networks have announced new members. Russian carrier S7 Airlines is to join Oneworld in sometime in 2010 and will be sponsored by British Airways during its 18 month alliance implementation programme. S7 will be come Oneworld’s 12^th full member with Mexicana due to join later this year.

Meanwhile, Greek carrier Aegan will join Star Alliance and the process is expected to take about a year. Aegan currently operates 23 routes in Greece and a further 24 international destinations including London Stansted. Star Alliance currently has 21 members with a further five more airlines confirmed for the future (the other four being Air India, Brussels Airline, Continental Airlines and TAM).

British Airways releases London city to JFK flights

Flight Special Offers — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:39:26 +0000

Tickets for British Airways all-business class flights from London City (LCY) to New York JFK have gone on sale. The service commences on 29 September 2009 and the route will initially be flown once a day (except Saturdays). British Airways will operate the route with an Airbus A318 configured with 32 flatbed seats.

The outbound leg will stop for refuelling at Shannon in Ireland and passengers will also be able to clear US customs and immigration at this point.

To book your London City to JFK flights, visit British Airways>>

British Airways July Sale

Flight Special Offers — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:14:46 +0000

The British Airways July Sale is now live on ba.com, featuring reduced fares on World Traveller and Euro Traveller flights starts today and runs up until midnight on the 14th of July.

Example prices for long haul destinations:

London Heathrow to New York (JFK) from £259 return
London Heathrow to Dubai from £299 return
London Heathrow to Los Angeles (Int’l) and San Francisco (Int’l) from £339 return
London Heathrow to Hong Kong from £379 return
London Heathrow to Tokyo (Narita) from £449 return
London Gatwick to Barbados, Bermuda and St Lucia (Hewanorra) from £459 return
London Heathrow to Buenos Aires from £639 return

Example prices for short haul destinations:

London Gatwick to Dubrovnik and Genoa from £39 one-way
London Heathrow to Budapest, Istanbul and Lisbon from £49 one-way
London Gatwick to Rome (Fiumicino) from £49 one-way
London Heathrow to Helsinki from £59 one-way

New routes included:

Our new routes are also included in the sale, with direct flights starting at the end of October:

London Gatwick to Sharm el Sheikh from £249 return
London Heathrow to Las Vegas from £379 return
London Gatwick to Punta Cana £479 return
London Gatwick to Montego Bay £459 return

Additional information:

Travel varies by destination but covers 01 Sept – 23 Jun 2010
Book by midnight 14 July 2009
Upgrade to World Traveller Plus (premier economy) from £99 one-way

For more details, visit the British Airways website>>