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British Airways Launches New Lowest Price Holiday Finder on ba.com

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Crawley, West Sussex (PRWEB) September 25, 2010

British Airways has launched its new ‘lower price holiday finder’ which allows customers to save time and money when booking their holiday package.

Claire Bentley, managing director BA Holidays commented: “Following the success of dynamic packaging where flight plus hotel (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/british-airways-holidays/public/en_gb) or flight plus car rental were combined to offer our customers the lowest pricing on ba.com, we have now developed more advanced options such as the new ‘lowest price holiday finder’ on ba.com. This new technology ultimately gives customers the opportunity to save even more time and money when booking their holidays.”

The ‘lowest price holiday finder’ will display alternative holiday dates to the customer’s original departure date enabling them to see at a glance the cheapest day of the week to travel on. This will benefit anyone looking for value, anyone on a budget, flexible holiday-makers and those who do not have the time to shop around.

For example, a holiday in Barbados (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/holidays-in-barbados/public/en_gb) at the 3* All Seasons Resort Europa can cost

British Airways Launches the Great Big Sale

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Crawley, West Sussex (PRWEB) August 28, 2010

British Airways launches its great big sale with thousands of flights in all cabins and hundreds of holidays on offer.

The twenty day sale offers discounted flights to over 100 destinations worldwide as well as 100′s of holidays for various travel departures from August 26, 2010 right through to June 30, 2011.

To launch the sale, model Nell McAndrew posed on a big deck chair (the size of a double-decker bus) outside Tower Hill in London wearing her favourite beach wear – a Melissa Odabash bikini.

Nell said: “I’m excited to be launching BA’s great big sale. Bag a bargain and jet off in style and comfort to one of many destinations.”

For a late summer getaway, hot spots include flights to Dubai (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/flights-to-dubai/public/en_gb ), Antigua and Grenada. Those looking for ski breaks head to North America and experience the Rockies with deals on flights to Denver and Vancouver. For short city breaks (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/city-breaks/public/en_gb ), British Airways have a wide selection of destinations such as Zurich or Geneva.

Travellers wishing to jet-off in style and experience British Airway’s award-winning Club World beds can check out flights to Cairo, Delhi, New York, Bermuda and Calgary. BA also offers flights to Barbados and Houston that allow customers to take advantage of the luxurious first class cabin.

Destinations closer to the UK include Jersey, Dubrovnik and Salzburg as well as Gothenburg in Sweden, which a new BA route takes-off to at the end of November.

As well as special offers on flights, British Airways is offering value for money holiday packages in a variety of destinations such as a two night stay at the 3-star Merton Hotel in Jersey (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/jersey/public/en_gb ) that includes return BA flights from Gatwick and accommodation only. Package deals at Sharm El Sheikh’s 3-star Oriental Rivoli also include return BA flights from Gatwick and accommodation only.

A new BA non-stop twice weekly service to Cancun commences November 3, 2010 and customers can stay for seven nights at the 5-star Dreams Puerto Aventuras Resort and Spa in Riviera Maya including return BA flights from Gatwick and accommodation on an all-inclusive basis. Those looking for complete escapism can check out holidays in the Maldives (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/holidays-in-maldives/public/en_gb ) and relax for seven nights at the 4-star Adaaran Select Hudhuranfushi including return BA flights from Gatwick, in-resort transfers and accommodation on an all-inclusive basis.

British Airways offer fly-drive holidays in exciting destinations such as Orlando (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/car-rental-orlando/public/en_gb) including return BA flights from Gatwick and inclusive Avis car rental.

Richard Tams, British Airways head of UK & Ireland Sales, said: “This sale is a great opportunity for anyone looking for last minute getaways, winter sun, ski or city breaks to take advantage of savings in all our cabins. We also have a great range of holiday packages available on ba.com where you can save even more time and effort by using our new ‘lowest price holiday finder’ with the added reassurance of ATOL protection.”

Notes to editors:

The sale runs from August, 26 2010 until midnight on September, 14 2010

All packaged holiday offers are based on two sharing and are ATOL protected

About British Airways:

British Airways plc offers a wide range of worldwide destinations – including holidays, hotels, flights, car hire and experiences. Customers can save time and money with ba.com when booking ATOL protected holiday packages, ATOL number is 5985. Passengers are offered added peace of mind to their holiday plans and the security of travelling with British Airways. British Airways plc constantly seeks to exceed customers’ expectations, both in terms of the value for money and quality of the service provided.

For further British Airways / British Airways Holidays Ltd media information please contact:

Katja Cooper

Astral Towers

Betts Way

London Road

Crawley

RH10 9XA

01293 722513

http://www.ba.com

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British Airways Adds Flights to Stockholm from London City

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Crawley, West Sussex (PRWEB) December 4, 2010

British Airways has taken up options for two new Embraer E-190 jets, one year after the first aircraft in the new fleet went into service, and is about to launch a new double daily flight to Stockholm from London City Airport.

BA CityFlyer, the wholly owned subsidiary of British Airways, originally placed firm orders for six Embraer 170 and five Embraer 190SR efficiency jets, known as E-jets, with options on three further 98-seat Embraer 190s.

They are now converting two of these options for delivery in Spring 2011.

Peter Simpson, BA CityFlyer managing director, said: “We are delighted to announce the conversion of these two options, which will increase our fleet size by almost 20 per cent at London City Airport. Customer feedback on the new fleet has been fantastic, particularly with the additional space and two-by-two seating. The successful fleet introduction and customer reaction to the E-Jets has given us the confidence to expand so soon after the initial order.”

The two additional aircraft will enable British Airways to expand its route network from the Docklands airport with new flights to Stockholm (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/flights-to-stockholm/public/en_gb) Arlanda from January 9 2011. They are currently in discussions with various airports for opportunities with the second aircraft.

Luke Hayhoe, BA CityFlyer commercial manager, said: “We were always hopeful of taking up options for the larger Embraer 190s and are delighted to confirm this. This does of course present opportunities for us to further expand our London City schedule. The success of our recently launched Copenhagen service and customer requests made the decision on Stockholm (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/stockholm/public/en_gb) an exciting choice. We will announce further new services in the coming months.”

British Airways already offers a selection of hand picked 3 to 5-star hotels to compliment holidays in Stockholm (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/holidays-in-stockholm/public/en_gb). Customers can stay at the centrally located, eco-labelled 4-star Scandic Norra Bantorget or enjoy 19th century elegance at the small, intimate 4-star Stureplan. Don’t have an i-Pad yet? The hotel offers them for rent at an additional charge. Customers can also stay in one of Sweden’s leading hotels and join the ranks of royalty, heads of state and Nobel laureates at the 5-star InterContinental Grand Hotel Stockholm.

British Airways flies to 14 destinations from London City airport including Edinburgh, Madrid and Nice. Avis car rental in Stockholm is available with British Airways.

Flights to Stockholm, hotels and car hire are now available on ba.com/Stockholm.

About British Airways:

British Airways plc offers a wide range of worldwide destinations – including European city breaks (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/city-breaks/public/en_gb), holidays, hotels, flights, car rental and experiences. Customers can save time and money with ba.com when booking ATOL protected holiday packages, ATOL number is 5985. Passengers are offered added peace of mind to their holiday plans and the security of travelling with British Airways. British Airways plc constantly seeks to exceed customers’ expectations, both in terms of the value for money and quality of the service provided.

Press Contact:

Katja Cooper

Astral Towers

Betts Way

London Road

Crawley

RH10 9XA

01293 722513

http://www.ba.com

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British Airways Launches Online Comparison Tool

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Crawley, West Sussex, UK (PRWEB) July 24, 2009

British Airways is taking the fight for customers to the no frills carriers by launching a ‘value calculator’ on ba.com. The new tool will allow customers to check the true cost of Ryanair and EasyJet’s added charges versus the value of BA’s full service.

Richard Tams, head of UK & Ireland sales at British Airways, said: “With BA, the price you see is the price you pay. It’s been well documented that some of the no-frills carriers charge for a range of ‘extras’ that we consider to be part of our core service, from checking in a bag to food and drinks on board. We’re just making these transparent for customers.

“On a round trip customers can be paying up to

British Airways Increases Number of Flights to Spain

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Crawley, West Sussex (PRWEB) March 4, 2010

British Airways has announced it is adding to its Spanish routes portfolio from London City Airport.

The airline is re-launching its year-round flights to Barcelona (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/flights-to-barcelona/public/en_gb), with this previously summer-only service resuming at the end of March 2010 and continuing through the summer and winter.

In addition, an extra Saturday morning service will be introduced in May, bringing the total number of flights to seven per week.

British Airways is also launching new services to Majorca and Ibiza in May and currently operates flights to Madrid (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/flights-to-barcelona/public/en_gb), Spain’s capital.

Luke Hayhoe, commercial manager for BA CityFlyer, the wholly owned British Airways subsidiary who will operate the service, said: “The Spanish destinations are proving extremely popular from London City Airport. Barcelona has traditionally operated as a summer only destination but there is a big demand from both business and leisure passengers for us to continue through the winter.”

The British Airways flights include complimentary food and drinks on board, free on-line check-in and seat selection 24-hours before departure and free baggage allowance.

British Airways offer a number of holidays in Spain (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/holidays-in-spain/public/en_gb ), including city breaks to Barcelona (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/barcelona/public/en_gb ) or Madrid, outdoor holidays in hotspots like Costa Brava and Costa del Sol or foodie holidays in Andalusia, Galicia or Madrid. Customers can choose from 2 – 5* hotels like the recently opened prestigious 5* Mandarin Oriental in Barcelona offering amazing views of the city’s skyline from a sun bed lined rooftop terrace to the 3* Tirol in Madrid for the budget-conscious.

Avis car rental is available with British Airways through ba.com.

Notes to editors:

-British Airways is currently taking delivery of six new Embraer 170 and five Embraer 190SR efficiency jets, replacing their fleet of Avro RJ100 and two RJ85 aircraft

-British Airways currently operates 10 European, one New York and two domestic routes from London City Airport

About British Airways:

British Airways plc offers a wide range of worldwide destinations – including holidays in Spain, flights, hotels, car rental and experiences. Save time and money with ba.com when booking ATOL protected holiday packages. Passengers are offered added peace of mind to their holiday plans and the security of travelling with British Airways. British Airways plc constantly seeks to exceed customers’ expectations, both in terms of the value for money and quality of the service provided.

British Airways PR contact:

Katja Cooper

Astral Towers

Betts Way

London Road

Crawley

RH10 9XA

01293 722513

http://www.ba.com

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British Airways Marks 75th Anniversary of Newcastle International Airport

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Crawley, West Sussex (PRWEB) July 28, 2010

British Airways is helping travellers celebrate the 75th anniversary of Newcastle International Airport with a special return fare on its flights between Newcastle and Heathrow.

British Airways is offering a return flight to London (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/flights-to-london/public/en_gb) Heathrow for just

British Airways Announces First Scandinavian Route from London City to Copenhagen

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Crawley, West Sussex (PRWEB) July 31, 2010

British Airways is opening up its route network from London City Airport with the launch of its first route to Scandinavia.

The airline has announced plans to start a new double daily weekday service from the Docklands Airport with flights to Copenhagen (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/flights-to-copenhagen/public/en_gb ) in Denmark, providing a direct air link between the two capital cities.

There will also be one flight a day from London City on Sundays and one flight from Copenhagen on Saturdays.

The new flights will start on September 12, and will be operated by British Airways wholly owned subsidiary BA CityFlyer with their fleet of brand new Embraer 190 aircraft.

Luke Hayhoe, BA CityFlyer commercial manager said: “This has been a year of firsts for us at London City Airport, with new leisure focused flights to the Balearic Islands launched earlier in the year and now our first ever venture into Scandinavia.

“Once again we are responding to demand from our customers for both business and leisure travel to Denmark and we are delighted to be launching another exciting new route using our new aircraft.”

British Airways already offers a selection of hand picked 2 to 5-star hotels in Copenhagen (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/copenhagen/public/en_gb ), perfectly suited to the urban tourist seeking city breaks (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/city-breaks/public/en_gb ) in Europe. Customers can stay at the world’s most exciting and creative lifestyle hotel where each room is a piece of art in itself, the 3-star Fox Hotel, which is a member of the world’s first CO2 neutral hotel chain Br

British Airways Launches New Codeshare with S7 Airlines

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(PRWEB) February 12, 2011

British Airways and Russian carrier S7 Airlines have started codesharing on each other’s flights between London Heathrow, Moscow and across domestic routes in Russia from February 8, 2011. This follows S7′s recent entry into the Oneworld Alliance.

British Airways’ code will be placed on selected domestic Russian routes operated by S7 and its subsidiary Globus, while S7′s code will be placed on all British Airways’ services between Moscow and London Heathrow. The airlines’ customers will be able to book their whole journey on each other’s websites and earn frequent flyer points on the codeshare routes.

British Airways general manager Europe and Africa, Gavin Halliday, said: “Russia is an important market for us and we are pleased that our relationship with S7 is developing well. The codeshare with S7 will give our customers much better access to many more cities across Russia and help S7 customers take advantage of better links to Heathrow Terminal 5.”

The codeshares will operate on S7 flights between Moscow (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/moscow/public/en_gb ) and Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Ekaterinburg, Kazan, Chelyabinsk, Kaliningrad, Krasnoyarsk and Ufa. All British Airways services between Moscow Domodedovo and London Heathrow Terminal 5 (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/terminal-5-changes/public/en_gb?gsLink=searchResults ) will carry an S7 code as well.

British Airways offers a range of two to five-star hotels in Russian cities served by the new codeshare agreement. Customers can book flights to St Petersburg (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/saint-petersburg/public/en_gb ) with British Airways and stay in hotels such as the 4* Radisson Blu Hotel Sonya which is a design hotel based on ‘Crime and Punishment’ and the rooms featuring Rafael’s Sistine Madonna on the walls or the 5* luxury Kempinski Moika 22 situated just off Palace Square with views to The Hermitage.

For additional convenience, the airline also offers Avis car rental in Moscow and St Petersburg.

The codeshare flights are available for sale on ba.com now.

About British Airways:

British Airways plc offers a wide range of worldwide destinations – including holidays, European city breaks (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/city-breaks/public/en_gb ), flights, car rental and experiences. Customers can save time and money with ba.com when booking ATOL protected holiday packages, ATOL number is 5985. Passengers are offered added peace of mind to their holiday plans and the security of travelling with British Airways. British Airways plc constantly seeks to exceed customers’ expectations, both in terms of the value for money and quality of the service provided.

For further British Airways / British Airways Holidays Ltd media information please contact:

Katja Cooper

Astral Towers

Betts Way

London Road

Crawley

RH10 9XA

01293 722513

http://www.ba.com

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Ashes Cricket Means Hottest British Airways Fares

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Crawley, Essex (PRWEB) July 12, 2009

The batting of Kevin Pietersen or the bowling of Andrew Flintoff could bring massive British Airways fare reductions, for fliers between England and Australia during the latest Ashes contest series.

For one of the five tests, national carriers British Airways (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/home/public/en_gb ) and Qantas are teaming up to offer fares on flights to Australia (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/australia/public/en_gb ) based on innings scores, with the number of seats determined by the amount of runs scored by the opposing team.

For the second npower Test at Lord’s (July 16-20), the price of flights will be determined by Australia’s first innings, with availability of seats determined by England’s reply.

For example, if Australia are bowled out for 230 and England make 395, there will be 395 seats available from each airline at