BRITISH AIRWAYS RESTART LONG HAUL FLIGHTS

BY TIM HEDGLEY, GROUP TRAVEL EDITOR

BRITISH Airway have this week restarted long haul services to Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Bahrain.

Flights to winter sun favourite Grenada are scheduled to return on 14 October while flights to the Seychelles are scheduled to return on 16 October.

Lahore, a new addition to British Airways’ route network, begins on 12 October while new Heathrow services to the Maldives and Barbados launch on 16 and 17 October respectively.

Looking at short-haul, Brussels, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Gothenburg, Milan Linate, Stuttgart, Seville and Valencia return today. Bilbao, Kefalonia and Luxembourg return tomorrow and Lanzarote returns on Saturday.

Later in the month, services will resume to destinations including, Gran Canaria, Billund, Bordeaux, Basel, Brindisi, Cologne, Malta, Salzburg, Vienna and Zagreb.

Flights start from just £24 each way to Europe and low prices can be found here. British Airways Holidays also has a series of tempting packages available, more details are at the end of the release.

Neil Chernoff, British Airways’ Director of Network and Alliances, said: “We’re glad to be returning to more destinations this month, connecting the UK with more and more countries around the world. With increases in both long and short haul services, there is a destination for anyone, and with our enhanced safety measures we hope this encourages people to start planning their next getaway.”

The Fairmont Royal Pavilion in Barbados

As always, the operation of any flights is subject to international restrictions and government approval.

Customers can travel in absolute confidence knowing that safety is at the heart of British Airways’ business. The airline has introduced a range of measures, which it requires customers and crew abide by. These include:

  • checking-in online, downloading their boarding pass and where possible self-scanning their boarding passes at the departure gate where possible
  • observing social distancing and using hand sanitisers that are placed throughout airports
  • wearing a facemask at all times and bringing enough to replace them every four hours for longer flights
  • asking customers not to travel if they think they have any symptoms of Covid-19
  • cabin crew wearing PPE and a new food service, which reduces the number of interactions required with customers
  • asking customers to ensure they have everything they need from their hand luggage before departure, and where possible, storing their carry-on bag under the seat in front of them
  • providing customers with a personal protection pack including a sealable disposal bag, hand sanitising gel and an antibacterial wipe.

The airline is cleaning all key surfaces including seats, screens, seat buckles and tray tables after every flight and each aircraft is completely cleaned from nose to tail every day. The air on all British Airways flights is fully recycled once every two to three minutes through HEPA filters, which remove microscopic bacteria and virus clusters with over 99.9% efficiency, equivalent to hospital operating theatre standards.

British Airways Holidays offers

Dusseldorf – British Airways Holidays offers two nights at the 5* Hilton Dusseldorf from £149pp, travelling 01 October 2020 – 31 October 2020. Includes Euro Traveller return flights from London Heathrow Airport, 23kg luggage allowance and accommodation. Book by 11 October 20. For reservations visit ba.com/germany

Malta – British Airways Holidays offers seven nights at the 4* AX Seashells Resort at Suncrest from £199pp, travelling 01 March 2021 – 31 March 2021. Includes Euro Traveller return flights from London Heathrow Airport, 23kg luggage allowance and accommodation with breakfast. Book by 11 October 20. For reservations visit ba.com/malta

Lanzarote – British Airways Holidays offers seven nights at the 4* Hotel Beatriz Costa & Spa from £339pp, travelling 01 January 2021 – 31 January 2021. Includes Euro Traveller return flights from London Heathrow Airport, 23kg luggage allowance and accommodation with breakfast. Book by 11 October 20. For reservations visit ba.com/lanzarote

Vienna – British Airways Holidays offers two nights at the 4* Leonardo Hotel Vienna from £149pp, travelling 01 January 2021 – 31 January 2021. Includes Euro Traveller return flights from London Heathrow Airport, 23kg luggage allowance and accommodation. Book by 11 October 20. For reservations visit ba.com/vienna

Seychelles – British Airways Holidays offers seven nights at the 4* Coco de Mer Hotel & Black Parrot Suites, from £1,349 per person, travelling on selected dates in November 2020. Includes World Traveller return flights from London Heathrow, 23kg luggage allowance and accommodation with breakfast. Book by 11 October 2020. For reservations visit ba.com/seychelles

Barbados – British Airways Holidays offers seven nights at the 3.5* Coconut Court Beach, from £729 per person, travelling on selected dates in May 2021. Includes World Traveller return flights from London Heathrow, 23kg luggage allowance and accommodation.

Book by 11 October 2020. 

For reservations visit ba.com/barbados

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