BA`s summer schedule Hots Up

March 3, 2016
1:43 am

There will be more seats to European holiday hotspots this summer as British Airways increases flights to the sun from both Heathrow and Gatwick.

During the peak summer season, from May to September, there will be one additional flight a week to Athens and Lisbon from Heathrow and two additional weekly flights to Gibraltar.

Holiday-makers wanting to sun themselves on the Cote d’Azur benefit from a boosted-up schedule to Nice, with the airline adding five flights a week to the French coastal city.

Customers flying from Gatwick can head to sunnier climes on extra weekly flights to Tenerife, Lanzarote and Funchal.

Lynne Embleton, British Airways’ director of strategy and managing director Gatwick, said:

– More flights to favourite holiday destinations is fantastic news for families wanting to get away for some summer sun.

– We’ve added extra flights to Canary Island favourites Tenerife and Lanzarote and to Funchal, adding up to a great summer schedule offering a brilliant choice for customers who need a summer break to the best destinations.”

This year British Airways will also be launching 18 new routes, including four new long-haul services to San Jose, Lima, Costa Rica and Tehran.

New ’sunshine spots’ include Mahon, Palermo, Biarritz, Chania and Kalamata from Heathrow, Bergerac from London City and Ibiza, Malaga and Palma from Stansted.

All British Airways flights include a generous baggage allowance, free online check-in and seat selection 24 hours prior to departure as well as complimentary in-flight refreshments.

Customers travelling on short-haul services can also benefit from hand baggage only fares, family travellers have the option to board first and children on flights longer than two hours receive a complimentary Skyflyer activity pack.

For those wanting to take advantage of the airline’s sizzling summer schedule, British Airways Holidays has the following flight and hotel packages on offer:

Verona – British Airways Holidays offers three nights at the 5* Due Torri Hotel, from £349 per person, travelling May 1 – May 31. Includes Euro Traveller return flights from London Gatwick and accommodation with breakfast. Book by March 31. For reservations visit ba.com/verona or call 0344 493 0125.
Tenerife – British Airways Holidays offers seven nights at the 4* Santa Barbara Golf & Ocean Golf Club Diamond Res, from £299 per person, travelling May 1 to June 8. Includes Euro Traveller return flights from Gatwick and accommodation. Book by March 31. For reservations visit ba.com/tenerife or call 0344 493 0125.
Lanzarote – British Airways Holidays offers seven nights at the 3* Bluebay Lanzarote, from £569 per person, travelling June 2 to June 30. Includes Euro Traveller return flights from Gatwick and accommodation with All Inclusive. Book by March 31. For reservations visit ba.com/lanzarote or call 0344 493 0125.
Dubrovnik – British Airways Holidays offers four nights at the 5* More, from £509 per person, travelling May 1 to May 31. Includes Euro Traveller return flights from Gatwick and accommodation with breakfast. Book by March 31. For reservations visit ba.com/dubrovnik or call 0344 493 0125.
Funchal – British Airways Holidays offers seven nights at the 3* Dorisol Florasol Aparthotel, from £379 per person, travelling June 1 to June 30. Includes Euro Traveller return flights from Gatwick and accommodation with breakfast. Book by March 31. For reservations visit ba.com/funchal or call 0344 493 0125.
Athens – British Airways Holidays offers three nights at the 5* Royal Olympic Hotel, from £289 per person, travelling May 1 to May 31. Includes Euro Traveller return flights from Heathrow and accommodation with breakfast. Book by March 31. For reservations visit ba.com/athens or call 0344 493 0125.
Gibraltar – British Airways Holidays offers three nights at the 4* O’Callaghan Eliot, from £289 per person, travelling May 1 to May 30. Includes Euro Traveller return flights from Heathrow and accommodation with breakfast. Book by March 31. For reservations visit ba.com/gibraltar or call 0344 493 0125.
Lisbon – British Airways Holidays offers three nights at the 4* Mundial, from £249 per person, travelling May 1 to May 31. Includes Euro Traveller return flights from Heathrow and accommodation with breakfast. Book by March 31. For reservations visit ba.com/lisbon or call 0344 493 0125.