British Airways is to start flying from Stansted this summer adding a fourth London airport to its network.
From May 28 the airline will launch flights to the popular holiday sunspots of Faro, Malaga, Palma and Ibiza.
The Stansted flights will be operated by the wholly owned British Airways subsidiary BA CityFlyer on modern, comfortable 98-seat Embraer 190 jets, which are usually based at London City Airport.
Luke Hayhoe, British Airways’ general manager commercial and customer at BA CityFlyer, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for us to expand our London network and to give our customers even more choice of where to fly from this summer.
“Stansted is a growing airport and we will be offering a full scheduled service to some of the most popular European holiday destinations, complementing our existing services from other London airports.”
All British Airways flights include a choice of two cabins, Club Europe and Euro Traveller, free seat selection and on line check-in 24 hours before departure, complimentary refreshments and drinks on board and no debit card charges.
Fares start from £49 each way based on a return fare with hand baggage only, inclusive of all taxes, fees and charges.
Stansted MD, Andrew Harrison said: “I am delighted to welcome British Airways to Stansted and very much look forward to the launch of its first ever scheduled flights from the airport in May this year.
“Since we acquired Stansted, our focus has been on attracting a wider choice of airlines and these new services to Faro, Malaga, Palma and Ibiza are strong additions to our route network, which now covers over 170 destinations across Europe and North America.
“I’m sure these routes will be very popular with passengers from across London, Cambridge and the growing east of England region who are looking to head off on their holidays. We look forward to working closely with British Airways to build a strong working relationship and ensure these new flights are a huge success.”
February 9 2016
This post was published on 9 February 2016 11:48
Lufthansa plans to introduce its first Airbus A350-1000 on the Munich–Tokyo Haneda route on 3…
EUROCONTROL’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) handled 842,259 flights between May and September 2026,…
Polska Grupa Lotnicza (PGL), the aviation group behind LOT Polish Airlines, plans to establish a…
An airBaltic A220-300 aircraft registered YL-ABS arriving from Berlin as flight SN2590 on behalf of…
Norwegian Air Shuttle is increasing winter capacity between the UK and Oslo as part of…
Brussels Airport will offer 136 direct destinations during its winter season starting on 25 October,…