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British Airways has opened up reservations on seven new routes between the UK and Europe with the first routes set to launch on 28 March 2017.
This new route expansion comes on top of the recent announcement that British Airways will begin service to New Orleans from next year, the announcement that we’ll see British Airways flying to Ft. Lauderdale from 6 July 2017 and the news I posted earlier that British Airways will launch a route to Oakland from March next year. Busy times at BA!
What Are The New British Airways Destinations?
Brindisi (Italy) – From 3 June 2017
BA614 LHR 15:10 – 19:05 BDS (Tue, Sat)
BA615 BDS 19:55 – 21:55 LHR (Tue)
BA615 BDS 20:05 – 22:05 LHR (Sat)
This route will be served by a British Airbus A320
British Airways says that fares will start from £85.
Murcia (Spain) – From 28 March 2017
BA448 LHR 15:50 – 19:25 MJV (Tue)
BA448 LHR 16:25 – 22:00 MJV (Sat)
BA449 MJV 20:15 – 21:55 LHR (Tue)
BA449 MJV 20:55 – 22:35 LHR (Sat)
This route will be served by a British Airbus A320
British Airways says that fares will start from £65.
Montpellier (France) – From 3 May 2017
BA380 LHR 18:00 – 22:35 MPL (Wed)
BA380 LHR 17:00 – 19:55 MPL (Sat)
BA381 MPL 21:40 – 21:55 LHR (Wed)
BA381 MPL 20:45 – 21:40 LHR (Sat)
This route will be served by a British Airbus A320
British Airways says that fares will start from £78.
Nantes (France) – From 29 March 2017
BA386 LHR 18:40 – 21:00 NTE (Wed)
BA386 LHR 17:10 – 19:30 NTE (Sat)
BA387 NTE 21:45 – 22:00 LHR (Wed)
BA387 NTE 22:15 – 22:30 LHR (Sat)
This route will be served by a British Airbus A319
British Airways says that fares will start from £71.
Pula (Croatia) – From 4 July 2017
BA894 LHR 17:10 – 20:30 PUY (Tue)
BA894 LHR 17:05 – 20:25 PUY (Sat)
BA895 PUY 21:20 – 22:40 LHR (Tue)
BA895 PUY 21:10 – 22:30 LHR (Sat)
This route will be served by a British Airbus A320
British Airways says that fares will start from £76.
Tallinn (Estonia) – From 28 March 2017
BA876 LHR 08:00 – 12:55 TLL (Tue)
BA876 LHR 15:45 – 22:40 TLL (Sat)
BA877 TLL 13:55 – 15:00 LHR (Tue)
BA877 TLL 21:35– 22:40 LHR (Sat)
This route will be served by a British Airbus A320
British Airways says that fares will start from £65.
Zakynthos (Greece) – From 3 June 2017
BA658 LHR 13:35 – 19:00 ZTH (Wed)
BA658 LHR 10:15 – 15:40 ZTH (Sat)
BA659 ZTH 19:50 – 21:20 LHR (Wed)
BA659 ZTH 16:40 – 18:10 LHR (Sat)
This route will be served by a British Airbus A320
British Airways says that fares will start from £81.
Bottom Line
Although the British Airways press release doesn’t say so, these routes are almost certainly just for the summer season (through October) as I don’t see there being a huge demand for flights to Tallinn in the Winter (bachelor parties aside!).
I’ve had a quick look at the fares that are currently available for these routes and, while I didn’t find many that are as low as BA suggests, there are still some very good deals available right now. Murcia at a little over £100 for a roundtrip with hold baggage (May) is pretty competitive and Zakynthos at £131 for a round trip in June is a great deal for a flight to the Greek Islands.
These fares probably won’t be around for too long so I’d book sooner rather than later if you’re interested.
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