London City Airport – A New Route & An Avios Promotion

October 12, 2015

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British Airways’ New Seasonal Route Between London’s City Airport and Bergerac

London City airport will see British Airways add a new route from May. The summer-only flights direct from London to Bergerac in the Dordogne will operate up to four times a week from May next year through to September.

Initially the route will operate three times a week on the following schedule:

Mondays

Depart LCY – 11:15
Depart EGC – 13:50

Fridays

Depart LCY – 09:30
Depart EGC – 12:15

Sundays

Depart LCY – 17:10
Depart EGC – 19:45

From 23 June through 1 September, there will be an additional flight on Thursdays, departing London City at 11:15 and returning from Bergerac at 13:50.

Fares are already available and appear to start at around $105 (£70/€94) for a one-way from London City Airport with round-trip fares from London City starting around $192(£128/€172).

In further London-City news…..

Earn More Avios On Flights Between London-City and Geneva

British Airways passengers can earn up to 2,000 bonus Avios per flight when travelling between London City and Geneva.

Booking period: 30 September – 31 October 2015

Travel period: 30 September – 31 December 2015

The promotion:

Earn 2,000 bonus Avios per sector when traveling in Club Europe (J, C, D, R booking classes)
Earn 1,000 bonus Avios per sector when traveling in Euro Traveller (B, Y, H, K, M booking classes)

There is no limit to the number of flights that will qualify for this promotion.

Terms & Conditions (Highlights)

Open only to residents of the United Kingdom and Switzerland
18 year-olds and over only
Participants must pre-register here
Flights must be booked, ticketed and purchased in the UK or Switzerland
Flights must depart from and terminate upon return within the UK or Switzerland
All travel must be complete by 31 December 2015

Clause 9 of the Terms & Conditions is the one that caught my eye. It specifies that the bonus is earned per sector and not per round-trip meaning that passengers can earn up to 4,000 bonus avios per round-trip.