It’s a miracle! British Airways launches a regional flight – from Edinburgh to Ibiza

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• EvilGazebo says:

  29 Dec29 December 11:18

  Catering: big fish, little fish, cardboard box…..

• andy stock says:

  29 Dec29 December 12:07

  I would rather use a daytime Easyjet flight than these flight times!

• What's the Point says:

  29 Dec29 December 12:32

  The flight back at 3.35 am is going to be a very quiet flight, unless the party manages to carry on through airport security and Ibiza airport (not the most pleasant places to be in the day time!)

• Billy S says:

  29 Dec29 December 13:12

  Checking via Skyscanner and the BA flights are on average £30 cheaper than Jet2 and FlyThomasCook.

  Nice to see BA taking the battle to the low-cost/charters!

  • Steve says:

    30 Dec30 December 07:53

    Thomas Cook don’t fly from Edinburgh

• Iain says:

  29 Dec29 December 15:56

  This sounds like the old BMI slot, for a flight which used to start in STORNOWAY, land in Edinburgh and then fly to somewhere in Spain (probably was Ibiza).

  Given that Stornoway was usually server by nothing bigger than a Saab 340, it was strange to see a medium-sized passenger jet!

• flyforfun says:

  29 Dec29 December 16:57

  Somehow I don’t imagine the type of target audience BA has for this flight is the same as HFP!! Many of my friends have endured flight timings to/from IBZ in their youth because of costs or simply it meant that they got to there quicker. Now in their “middle age” they prefer, and can afford flights with better timings – and these are the people that will pay for Club Europe just because it’s a holiday and they want to a fab time from the start.

  Sure, land at 2.30am, dump bags at hotel and go to an after party, or sunrise party. By the time you get your hotel room you’ll be ready for some sleep in the afternoon anyway and then go out an do it all again.

  Check out means you’ll probably have to use the pool shower to freshen up before a late dinner before arriving at the airport and sleepwalking onto the plane. The hardest part for me would be getting off the flight back at EDI as I’d probably be in deep sleep!!

  There will be a market for it I’m sure!

• Davis says:

  29 Dec29 December 20:59

  I travel most weeks to IBZ in summer… Most airlines serve Ibiza in this way in summer e.g. Monarch from London and Easyjet from London and regional bases. They tag on an extra flight at the end of the day so all they really need is an extra crew.

  The outward flight tends to be in party mode and everyone goes straight to their hotel and then out for the night. One night in Club from LGW even saw a supermodel in her rollers getting ready for the night out !!!

  The flights home are dead – everyone just sleeps

  BA have expanded the LON-IBZ market and have up to 7 flights per day now mid-season from LCY,LHR and LGW

  BA served IBZ from LGW in this way years ago with an 0500 departure

  The differing clientele on different flights from London is interesting… EZY flights from LTN and STN are party central , BA flights to LCY are home counties families on their way home from the villa with 40% gold card holders (according to the handbaggage tags and conversations)… and often very very full Club cabins

• Steve says:

  30 Dec30 December 07:51

  They have been running an Aberdeen Balearics service every summer for the last two years, normally on an E190

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