British Airways launches flights to San Sebastián from London City, now bookable on Avios

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• Mike says:

  19 Dec19 December 22:00

  San Sebastian is an amazing city to visit, walk around the old town from Pintxo (tapas) bar to bar or go to one of the many top restaurants.
  I did Ryanair to BIQ and then just over an hour on a direct bus but this extra option looks much better!

• Nick says:

  20 Dec20 December 00:04

  Given how far the airport is from the city, looks as if the traditional route of doing a dual-centre stay of Bilbao and Donostía from LHR is still the best way to go (although shamefully I think I did it on sleazy way back when). That said, either way I thoroughly endorse Donostía, it’s a beautiful place I’d be happy to go back to, for all the reasons given above.

  • Lumma says:

    20 Dec20 December 09:49

    Bilbao is from Gatwick these days on BA

• mradey says:

  20 Dec20 December 06:48

  Awesome. Just bagged two for the first week (Note: July 13th seems to be the first available date).

  Any recommendations for nice hotel? Will have 9 year old with me?

• Dan Early says:

  20 Dec20 December 09:18

  Doesn’t look like any long weekend Fri-Mon availability left already in Economy or Biz!

• Andrew says:

  20 Dec20 December 09:35

  Other Bits

  Logan Air’s Dundee – Stansted route (operated under UK
  Government Public Service Obligation) is expected to switch to London City in the Spring.

  This might be of keen interest to users in the Fife area who are being stung for multiple £100 “fines” by Edinburgh Airport for picking up relatives from the £2 drop-off zone rather than the immediately adjacent £5 pick-up zone. It’s just as easy to head North to Dundee as it is to head South to Edinburgh.

  Much discussion about the topic in the Capital and Kingdom’s press.

  • Mr(s) Entitled says:

    20 Dec20 December 10:58

    Is an easier solution simply to comply with the Airport’s rules to avoid said fines?

    • iain miller says:

      20 Dec20 December 11:12

      They aren’t fines of course. And unless the airport know who was driving are unenforceable.

  • Lady London says:

    20 Dec20 December 18:21

    Is there no end to rip-off Britain?

• Joseph’s mum says:

  20 Dec20 December 10:29

  OT as no bits – I am travelling on A380 plane LHR- to Singapore , looking for seat selection advice please – looking on seat guru , seems like the only downsides are no windows for some seats . Are there any recommendations please? Travelling as a couple . I don’t want to pay for seat selection…my husband has a serious health issue so I’m hoping that some kind hearted BA rep will allow us to pick for free ..,! Any I bring too hopeful ..? If not what’s the chance of getting the seats I want 24 hours before…! It’s our first long haul Club World flight, and booked using a 241 , I want to make the most of it!
  Thanks 🙂

  • Mark says:

    20 Dec20 December 10:50

    See here for guidance:

    https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/1483428-ba-airbus-a380-best-seats-master-discussion-thread.html

    My personal recommendation would be the upper deck, although there tend to be fewer of those left 24 hours before. If your preference is for a window seat pair the upper deck is better because of the floor level window storage which gives window seat passengers extra space to store and put stuff. The upper deck also has the big toilets at the front (which depending on your husbands health issues, may make it particularly worth pointing out). That said I wouldn’t hold your breath on getting freebie selection….

    The only real benefit to the downstairs cabin is if you’re happy with a pair of rear facing centre seats, those don’t exist on the upper deck and are often among the last to be taken as they are far from ideal if sitting next to a stranger/

    Our last A380 CW flight (to Miami) we were lucky to get a window seat pair downstairs for the outbound (none available upstairs at T-24). On the return we got two centre block seats next to each other on the upper deck (aisle and middle). If you do that the E and F seats are slightly closer together though ours were D and E seats as that was all that was left by way of upper deck pairs. The middle (E) seats aren’t bad (again, assuming you’re happy in the middle) as they have a little more space and are relatively private with the dividers up.

    • Joseph’s mum says:

      20 Dec20 December 11:32

      Thanks Mark that’s really useful ! And the toilet issue is a factor so will point that out . Thanks again !

      • Mark says:

        20 Dec20 December 11:52

        No problem. Also worth considering that with most of the window and centre seats you may need to take a step over someone’s legs to get in/out if their bed is extended. The way the seats are laid out, if you’re next to him and he’s in a window/centre seat it will be someone else that he has to step over.

        There are some exceptions for window/centre seats at the back of each cabin section (and, conversely no-one has to step over aisle sets at the front of each cabin section), but otherwise if he can’t manage to lift his feet very high he may need to be in an aisle seat.

        • Joseph’s mum says:

          20 Dec20 December 13:16

          Thanks- who knew it was so difficult to pick! Hadn’t realised you needed to step over someone either…

        • Mark says:

          20 Dec20 December 14:04

          The Club Suite seats will be better with all direct aisle access… Will be a while (a few years) yet before those are on the A380s though. In the meantime a lot of people without status pay the inflated seat selection fees to ensure they get what they want.

          Personally I refuse to do it. If you’re selecting at online check-in my recommendation is to have a look at what’s left a day or two before, draw up a preference list based on what’s left and then be on the online check-in at exactly 24 hours before departure to get the best seats that you can from your preference list.

          That way, you’ve still got a good chance of getting two seats together that work for you. In the meantime, it’s worth reading through the comments in the flyertalk article I linked above.

• Nicholas Blair says:

  20 Dec20 December 10:45

  SAN Sebastian is a fantastic city. Loads of cafes/tapas bar, lovely architecture and walks by the sea. Would be a super weekend venue 👍
  Merry Christmas to all

  • Craig says:

    20 Dec20 December 11:40

    +1

• ChrisBCN says:

  20 Dec20 December 11:27

  I was in San Sebastian two weeks ago. It’s a lovely place to spend a couple of days, and bar hop taking pintxos in each. There’s a hill with a castle to climb, a promenade to walk along and a small old town to explore. Recommended for a weekend break!

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