British Airways adds Stansted flights and reprieves Bahrain
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British Airways has added a new summer route to its nascent Stansted operation.
Flights from London Stansted to Bergerac will launch on 28th June and end on 30th August.
The flight will be operated by BA Cityflyer, the subsidiary which operates Embraer 190 services from London City Airport.
As usual with these services, it is being operated to keep the Cityflyer fleet earning money whilst London City Airport is closed for 24 hours over the weekend.
There will be one flight per week on a Saturday. The timings are:
- The outbound leaves Stansted at 13.30 and lands in Bergerac at 16.05
- The return leaves Bergerac at 16.45 and lands in Stansted at 17.20
Premium and elite status passengers at London Stansted will have the pleasure of using the Escape lounge which we reviewed here.
Flights are bookable now for cash or Avios at ba.com.
British Airways give Bahrain a reprieve
In a surprise u-turn, British Airways will not be cancelling flights to Bahrain after all.
The route, along with Kuwait, was due to be discontinued from the end of March due to engine issues with BA’s Boeing 787 fleet which have reduced the number of aircraft available.
After substantial pushback, possibly driven by the fact that BA and its predecessor airlines have been flying to Bahrain for almost 100 years, the airline has reinstated three flights per week for the summer season.
It is hoping to return to a daily service for the winter season, from the end of October.
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