British Airways has recently announced the launch of a new route from Heathrow to Preveza in Greece and Bastia in Corsica, and also added more flights to holiday destinations for summer 2019.
The new service to Preveza will operate on Wednesdays and Sundays from May 26 through to September 29, 2019. Fares start from £71 one-way in Euro Traveller and £198 in Club Europe and customers can choose to cut the cost of flights by using Avios part payment. Seats to the Perverza are available to book on ba.com, with flights taking off from Terminal 5.
A gateway to both beach and mountain escapes, Preveza is located to the north of the island of Lefkada, a summer yachting spot. Travellers can also explore one of Europe’s great wildernesses at the Pindus mountain range, where they can trek the alpine trails or explore the UNESCO protected Vikos Gorge.
Flights to the Corsican gateway of Bastia will operate every Saturday, starting from May 25 to September 28, 2019. Located between France and Italy in the Mediterranean Sea, Bastia will be the second destination the airline will serve on the French island following the launch of a new service to Figari this year. Fares to Bastia start from £48 in Euro Traveller and £128 in Club Europe one-way. Prices are one way based on a return economy basic fare.
Sean Doyle, British Airways’ Director of Network and Alliances, said: ‘We’re always developing our leisure offering and are committed to giving our customers even more choice of destinations at competitively low prices, so we’re pleased to be adding two more stunning spots to our summer schedule. On our long haul network we’re launching new routes to Osaka and Pittsburgh and increasing the number of flights to Nashville, and we’re also increasing the number of services to European destinations such as Malaga, Gibraltar and Palermo.’
British Airways is also increasing the number of flights it operates from Heathrow to other popular destinations next summer, with more flights to Marseille, Budapest, Gibraltar, Palermo, Amsterdam and Malaga and a new service from Gatwick to Kos taking off from May 15, 2019.
Flight services from London City will also be expanded, with additional frequencies on Ibiza, Edinburgh and Berlin, the airline said.
