The inaugural flight to Sri Lanka departed Gatwick on October 23. The route operates three flights per week during the winter season. British Airways offers three cabins, including the Club World business class. « The launch of our new line to Colombo marks an exciting start to our winter program and reflects our continued commitment to offering more choice to our customers. »", assures Neil Chernoff, Director of Planning and Strategy at British Airways.
The British airline will then open Melbourne on January 9, this time departing from Heathrow and with a stopover in Kuala Lumpur. This is the airline’s second destination in Australia. The flights will offer four cabins, including First Class. In addition, British Airways will welcome its first renovated A380 this winter.
More capacity to Africa, Asia and the Caribbean
In this new winter program, the offer increases on 11 long-haul destinations, including Cape Town, Tokyo, Barbados, Kingston and San José. To Cairo, the airline adds seven flights per week and increases to three daily rotations. In Europe, frequencies increase to Rome, Florence, Gothenburg and Jersey. Palermo becomes a year-round line. And Geneva will receive up to 110 weekly flights during the ski season.
