BA offers more hand-luggage only fares
British Airways has extended its "hand baggage only" fares to all of its 32 short-haul routes at Gatwick.
It said the new fare, launched last month, was proving popular with customers on the initial five destinations from Gatwick – Amsterdam, Dubrovnik, Jersey, Tunis and Turin.
The fares from Gatwick are on sale for travel from April 2.
Additional hand baggage only routes now on offer include Genoa and Glasgow from £39 one-way. For summer, fares to Barcelona, Nice and Venice all start from £49 one-way.
Peter Simpson, director of Gatwick for British Airways, said: "The new fares have been very well received by customers and we have now decided to make the discounted prices much more widely available.
"We are confident that they will prove popular during the busy summer season as short-haul customers continue to take advantage of our generous two-bag hand luggage policy. Those who still want to check in a bag will simply pay the same price they do now."
Customers choosing the "hand baggage only" fare can carry on a good-sized case (56cm x 45cm x 25cm), plus a handbag or laptop bag.
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