BA to launch three European routes from Heathrow
British Airways starts three new European routes from Heathrow next summer.
The airline will fly to Biarritz in France, Mahon in Menorca and Palermo in Sicily.
From April 29, it will fly twice-weekly to Biarritz and four times a week to Menorca, while from May 2 it will fly to the Sicilian capital of Palermo, adding to the existing daily service to Catania from Gatwick.
Flights start to Biarritz start from just £79 return, to Menorca for £77 and to Palermo for £90.
Head of planning Neil Cottrell said the airline will also improve the frequency of other short-haul flights from Heathrow.
On March 29, flights to Hanover move from Terminal 3 to Terminal 5, to improve connections, while from May 3, Budapest gets an extra summer-only daily flight.
Krakow moves from four flights a week to daily from May 7, while there will be additional six flights per week from May 3 to Stockholm, creating a new daily late night flight and early morning return flight.
Venice gets the same, thanks to an extra three flights per week, also from May 3.
Around the 2016 May Bank Holiday, five other European destinations get two extra flights each a week: Split, Palma and Berlin on April 30, Gibraltar from May 1 and Olbia from May 3.
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