British Airways has announced its plans to resume flights from more destination in July.
The airline was forced to cut down its services due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but have now confirmed they'll be heading back to the skies in the coming weeks.
Alex Cruz, British Airways’ Chairman and CEO, said: “Following months of lockdown and stress, we know people will want to travel to be reunited with friends and family and to take a well-deserved break.
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“We have put in place measures – to UK Government and aviation regulator standards – to ensure we’re doing all we can to protect the wellbeing of our customers and colleagues and we’ll be asking them to play their part in that too.”
Which routes will British Airways operate, and when?
Across the UK and Europe, the airline will return to more short haul destinations by the end of July, including Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Morocco, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.
Domestic flights will resume between London and Belfast, Inverness, Jersey, Manchester, Newcastle and Newquay and the airline will move to double daily services to Edinburgh and Glasgow.
A small number of the airline's normal long-haul routes will also return by the end of July.
Services will resume across the Americas including flights to Bermuda, Dallas, Miami, Seattle and Toronto.
These join flights to San Francisco, which restarted in June along with destinations served throughout, including Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York (JFK) and Washington, with a very reduced schedule.
The Caribbean will also see British Airways return from July to Barbados and Kingston.
Do I have to wear a mask on British Airways?
Yes - as part of the airline's newly introduced safety measures, wearing a facemask is mandatory. Customers are also asked to bring enough masks to be able to replace them every four hours while on normal flights.
Cabin crew will also be wearing PPE, and a new food service will be introduced which reduces the number of interactions required with passengers.
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Can I travel with Covid-19 symptoms?
No - British Airways have asked any customer who thinks they ave any symptoms of Covid-19 not to travel.
I had a flight booked that was cancelled - what do I do?
If you claimed a voucher after your flight was cancelled, you can use this towards another flight when they restart.
Alternatively, Avios can also be used towards 'Reward' flights, upgrades, hotels and car rental.
When using Avios part payment, customers can pick from a range of savings by destination and cabin and they still collect Avios and Tier Points on their bookings.
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