Trade Newsletter – October 2013
SHORT HAUL FARE ENHANCEMENTS Effective from today ( 9 October), British Airways is simplifying its short haul point to point fare ladder and introducing a suite of new fare types, to offer customers travelling on its UK domestic and European flights more choice and greater flexibility. The Hand Baggage Only (HBO) fare, introduced at London Gatwick in February, will be rolled out on routes to/from London Heathrow and London City and new Semi-flex and Fully-flex fares will be introduced from today.
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THE LATEST Tier Points Tier Points Tier Points Tier Points EDITION OF THE Free seat at - 1 day Free seat at – 1 day Free seat at - 2 days Free seat anytime BRITISH AIRWAYS 0 Bag 1 Bag 1 Bag 1 Bag NEWSLETTER Z0 in fare basis V1 in fare basis V2 in fare basis V3 in fare basis H class below LGW H class below LGW B class LGW Y,B class LHR/LCY V class below V class below H,K,L,M class Y class LGW We’re constantly looking at ways to give LHR / LCY LHR / LCY LHR/LCY your customers more. This not only means Non combinable with Combinable with Combinable with Combinable with more choice with a wider network and new Standard, Semi and Semi and Fully Flex Standard and Fully Standard and Semi destinations, but also greater rewards for Fully Flex fares fares Flex fares Flex fares choosing to fly with British Airways. Private fare – Corp Double check Airport Double check Airport Double check Airport code required farebasis farebasis farebasis In this month’s edition you can discover our latest initiatives to make flying with British Airways more rewarding. We’ve announced our new Lifetime Recognition scheme, October Trade Activity a new short haul fares proposition and a Would you like to learn more about If you haven’t already registered with ® new member of the oneworld alliance. British Airways’ new Airbus A380 and OTT, you’ll be asked to do so in order to Plus you have a chance to win great prizes Boeing 787 aircraft, as well as being in complete the New Aircraft module and when you learn about our new aircraft. All with a chance of winning a great prize be in with a chance of winning a prize of which means your customers can enjoy during the month of October?* including Capital Bond vouchers.* greater flexibility and more benefits when they fly with us, and you get to enjoy great We’ve developed an additional module You’ll also have access to all of the other rewards too! within the British Airways Training modules available to you on OTT to help Academy, hosted by OTT, to test your you learn everything you need to know I hope you have a great month. knowledge of our new aircraft. about British Airways. There are more details and a link to the New Aircraft Warm regards, module on batraveltrade.com *Terms and conditions apply
Jackie Clark, Trade Sales Manager Lifetime Executive Club Member Schedule We have launched our new Lifetime Recognition proposition. Going forward, every changes for Tier Point a Member has earned since they joined the Executive Club will be visible in their Summer 2014 account under their Lifetime Tier Points balance. Unlike the annual Tier Points Members earn within their membership year, Lifetime Tier Points will never re-set to zero. New Route: British Airways is to start a five times The more Lifetime Tier Points our Members earn, the more rewards they will unlock. a week service to Austin, Texas from 3 March 2013, increasing to daily from At launch, we are introducing Gold Membership for life to all Members who have 5 May. British Airways will be the only earned 35,000 Lifetime Tier Points. We are rewarding our most frequent travellers carrier to fly direct between London who have earned 100,000 Lifetime Tier Points with Gold Guest List for life. These and Austin. are just some of the exciting new benefits we plan to offer Club Members, with Frequency Increases: more rewards planned for the near future. • Flights to Seoul will increase from five services a week to a daily service. • Flights to Accra in Ghana will increase from seven to 10 a week from winter 2013 (October 27). • Flights to Seattle will increase from 10 to 11 flights a week. • Entebbe flights will be retimed and increased from three to four flights a week. • Hyderabad will increase from six to seven services a week. • Chennai will increase from five to six services a week.
Aircraft Changes: • From summer 2014 British Airways will introduce a wide bodied four- Qatar joins the oneworld alliance cabin Boeing 777-200 aircraft between London and Tel Aviv, Qatar Airways will become a full member of oneworld with effect from Wednesday replacing an Airbus A321. 30 October 2013, adding one of the world’s fastest growing and most highly rated • First class will be introduced airlines to the world’s leading quality airline alliance. between London and Jeddah when One of just seven carriers worldwide rated five-star by the Skytrax airline quality a four-cabin Boeing 777 replaces agency and the organisation’s Airline of the Year 2011 and 2012 and runner-up 2013, the existing three-cabin Boeing 767 aircraft. Qatar Airways is the only one of the “Gulf Big Three” carriers to join any of the • An Airbus A380 will operate global airline alliances. twice daily to Los Angeles and Qatar Airways’ addition to oneworld will come shortly before the airline moves Johannesburg. into its new home base, Hamad International Airport, which has been designed to • A four-cabin Boeing 747 aircraft strengthen Doha’s position as a premium global hub, with an eventual capacity for will replace one of the Boeing 767s 50 million passengers a year. currently operating between London and Ghana.
Terminal Changes: • Tel Aviv will move from Terminal 1 to Terminal 5 at London Heathrow. • Bangkok will move from Terminal 3 to Terminal 5 at London Heathrow.
Frequency Decrease: Flights between London Heathrow and New York Newark will decrease from 21 to 20 a week. Flight BA185/184 will no longer operate on a Saturday.
Route Suspension: Suspension of services between London Heathrow and Lusaka with effect from 27 October 2013