British Airways Announces First Scandinavian Route From London City to Copenhagen

CRAWLEY, England, July 29, 2010 - British Airways is opening up its route network from London City Airport
with the launch of its first route to Scandinavia.

The airline has announced plans to start a new double daily weekday
service from the Docklands Airport with flights to Copenhagen (
www.britishairways.com/travel/flights-to-copenhagen/public/en_gb) in
Denmark, providing a direct air link between the two capital cities.

There will also be one flight a day from London City on Sundays and one
flight from Copenhagen on Saturdays.

The new flights will start on September 12, and will be operated by
British Airways wholly owned subsidiary BA CityFlyer with their fleet of
brand new Embraer 190 aircraft.

Luke Hayhoe, BA CityFlyer commercial manager said: "This has been a year
of firsts for us at London City Airport, with new leisure focused flights to
the Balearic Islands launched earlier in the year and now our first ever
venture into Scandinavia.

"Once again we are responding to demand from our customers for both
business and leisure travel to Denmark and we are delighted to be launching
another exciting new route using our new aircraft."

British Airways already offers a selection of hand picked 2 to 5-star
hotels in Copenhagen, (
www.britishairways.com/travel/copenhagen/public/en_gb) perfectly
suited to the urban tourist seeking city breaks (
www.britishairways.com/travel/city-breaks/public/en_gb) in Europe.
Customers can stay at the world's most exciting and creative lifestyle hotel
where each room is a piece of art in itself, the 3-star Fox Hotel, which is a
member of the world's first CO2 neutral hotel chain Brøchner Hotels.
Alternatives include the 4-star Scandic Copenhagen City, close to Tivoli or
the First Hotel Vesterbro, right at the heart of the trendiest area in the
city, and the 5-star Design Hotel First Hotel Skt Petris.

British Airways flies to 13 destinations from London City airport
including Edinburgh, Madrid and Nice. Avis car rental is available with
British Airways.

About British Airways:

British Airways plc offers a wide range of worldwide destinations -
including holidays, European city breaks, such as flights to Madrid,
(www.britishairways.com/travel/flights-to-madrid/public/en_gb) hotels,
flights, car rental and experiences. Customers can save time and money with
ba.com when booking ATOL protected holiday packages, ATOL number is 5985.
Passengers are offered added peace of mind to their holiday plans and the
security of travelling with British Airways. British Airways plc constantly
seeks to exceed customers' expectations, both in terms of the value for money
and quality of the service provided.

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information please contact:

    Katja Cooper
    Astral Towers
    Betts Way
    London Road
    Crawley
    RH10 9XA
    +44(0)1293-722513
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Katja Cooper, Astral Towers, Betts Way, London Road, Crawley, RH10 9XA, +44(0)1293-722513