British Airways Marks 75th Anniversary of Newcastle International Airport

CRAWLEY, England, July 26, 2010 - British Airways is helping travellers celebrate the 75th anniversary of
Newcastle International Airport with a special return fare on its flights
between Newcastle and Heathrow.

British Airways is offering a return flight to London
(www.britishairways.com/travel/flights-to-london/public/en_gb)
Heathrow for just GBP1 (subject to availability) which, with taxes/fees and
charges means that the total paid by passengers will be only GBP75.

The special promotional return fare, which is now being made available
from both Newcastle and Heathrow, will remain on sale until Sunday 1st August
in order to coincide with an open day at Newcastle International Airport to
commemorate the event.

Customers wanting to take advantage of the special fare will be able to
travel between 1st and 30th November 2010.

The celebrations will also provide a unique opportunity for one of
British Airways long-haul captains to fly into his home-town airport.

Captain Stephen Wright, who normally flies passengers between Heathrow
and world-wide destinations such as Singapore, Hong Kong and Los Angeles,
will take the controls of one of the airline's 57 Boeing 747-400 aircraft for
the short flight between Heathrow and Newcastle on Monday morning.

The 291-seater "jumbo" jet will operate as the BA1326, one of British
Airways six daily scheduled flights between Newcastle
(www.britishairways.com/travel/flights-to-newcastle/public/en_gb) and
Heathrow's Terminal 5. It is due to touch down at Newcastle International
Airport at 11.10am. The aircraft will then operate as the BA1327 with a
scheduled departure time of 12.30pm.

British Airways offers hotels in Newcastle
(www.britishairways.com/travel/hotels-in-newcastle/public/en_gb) as
well as an extensive collection of hotels in London
(www.britishairways.com/travel/hotels-in-london/public/en_gb) like the
new 4-star Park Plaza Westminster Bridge or the luxurious 5-star Savoy, due
to re-open in the autumn after a GBP200 million refurbishment, to suit all
customers and budgets, perfect for a city break in the capital in time for
some pre-Christmas shopping or a weekend to the theatre.

Notes to editors:

About British Airways:

British Airways plc offers a wide range of worldwide and domestic UK
destinations - including holidays, 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.

Avis car rental is available with British Airways through ba.com.

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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