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British Airways says its new path to the Gatwick Airport shouldn’t be a method to ultimately transfer flights from Ghana away from the Heathrow Airport, however it’s to supply passengers extra selections.
“I’ve given my promise that we’re not calling off the Heathrow airport,” Neil Chernoff, Director of Networks and Alliances, British Airways stated.
Talking in an interview final Wednesday in London with some chosen journalists who skilled the airline’s inaugural flight to Gatwick Airport MrChernoff stated as an indication to strengthen the airline’s operations at Heathrow Airport, there have been plans to extend the Heathrow-Accra flights to 10 occasions every week, which could embody night time flights, topic to some circumstances.
British Airways in 2021 introduced plans to maneuver its Heathrow-Accra-Heathrow flights to Gatwick as a part of restructuring of its operations.
He defined that the choice then was a results of capability constraints including that “I believe if we return a few years in the past, we’re very constrained on capability so it is vitally tough to fly our schedule.”
British Airways launched a brand new route from London Gatwick to Accra, to offer travellers extra selection of flight occasions and airports.
On October 29, 2023, the primary flight from London Gatwick to Accra touched down at Kotoka Worldwide Airport (ACC).
With the launch, the airline will now be working 3 times every week from Accra to London Gatwick, giving vacationers extra selections of flight occasions and airports.
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The flights will depart from Accra at 21.20 on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, touchdown in Gatwick at 04.00.
With the introduction of flights from London Gatwick, British Airways presents Ghanaian travellers an alternate gateway to London.
Premium prospects, in addition to Gold and Silver Govt Membership members, can benefit from the lately refurbished lounges at London’s Gatwick Airport, offering a seamless and cozy journey expertise.
The growth additionally gives elevated cargo capability on the path to Ghana, benefiting Ghanaian exporters who can now transport perishable and different items extra effectively.
The growth of flights to Accra is a part of British Airways’ broader technique to revive and strengthen its Africa route community.
On the turnout to date MrChernoff stated “The flights had been full in each instructions and I believe that’s actually good, we had inaugural flights generally the place we discovered that there have been challenges with flights not full and all however with latest one is a testomony to what we thought which is, there may be demand that supersedes provide, that placing extra provide into the market could be nice. It has been encouraging to date.”
Commenting on the outlook for the airline subsequent 12 months he stated, “For us, it is first seeing how our three extra flights carry out and the choice so as to add a fourth flight subsequent April was as a result of there was extra demand, we now have seen bookings coming in and led us to the fourth frequency. We must consider the numbers with the extra flights and proceed to offer prospects completely different choices as each flights fly and arrive on the identical time.”
He stated the airline may enhance its flight on the Gatwick route topic to availability of plane and slots.
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