British Airways Economy Sale: Nonstop Flights to Worldwide Destinations Starting £256 / €288 From London (Light Fares)

British Airways surprises us with nice promotional sales from time to time. Currently, BA is selling discounted tickets for economy class flights to several worldwide destinations. Departing from London, you can visit cities all over the globe and save money compared to the normal fares. Unfortunately, most trips do not include checked bags. But that’s a small downside, given the pricing.

Here are a few examples of trips that we’ve found to be especially interesting:

All these flights are non-stop and operated by British Airways. Adding luggage to your booking usually costs €90-100.

By the way, other airlines are offering good economy class dealz from London as well:

Montreal & Toronto: €315 Nonstop Air Transat Flights from 8 European Countries (€449 Incl. Checked Bags)

Cebu, Philippines: €508/£436 China Eastern Flights from London in April and May

Hong Kong: €392 / £336 China Southern Flights from London (Incl. Checked Luggage)

New York: £319 / €373 TAP Flights from London (£273 / €320 with Lisbon Stopover)

Melbourne & Sydney: €534 / £457 from London & Milan with Air China (incl. 2 Checked Bags, Long Layovers)

Southeast Asia: Air China Flights Starting at €461 from All Over Europe (with Luggage)

Search & Book

All of these destinations can be flown to during next year. The month with highest availability seems to be March 2021, but most destinations are available until December of this year.

To find the best fares, just visit British Airways’ low-price finder and choose your preferred destination. How to proceed once you’ve settled for a flight is your choice: simply book on their website.

Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?

More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:

Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.

If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.

This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.

Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.

This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.

We do not know until when these prices will remain so low.

Mileage

Most tickets will be issued in booking class O. Given that they are so cheap, the possible earning rate of around 25% is fair. Since there are so many destinations, we can’t cover all of them. But you’re welcome to use WheretoCredit to find out what your trip can get you.

Nevertheless, we’ll give you 3 examples:

London – Tel Aviv roundtrip:

London – Boston roundtrip:

London – Cancún roundtrip:

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