BA Flights To Ibiza From London City Airport

LONDON City Airport's first venture into leisure tourism appears to be working well.

British Airways has announced it is extending new summer flights to Ibiza and Mallorca by an extra five weeks.

DJ Paul Woolford helped to launch the service last month cabin crew member Stacey
The extension means services to the Balearic Islands until the end of October - which includes the school half term holidays.

Luke Hayhoe, commercial manager for BA CityFlyer, the British Airways subsidiary which operates the service, said: "These leisure routes have really taken off from London City, they proved so popular that we have already increased frequency to Mallorca to five flights a week and to Ibiza to four flights a week in July and August."

The flights were the first time London City Airport has launched new routes targeted primarily at the leisure market, having always previously been regarded as a business-only service.

British Airways to launch two new summer services from London City Airport

British Airways announced today that it is launching two new services from London City Airport to Majorca and Ibiza in May 2010.

Both services, which will be operated by BA Cityflyer, will initially be operated three times weekly on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays.

In July and August, flights to Majorca will increase to six times weekly, operating on every day except Wednesday, and flights to Ibiza will increase to four times weekly, operating on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

These routes will be operated until 13 September 2010.