British Airways Launches The Quick Sale

British Airways launches The Quick Sale with thousands of flights in all cabins and hundreds of holidays on offer for just twelve days.

2010-10-30

SUSSEX, ENGLAND, October 30, 2010 (Press-News.org) British Airways has announced the Quick Sale, with discounts on thousands of flights, in all cabins, and hundreds of holidays available from the end of October.

For just twelve days, the Quick Sale has a number of great savings available including up to 25% off flights in Economy, up to 36% off in Business class and up to 57% off First class flights. Additionally, when customers book a flight to several US cities they can bag a three night holiday from just an extra GBP50 per person.

Included in the sale are flights to Boston from Heathrow that can also be turned into a holiday when booking a flight and hotel in Boston together and staying three nights at the 2.5* Midtown Hotel. Alternatively, travellers can head to Philadelphia also from Heathrow, where a flight and hotel can be booked together with a three night stay at the 3.5* Radisson Plaza Warwick, all at a discounted rate.

For those seeking winter sun or looking for great Easter break deals, BA offers a range of Caribbean holidays or trips to the Middle East including flights to Grenada, Dubai and holidays in Cancun.

For customers seeking complete luxury, savings of up to 57% can be found in BA's Business class or First class cabins.

Closer to home, there are many flights and holidays to European cities on offer including Jersey (from Gatwick), Dubrovnik (from Gatwick), Amsterdam and Geneva (from Heathrow), BA's new route to Gothenburg (from Heathrow), Thessaloniki and Faro (from Gatwick) plus Vienna and Nice (from Heathrow).

Customers need to click on book flight+hotel under create a trip to take advantage of holidays from an extra GBP50 to various US destinations. All packaged holiday offers are ATOL protected.

The Quick Sale runs for twelve days and all flight sale details can be found at www.ba.com.

About British Airways:
British Airways plc offers a wide range of worldwide destinations - including Caribbean holidays, hotels in Nice, flights, car hire 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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